Yonezu no Kawa Festival Hanabi Taikai
米津の川まつり花火大会
Yonezu no Kawa Festival Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Chubu. Date: 15 August (Sat); held every year on 15 August. Total shells: about 3000. Attendance: 約4万人. No. 78回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 3000
- Duration
- 60 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約4万人
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 1949 (per the manifest); consistent with the 78th edition held in 2026
Signature Sequences
- 0117:00 写真撮影会と開会式
- 0219:00-19:15 読経と焼香
- 0319:00-20:30 万灯流し
- 0419:30-20:30 花火大会
- 05About 1,000 floating lanterns on the Yahagi River
- 06About 3,000 shells of star mines and set pieces
- 07Sutra chanting and incense ritual
- 08Firing below Yonezu Bridge
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 17:00-20:30, with the fireworks display at 19:30-20:30
- Venue
- Below Yonezu Bridge on the Yahagi River, Nishio City, Aichi
- Address
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- The venue opens at 17:00; the photography session runs 18:30-19:00
- 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 Yonezu no Kawa festival executive committee, with the Nishio City Tourism Association as the public desk
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
- Meitetsu Yonezu Station, 5 min on foot from the venue; Meitetsu Sakuramachi-mae is 10 min
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Nagoya Station (Tokaido Shinkansen), then the Meitetsu Nishio Line to Yonezu
- Local Transit
- The Meitetsu Nishio Line and Meitetsu buses; the venue is within walking distance of Yonezu Station
- Parking
- There is no parking nearby; to ease congestion the Yonezu Elementary School and the Jo sei driving school lots are also closed to visitors
- Parking Reservation
- 事前予約制ではなく、そもそも周辺に駐車場がない。混雑緩和のため米津小学校と享成自動車学校の駐車場も利用できないため、公共交通機関での来場が指定されている
- 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
- Arrive on the upstream side south of Yonezu Bridge before 18:30 for an unhurried view
- Peak Crowd
- Crowds concentrate on the 19:30-20:30 display
Tickets
- Seat Type
- None - the festival has no paid seats
- 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 - free entry; note that parking near the venue is not provided at all
- Day-Of Ticket
- Walk-up on the day; no advance ticket and no booking
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Severe weather postpones the display to 29 August, and to 12 September if that date is also severe
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- In 2026 the first postponement date was Saturday 29 August and the second Saturday 12 September
- 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
- 2026年は8月29日（土）へ延期され、さらに9月12日（土）へ二次延期が設定されていた（花火大会データベース・西尾市観光協会）