Kuroshio Kibaran-umi Makurazaki Port Festival Hanabi Taikai
黒潮「きばらん海」枕崎港まつり花火大会
Kuroshio Kibaran-umi Makurazaki Port Festival Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Kyushu. Date: 2026-08-02 (Sun). The festival runs on 1 and 2 August and the fireworks are on the second night. Total shells: about 10000. Attendance: 約4万人. No. 36回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 10000
- Duration
- 40 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約4万人
- Largest Shell
- 3-san-shaku shell (the largest in Kyushu)
- Founding Year
- 1951
Signature Sequences
- 01The largest 3-san-shaku shell in Kyushu is fired as the finale
- 02About 10,000 shells in about 40 minutes, with the force of concentrated artillery
- 03Hyakushiki (100 shells at the same time), wide starmine and original fireworks
- 04The venue is the Makurazaki Port area (Kibarankai-michi) and the festival runs over two days
- 05Group dancing, stage events, food stalls and free samples
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 20:00-20:40 (about 40 minutes)
- Venue
- The Makurazaki Port area (Kibarankai-michi) / fireworks venue around the Makurazaki Port breakwater
- Address
- Makurazaki fishing port area, Matsuo-cho, Makurazaki City, Kagoshima Prefecture (launch site: the outer Makurazaki harbour) 31.269789°N, 130.288461°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Marine launch from the outer Makurazaki harbour with land viewing across the port area
- Gates Open
- The daytime events (free samples, stalls and stage) start around 16:00
- 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)
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- The Kibarankai Festival Office (2nd floor of the Osakana Center in Matsuo-cho 33-1, Makurazaki City, inside the Makurazaki Tourism Association, 0993-78-3020)
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- From Tokyo Station take the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen to JR Hakata Station, then the Kagoshima Main Line and Nippō Main Line to JR Makurazaki Station.
- From Osaka
- From Osaka Station take the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen to JR Hakata Station, then the Kagoshima Main Line and Nippō Main Line to JR Makurazaki Station.
- From Sendai
- From Sendai Station take the Tohoku and Sanyo Shinkansen to JR Hakata Station, then the Kagoshima Main Line and Nippō Main Line to JR Makurazaki Station.
- Nearest Station
- JR Makurazaki Station (about a 10-minute walk to the venue)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Kagoshima Chuo Station (Kagoshima has no Shinkansen station, so Shinkansen users start at Kagoshima Chuo)
- Local Transit
- About a 10-minute walk from JR Makurazaki Station on the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line to the Makurazaki Port area
- Parking
- About 800 cars (per the fireworks database; the official site only states that temporary car parks are provided and refers to the official site for the details)
- Parking Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- Payments at the food stalls are mainly in cash
- Best Arrival
- Around 15:30. Secure a parking space and then walk into the grounds
- Peak Crowd
- 19:30-20:40. The Makurazaki Port area is at its most crowded
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Viewing seats, outer harbour pier seating
- Price Range
- 0 yen (the price of the paid viewing seats is to be announced)
- Sellout History
- The price of the paid viewing seats is still to be announced, so no sell-out record can be confirmed
- Reservation
- Paid viewing seats and outer harbour pier seating are booked through the reception page on the official site. The free viewing area needs no booking.
- Day-Of Ticket
- Same-day seats are sold at the venue box office while seats remain
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain
- Decision Time
- In severe weather the postponement date for the fireworks is announced through the official channels on the day. The 2026 reserve date was Sunday 30 August, 20:00-21:00.
- Postponement
- In severe weather only the fireworks move to Sunday 30 August 2026. The festival itself (the group dancing, the stalls and the stage events) is held as planned.
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- August on the Satsuma peninsula carries typhoon and heavy rain risk, so in severe weather only the fireworks move to the reserve date
- Weather Cancellation History
- The official site carries a notice page stating that the fireworks were cancelled because of severe weather, so postponement and cancellation are possible every year