Kawabe Fireworks Festival
川辺花火大会
Kawabe Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in 中部. Date: 12 September (2026); the bon odori runs 18:15 to 21:30. Total shells: about Not published by the organisers. Attendance: Not published by the organisers (checked 2026-10-22). No. Not published by the organisers
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- Not published by the organisers
- Duration
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- Not published by the organisers (checked 2026-10-22)
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 1990 (corpus manifest; the town does not publish an edition count)
Signature Sequences
- 0115:00 food stalls open
- 0216:00 the event begins
- 0318:15-19:00 bon odori, first session
- 0419:30 fireworks
- 0520:15-21:30 bon odori, second session
- 06firing on the bank of the Hida River
- 07two bon odori sessions, 18:15-19:00 and 20:15-21:30
- 08food stalls from 15:00 and the event from 16:00
- 09paid parking requiring advance reservation
- 10a residents-only lottery viewing area
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- fireworks from 19:30
- Venue
- the Kawabe town office car park and the Kawabe boating ground, 1518-4 Nakakawabe, Kani District, Gifu Prefecture
- Address
- 1518-4 Nakakawabe, Kani District, Gifu Prefecture 509-0304 35.515608°N, 137.091841°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- riverbank plus the town office car park
- Gates Open
- 16:00, when the event begins
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- 該当なし（有料席なし）
- 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
- Kawabe Chamber of Commerce and Kawabe Town Planning Division, as given on the Gifu Prefecture tourism page
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom 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
- Nakakawabe Station on the JR Takayama Line
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Nagoya Station, changing to the rapid service for Gifu
- Local Transit
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Parking
- Paid parking at the town office; free parking was withdrawn in the 2026 season
- Parking Reservation
- Paid and reserved in advance; without a reservation you cannot park at the venue on the day
- Lodging Strategy
- With fireworks at 19:30 and the second bon odori until 21:30, most visitors travel in from nearby accommodation or from home
- English Access
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Cash Required
- Parking and food stalls require payment; watching the fireworks itself is free
- Best Arrival
- before 15:00, when the food stalls open
- Peak Crowd
- At the 19:30 fireworks start
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not applicable (no paid seating)
- Price Range
- Viewing is free; parking and the residents-only area are charged
- Seat Count
- 0 (no paid seating is set up) seats
- Sellout History
- There is no paid seating, so there is no sell-out history
- Reservation
- Only parking needs an advance reservation; viewing itself does not
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Postponed in stormy weather or high water
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- In stormy weather or high water only the fireworks move to Saturday 26 September 2026; the paid parking and the residents-only area are not provided on the postponed date
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- The venue sits where the Hida and Ibi rivers meet, so river level decides whether the show can run
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sources and verification
Related festivals
Sister Festivals
- Kawabe Odori Fireworks Festivalthe same town, listed separately in the corpus under a 1981 key; the two records may be the same event