Kinuura Minato Festival Hanabi Taikai
衣浦みなとまつり花火大会
Kinuura Minato Festival Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Chubu. Date: Fourth Saturday of July. Total shells: about 3000. Attendance: Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). No. Not published - no edition count; the host municipality rotates each year
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 3000
- Duration
- 45 min
- Nights
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) 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
- 1973 (the value in id_founding_year). None of the sources checked records a first year
Signature Sequences
- 01衣浦港中央ふ頭の沖合海上での海上花火
- 02半田市・碧南市・武豊町の持ち回り主催
- 03会場内の無料シャトルバス
- 04港町の夏祭りとしての位置づけ
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue
- Four cities and towns in Aichi - Handa, Takahama, Hekinan and Taketoyo - each hosting in rotation
- Address
- 11-gochi, Handa, 〒475-0831 (Kinuura port central pier)
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Hosted in rotation by Handa City, Takahama City, Hekinan City and Taketoyo Town
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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- Walk or take the free shuttle bus; the sources do not name the shuttle's stops
- Parking
- Parking inside the venue is limited and congestion is expected, so the Handa Tourist Association asks visitors to walk or use the free shuttle bus. The prefectural tourism site points visitors to the official site for parking and traffic-control detail
- Parking Reservation
- No advance reservation is described; parking inside the venue is limited and a free shuttle bus is offered
- 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
- Expect congestion - arrive on foot or by the free shuttle bus. The fireworks start at 19:30
- Peak Crowd
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Tickets
- Seat Type
- No paid seats (Aichi Prefecture official tourism site)
- Price Range
- 0円（入場無料）
- Sellout History
- No paid seats are sold, so there is no sell-out record
- Reservation
- No reservation; come on the day by the free shuttle bus or on foot
- Day-Of Ticket
- Walk-up on the day; no advance ticket and no booking
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in light rain; in stormy weather postponed to the next day (Handa Tourist Association)
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- In stormy weather it slips to Sunday the 27th; no shuttle bus runs on the postponed day (as stated for the 2025 edition)
- 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
- Stormy weather postpones the show to the next day, and the shuttle bus does not run on the postponed day. The 2025 edition was listed for 26 July with Sunday the 27th as the rain day