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Kashima Fireworks

鹿島の花火

Kashima Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in 東海. Date: 8月1日. Total shells: about 約4000. Attendance: 約1万人. No. 回数の表記なし

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
約4000
Duration
120 min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
約1万人
Largest Shell
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Founding Year
1875年（明治8年）

Signature Sequences

  1. 01A shrine rite dating from 1875
  2. 02Originating in the prayer fireworks of Shiiwaki Shrine
  3. 03Fired from the Tenryu river bed
  4. 04About 4,000 shells over about 120 minutes
  5. 05Four kinds of paid seat from 1,000 to 13,000 yen
  6. 0610 min on foot from Nishi-Kashima Station

Venue & Access

Time Window
19:00〜21:00
Venue
The Tenryu river bed in Futamata-cho Kashima, Tenryu-ku, Hamamatsu City
Address
The Tenryu river bed, Futamata-cho Kashima, Tenryu-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture 34.825190°N, 137.823673°E
Venue Size
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Venue Floor Type
The river bed (land launch from the Tenryu sandbar and embankment)
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)
Launch Company
椎ヶ脇神社奉納煙火保存会
Production Company
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sponsor
The Kashima Fireworks Festival Executive Committee

Access

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From major cities

From Tokyo
Take the Tokaido Shinkansen to Hamamatsu Station, then travel between Hamamatsu and Nishi-Kashima on the Tenryu Hamanako Railway and the Enshu Railway.
From Osaka
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
From Sendai
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Nearest Station
Nishi-Kashima Station (Enshu Railway and Tenryu Hamanako Railway)
Nearest Shinkansen
JR Tokaido Shinkansen Hamamatsu Station (then the Tenryu Hamanako Railway and the Enshu Railway to Nishi-Kashima)
Local Transit
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Parking
A car park available only to paid-seat holders who applied in advance (fireworks database)
Parking Reservation
The car park is for paid-seat holders who applied in advance only. There is no general visitor car park around the venue.
Lodging Strategy
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
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
The show starts at 19:00, so be on the river bed by 18:30. Nishi-Kashima Station is 10 min on foot.
Peak Crowd
The river bed fills between 18:30 and 19:00, and after the 21:00 end the crowd converges on Nishi-Kashima Station.

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
荒天時は2026年9月5日（土）19:00〜21:00に延期
Decision Time
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Postponement
In severe weather the event moves to 19:00-21:00 on Saturday 5 September 2026
Wind Threshold
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Typical Risks
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Cancellation History
荒天時は2026年9月5日（土）へ延期する（予備日あり）

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