Minato HANABI
みなとHANABI
Minato HANABI is a fireworks festival held in Kinki. Date: 19-23 October (2026 confirmed; Monday to Friday, fireworks each day 18:30-18:50, 20 min). Total shells: about 未公表. Attendance: 10万7000人（2025年度実績）. No. 5回 (令和8年/2026年)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 未公表
- Duration
- 20 min
- Nights
- 5 night(s)
- Attendance
- 10万7000人（2025年度実績）
- Largest Shell
- Neither the shell count nor the shell types are published
- Founding Year
- 2022年（令和4年）
Signature Sequences
- 0116:30-18:00 KOBE Machinaka performance (Meriken Park)
- 0218:30-18:50 fireworks with music and laser
- 0318:50-19:30 Meriken Music Nights (live music)
- 045日間にわたる連続開催（2026年10月19日〜23日）
- 05花火と音楽、レーザーが一体化した演出
- 06 花火前16:30-18:00 と花火後18:50-19:30 の音楽ライブ
- 07屋台・キッチンカーは出ず、街歩きキャンペーンで飲食 PROVIDED
- 08協賛・有料エリアは新港第1突堤、無料観覧エリアはメリケンパーク
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 18:30-18:50 each day (20 min)
- Venue
- Meriken Park (fired from a barge offshore)
- Address
- Kobe Port, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo (Meriken Park and Shin-Ko Pier 1) 34.682294°N, 135.188645°E
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Fired from a barge on the sea; spectators watch from the park and the pier
- Gates Open
- The sponsored paid area opens at 17:00 each day
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- 17:00
- Spectator Capacity
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Launch Company
- 未公表
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- 'Kobe Minato no Yoru' Executive Committee
Access
Venue map
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- 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
- Kobe Municipal Subway Minatomotomachi Station (5 min), JR and Hanshin Motomachi Station (10 min)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- The nearest station is Minatomotomachi on the Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate line; JR and Hanshin Motomachi are also within walking distance. The Port Loop and City Loop bus services change their schedule during the event.
- Parking
- No parking; the area around the venue is closed to traffic
- Parking Reservation
- Not applicable; there is no parking
- Lodging Strategy
- Kobe has many hotels around Sannomiya and the downtown area, but demand is high across the five-day run. Several hotels are within walking distance of the venue.
- English Access
- The arrival route and the paid-area rules are published in English. Visitors are expected to come by public transport.
- Cash Required
- Not stated in the sources; the free viewing area needs no payment
- Best Arrival
- The paid area opens at 17:00 and the reception desk is busy just before the firing. Arriving before 17:00 leaves time to settle in; the music programme ends at 19:30.
- Peak Crowd
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Tickets
- Seat Type
- The sponsored paid area is entirely reserved seating; no tier breakdown is published
- Price Range
- 2,200 yen per seat (reserved seating)
- Seat Count
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Day-Of Ticket
- The sponsored paid area does not sell same-day tickets. Children aged 3 and under are free with a guardian.
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain, cancelled in stormy weather
- Decision Time
- A cancellation in stormy weather is confirmed through the official site on the day
- Postponement
- Held in rain. Cancelled in stormy weather; general admission tickets are refunded if the event is cancelled
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)