Kanazawa Festival Hanabi Taikai (Yokohama)
金沢まつり花火大会
Kanazawa Festival Hanabi Taikai (Yokohama) is a fireworks festival held in Kanto. Date: Fourth Saturday of August (22 August 2026 in 2026, 30 August 2025 and 24 August 2024). Total shells: about 3,500. Attendance: 255,000人(2024年). No. 52回 (2026年、荒天中止)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 3,500
- Duration
- 60 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 255,000人(2024年)
- Largest Shell
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- Founding Year
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Signature Sequences
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:00-20:00 (planned), about 60 minutes of shells
- Venue
- Umi no Koen, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama City (10 Umi no Koen, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture)
- Address
- 10 Umi no Koen, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
- Venue Size
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- Venue Floor Type
- An outdoor lawn and sandy beach facing the sea. Umi no Koen holds the only seawater beach in Yokohama City together with its lawn area.
- Gates Open
- Not published (the sources give no gate time; the traffic regulation runs from 18:30)
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
- Not published (apart from the 255,000 crowd of 2024, the official site gives no capacity)
- Production Company
- Not published (neither the ward page nor the official site names a pyrotechnics company)
- Sponsor
- Kanazawa Festival executive committee (secretariat inside the Kanazawa Ward General Affairs Department, Regional Promotion Division, tel 045-788-7801)
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- Take the Keihin Kyuko Line from Yokohama Station to Kanazawa Bunko Station and walk about 20 min, or use the Seaside Line direct from Zushi Station on the JR line.
- From Osaka
- Take the JR line from Shin-Osaka to Yokohama Station, then the Keihin Kyuko Line to Kanazawa Bunko Station.
- From Sendai
- Take the Tohoku Shinkansen via Omiya and Tokyo to JR Yokohama, then the Keihin Kyuko Line to Kanazawa Bunko Station.
- Nearest Station
- Seaside Line Umi no Koen Minamiguchi Station and Umi no Koen Shibaguchi Station (1 min on foot), Keihin Kyuko Kanazawa Bunko Station (20 min on foot)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Yokohama Station (Tokaido Shinkansen and Yokosuka Line). Shin-Yokohama Station also connects.
- Local Transit
- Seaside Line Umi no Koen Minamiguchi Station or Umi no Koen Shibaguchi Station, about 1 min on foot, or Keihin Kyuko Kanazawa Bunko Station, about 20 min on foot.
- Parking
- Not published (the official page does not give a parking capacity or price)
- Parking Reservation
- Not published (the sources do not describe a parking reservation)
- Lodging Strategy
- Stay in Yokohama, Kamiooka or Kanagawa-cho and travel to the venue on the Keihin Kyuko Line or the Seaside Line. A day trip is possible, but after the 19:00 traffic regulation starts it is hard to leave by car.
- English Access
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- Cash Required
- Entry is free. Food and drink at the mock shops are mainly paid for in cash.
- Best Arrival
- Arrive before the 18:30 traffic regulation and use the Seaside Line stations Umi no Koen Minamiguchi or Umi no Koen Shibaguchi, one minute away from the venue. Place reservation from the day before and unattended place reservation are prohibited.
- Peak Crowd
- The 19:00-20:00 firing is the densest. The traffic regulation starts at 18:30 and motorcycles may not enter the park after 18:00.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- None - there are no paid seats
- Price Range
- 0 yen (free entry; both the official site and the event database list no paid seats)
- Seat Count
- 0 (no paid seats) seats
- Sellout History
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- Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not applicable - there are no paid seats
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Cancelled in stormy weather. No postponement date is set.
- Decision Time
- No arrival time is set for the 19:00 start, but the traffic regulation begins at 18:30 and place reservation from the day before is prohibited.
- Postponement
- Cancelled in stormy weather (the 52nd edition on 22 August 2026 was called off in bad weather and there was no postponement)
- Wind Threshold
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- Typical Risks
- Late August in Yokohama brings typhoons and the risk of sudden heavy rain, and the show is cancelled rather than postponed when the weather turns.
- Weather Cancellation History
- Cancelled because of COVID-19 in 2020 to 2022 and because of stormy weather in 2026. No postponement date is set for storms.
