Takeno Marine Fireworks Festival
海上花火大会
Takeno Marine Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Hyogo. Date: 2026-07-30 (Thu) 20:00-20:50 (54th edition). Total shells: about 1,700. Attendance: 約2万8,000人. No. 54回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 1,700
- Duration
- 50 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約2万8,000人
- Largest Shell
- Round shells, the single highlight named by the fireworks database; no shell size is published
- Founding Year
- 1970 per Wikipedia; the manifest records 1955
Signature Sequences
- 01Firing begins at 20:00
- 02The marine starmine, the round shells and the public-submitted message shells are staged
- 03The show ends at 20:50
- 04A marine starmine fired from two barges toward the water surface
- 05Round shells, whose report carries across the whole body because the firing point is close to the sand
- 06Message shells submitted by the public
- 07Shells themed on the local storks
- 08A waterfront venue that faces the sea directly from the sand
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks 20:00-20:50 (about 50 minutes)
- Venue
- Takeno beach, Takeno-cho, Toyooka City, Hyogo
- Address
- 17-22 Takeno, Takeno-cho, Toyooka City, Hyogo (Takeno beach and the Takeno Tourism Association)
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Sand and open sea (Takeno beach); the firing is offshore
- Gates Open
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- The Takeno fireworks committee and the Takeno town marine fireworks committee of the Takeno Tourism Association (contact 0796-47-1080)
Access
From major cities
- From Tokyo
- About 5 h by Shinkansen from Tokyo to Toyooka Station, then about 32 min by car from the Toyooka-Izushi IC
- From Osaka
- About 2 h from Osaka Station to Toyooka Station on a limited express or rapid service, then on to the Toyooka-Izushi IC by car, which is about 32 min from the venue
- From Sendai
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Nearest Station
- JR Takeno Station on the Sanin Main Line, about 15 min on foot
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Toyooka Station on the Sanin Main and Sanin Shinkansen lines; about 32 min by car from the Toyooka-Izushi IC
- Local Transit
- JR Takeno Station is the nearest station; no shuttle or local transport is listed in the sources checked
- Parking
- About 2,000 spaces, free, per the fireworks database; no stalls or waste bins are provided at the central car park
- Parking Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Lodging Strategy
- Lodging is available in central Toyooka and around Takeno; coming by car from the Toyooka-Izushi IC is the realistic route for most visitors
- English Access
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Cash Required
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Best Arrival
- From before sunset: firing starts at 20:00 and the launch point is close to the sand, so an early spot on the waterfront pays off
- Peak Crowd
- The 20:00-20:50 firing and the moments just before it starts; traffic control is in force and no stalls or bins are set up at the central car park
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Cushion seats, table seats, pair seats with parking, group seats, sponsored seats and block seats
- Price Range
- No price is published for the paid special viewing seats of the 2026 edition; they were to be updated on the official site during May
- Seat Count
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- The fireworks database only states that booking details for the paid viewing seats are on the official site
- Day-Of Ticket
- Paid viewing seats for the 2026 edition were to be updated on the official site during May, per the fireworks database
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Cancelled in rain or stormy weather, per the fireworks database
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- 雨天・荒天時は中止。延期日の設定はない
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Cancelled in rain or stormy weather per the fireworks database; no postponement provision is published
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)