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Kashima no Hanabi

鹿島の花火

Kashima no Hanabi is a fireworks festival held in Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). Date: First Saturday of August - moved to the first Saturday of September in rain. Total shells: about 4000. Attendance: 約8万（2012年・ウィキペディア日本語版「鹿島の花火」の記載）. No. 2026年8月1日（土）開催（回数の表記は出典に記載なし）

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
4000
Duration
120 min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
約8万（2012年・ウィキペディア日本語版「鹿島の花火」の記載）
Largest Shell
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Founding Year
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

Signature Sequences

  1. 01Venue is the Kashima district of the Tenryu ward of Hamamatsu City, around Nishi-Kashima Station
  2. 02A small local display of about 4,000 shells
  3. 03Held in early August
  4. 04The Enshu Railway adds carriages and runs extra services for it

Venue & Access

Time Window
19:00-21:00
Venue
Tenryu River riverbed (Kashima, Futamata-cho, Tenryu-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka)
Address
静岡県浜松市天竜区二俣町南鹿島（西鹿島駅周辺）
Venue Size
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Venue Floor Type
Gravel riverbed and levee; spectators also fill the levee and the Toriyama park on the far bank
Gates Open
2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
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
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Production Company
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sponsor
The Kashima no Hanabi Taikai Organising Committee, newly formed in 2025. Sponsors: Tenryu Chamber of Commerce, the Tenryu Construction Association. Supporters: Chunichi Shimbun (Tokai head office), Shizuuka Shimbun / Shizuuka Broadcasting, the Hamamatsu-Hamanaka Tourism Bureau and FM Haro!

Access

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From major cities

From Tokyo
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
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
Enshu Railway Nishi-Kashima Station, 10 min on foot
Nearest Shinkansen
Hamamatsu Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen (change from the Enshu Railway at Shin-Hamamatsu)
Local Transit
The Enshu Railway line runs through services between Shin-Hamamatsu Station and Nishi-Kashima Station in the Tenryu ward of Hamamatsu City, and on the fireworks some trains are put into four-car formation.
Parking
Four paid car parks (Ueshima kominkan, Ueshima suwa shrine, Hamana Works, Senzoin); there is no free parking
Parking Reservation
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
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
Viewing seats and car-park tickets are bought through Seven-Ticket; the payment methods accepted at the stalls are not published
Best Arrival
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Peak Crowd
The 19:00-21:00 firing window is the most crowded; the extra four-car trains start at 16:07

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
Held in light rain
Decision Time
2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
Postponement
In rain the display moves to the first Saturday of September (per the JA Wikipedia article)
Wind Threshold
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Typical Risks
August in the Tokai region is exposed to typhoons and heavy rain; in rain the display moves to the first Saturday of September
Weather Cancellation History
Cancelled 2020-2022 because of COVID-19, held in a reduced form in 2023, and not held at all in 2024 because of ageing organisers and funding difficulties; revived from 2025 by a new organising committee

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