Kinosaki Onsen Furusato Festival
城崎温泉ふるさと祭り
Kinosaki Onsen Furusato Festival is a fireworks festival held in Kansai. Date: 2026-08-04 (Tue), 16:00-21:30 - the first Tuesday of August. Total shells: about 約500発（2026年8月4日・第50回記念の特別バージョン）. Attendance: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). No. 50回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約500発（2026年8月4日・第50回記念の特別バージョン）
- Duration
- 330 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 1977 (back-calculated from the 2026 edition being the 50th; JA Wikipedia "城崎温泉夏物語" does not state a first-edition year)
Signature Sequences
- 01A summer festival staged in the hot-spring street of Kinosaki Onsen
- 02A 夢花火 fired at 21:00 every Tuesday and Thursday (about 200 shells and 5 minutes each night)
- 03A fair and stage shows at the Yume Hiroba inside the Shyo Shrine precinct
- 04About 40 stalls and food trucks line the Kitayanagi-dori and the Ookawa riverbank on the 4 August main day
- 05The 2026 edition was the 50th and the 夢花火 was a special version of about 500 shells
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 夢花火 21:00-21:05 (about 5 minutes); the main festival day runs 16:00-21:30
- Venue
- Kinosaki Onsen Street, Kinosaki-cho, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture (the Yume Hiroba is inside the Shyo Shrine precinct)
- Address
- Kinosaki Onsen Street, Kinosaki-cho, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Above the hot-spring street (ground-level launch)
- Gates Open
- The main festival day starts at 16:00; no gate opening time is published for the 夢花火
- 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
- 城崎温泉ふるさと祭り実行委員会（TEL 0796-32-4411）
Access
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
- JR Kinosaki-Onsen Station - right beside the festival street
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- JR Kinosaki-Onsen Station is the nearest station and the guide simply says 'right by JR Kinosaki-Onsen Station'; by car it is about 20 min from the Tajima Airport IC on the Hokuhoku Toyooka Expressway via National Route 312 and Prefectural Route 3
- Parking
- There is no parking at the venue (the fireworks database marks it with a cross)
- Parking Reservation
- The venue has no parking - the fireworks database marks it with a cross; no advance reservation route appears in the sources checked
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- English Access
- JR Kinosaki-Onsen Station is next to the venue and the festival is walked entirely along the hot-spring street; the sources checked do not mention foreign-language signage
- Cash Required
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Best Arrival
- The 夢花火 runs from 21:00 for only about 5 minutes, so come into the hot-spring street in the early evening and take a spot along the lantern-lined avenue
- Peak Crowd
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Tickets
- Seat Type
- No paid seats
- Price Range
- Not applicable - the festival has no paid seats
- Seat Count
- No paid seats seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- No reservation needed
- Day-Of Ticket
- No ticket sales
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Postponed in stormy weather (no explicit rain policy appears in the sources checked)
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Postponed in stormy weather; the postponement date is not fixed
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- August thunderstorms and strong wind; the display is postponed in stormy weather
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)