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Kitanippon Shimbun Summer Fireworks Festival

北日本新聞納涼花火

Kitanippon Shimbun Summer Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in 富山県 富山市. Date: Saturday 1 August 2026, Toyama venue - normally 1 August. Total shells: about 非公開(2026年)。参考: 両会場を合わせた約5,000発(ja.wikipedia). Attendance: 非公開(2026年). No. 78回(富山会場)

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
非公開(2026年)。参考: 両会場を合わせた約5,000発(ja.wikipedia)
Duration
45 min
Nights
2 night(s)
Attendance
非公開(2026年)
Largest Shell
Shakudama; the actual shell size in inches is not stated in the sources
Founding Year
1947 (Showa 22) for the Toyama venue (ja.wikipedia); the Takaoka venue dates from 1952 (Showa 27, Toyama tourism site)

Signature Sequences

  1. 01'17:30: Toyama venue opens'
  2. 02'19:40: Toyama venue firing begins'
  3. 03'20:25: Toyama venue firing ends'
  4. 04'19:50: Takaoka venue firing begins'
  5. 05'20:25: Takaoka venue firing ends'
  6. 06a memorial purpose tied to the victims of the 1945 Toyama air raid
  7. 07two venues run as one Kita Nihon Shimbun project in Toyama and Takaoka
  8. 08repeated shakudama and starmine
  9. 09an urban Toyama venue with no parking around it

Venue & Access

Time Window
Toyama venue: gates open 17:30, fireworks 19:40-20:25 (about 45 minutes)
Venue
Toyama venue: the lower Jinzu River below Arakawa Bridge, Toyama City. Takaoka venue: the riverside park above Shogawa Takaoka-ohashi, Takaoka City
Address
Toyama venue: lower Jinzu River below Arakawa Bridge, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture. Takaoka venue: riverside park above Shogawa Takaoka-ohashi, Mego, Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture
Venue Size
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Venue Floor Type
Riverbed - both venues are riverbeds, on the Jinzu River and the Shogawa respectively
Gates Open
The Toyama venue opens its viewing area at 17:30
Paid-Seat Holder Entry
17:30 (the venue opens at 17:30; the sources give no separate entry time for paid-seat holders)
Spectator Capacity
Not published (2026)
Production Company
Not published - none of the sources checked names a fireworks contractor
Sponsor
Organiser: Kita Nihon Shimbun, which runs both venues as a company project. Contact for the Toyama venue is the paper's media business division on 076-445-3326 and for the Takaoka venue its Takaoka division on 0766-22-2226

Access

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From major cities

From Tokyo
Take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Toyama Station, then walk twenty-five minutes. Travel time is not stated in the sources
From Osaka
Take the Tokaido and Hokuriku Shinkansen to Toyama Station, then walk twenty-five minutes. Travel time is not stated in the sources
From Sendai
Take the Tohoku and Hokuriku Shinkansen to Toyama Station, then walk twenty-five minutes. Travel time is not stated in the sources
Nearest Station
Toyama venue: Toyama Station on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway - twenty-five minutes on foot (ten minutes from Yasuno-ya on the Toyama tram). Takaoka venue: fifteen minutes by bus from Takaoka Station
Nearest Shinkansen
Hokuriku Shinkansen Toyama Station and Shin-Takaoka Station. The Toyama venue is a twenty-five-minute walk from Toyama Station
Local Transit
Toyama venue: alight at Yasuno-ya on the Toyama tram or by bus and walk ten minutes, or walk twenty-five minutes from Toyama Station. Takaoka venue: fifteen minutes by bus from Takaoka Station, twenty minutes by car from the Takaoka IC
Parking
Toyama venue: no parking in the surrounding area. Takaoka venue: 1,000 cars
Parking Reservation
Not needed - used on the day; the Toyama venue has no parking at all
Lodging Strategy
For the Toyama venue, the area around Toyama Station is the most convenient base, twenty-five minutes on foot or one tram stop away. For the Takaoka venue, stay around Takaoka Station or along the Shogawa. The two venues are connected by rail, but travel times are not stated in the sources
English Access
The venue is an open riverbed with no access restriction. The Toyama venue has no parking and applies traffic control, so public transport is recommended. Multilingual signage is not recorded in the sources
Cash Required
2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
Best Arrival
The Toyama venue opens at 17:30 as stated, so arrive then if you want a good spot on the riverbank
Peak Crowd
The Toyama venue peaks between 19:40 and 20:25; the tourism page warns that the area is very crowded on the day

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Weather Policy

Rain
Cancelled in stormy weather (no postponement)
Decision Time
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Postponement
Cancelled in stormy weather. Neither venue sets a postponement day; the Takaoka tourism page states explicitly 'cancelled in stormy weather, no postponement'
Wind Threshold
2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
Typical Risks
Early August brings very hot days and the Jinzu River riverbed is exposed to strong daytime sun. Stormy weather cancels the display rather than postponing it
Weather Cancellation History
'2020: both the Toyama and Takaoka venues cancelled because of COVID-19','2021: both the Toyama and Takaoka venues cancelled because of COVID-19','2022 onward: both venues resumed'

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