Minato Maizuru Chatta Matsuri Hanabi Taikai
みなと舞鶴ちゃったまつり花火大会
Minato Maizuru Chatta Matsuri Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Kyoto. Date: Final Sunday of July (kaijo hanabi). Total shells: about 約4,000. Attendance: 約3万人. No. Not published - no edition number is printed on the official page
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約4,000
- Duration
- 40 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約3万人
- Largest Shell
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- Founding Year
- 1975 (Showa 50), run by an executive committee led by Maizuru City and the Maizuru Chamber of Commerce
Signature Sequences
- 01Started in 1975 (Showa 50), the largest festival of the year in Maizuru City
- 02Fired over the water from the East district coast at Maizuru East Port
- 03Opens with the grand star mine, runs through the star-mine series and closes with 'everyone's fireworks'
- 04Fireworks provided by companies and groups
- 05About 4,000 shells
- 06Fifteen minutes on foot from Higashi-Maizuru Station, no paid seats
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:30-20:30 (~1 hour)
- Venue
- Higashi-ku Coast (East Maizuru District) - alternate with Nishi-ku (West Maizuru District)
- Address
- Higashi district coast, Maizuru City, Kyoto (Maizuru East Port and Maeshima Pier)
- Venue Size
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- Venue Floor Type
- 屋外（舞鶴東港の海上から前島埠頭方面へ打ち上げ、埠頭の一般観覧スペース）
- Gates Open
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- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not applicable - the festival has no paid seats
- Spectator Capacity
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- Production Company
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- Sponsor
- Organiser: the Minato Maizuru Chattamatsuri Executive Committee, with its secretariat at the Maizuru Chamber of Commerce, tel 0773-62-4600; led by Maizuru City and the Maizuru Chamber of Commerce.
Access
Venue map
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- From Tokyo
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- From Osaka
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- From Sendai
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- Nearest Station
- JR Higashi-Maizuru Station, about 15 minutes on foot
- Nearest Shinkansen
- The official pages do not name a nearby Shinkansen station; the nearest station is JR Higashi-Maizuru Station
- Local Transit
- The fireworks database recommends public transport because parking is limited; traffic restrictions are applied around the venue on the day.
- Parking
- No capacity is given. The 2026 organiser page covers parking and traffic control through a venue map, and closes Shiromichi-dori (the north-south stretch between Shiromichi-dori and Fuji-dori) and the stretch of Shichijō-dori between Shiromichi-dori and Daimon-dori from 18:30 to 21:00. The fireworks database states that the number of spaces is limited and recommends public transport
- Parking Reservation
- No reservation system is mentioned. The 2026 organiser page only links a car-park map and the traffic restrictions, and the fireworks database makes no mention of reservations
- Lodging Strategy
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- English Access
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- Cash Required
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- Best Arrival
- Arrive by public transport in the afternoon; parking is limited, so use the train or the expressway park-and-ride rather than driving to the harbour front.
- Peak Crowd
- The 19:30-20:10 block is the peak. The day itself is busy with the flea market at Maeshima Pier and the yatai stalls, and the Sunday evening is the busiest at the venue.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- None - there are no paid seats
- Price Range
- 0 - free entry, no paid seats
- Seat Count
- 0 - there are no paid seats seats
- Sellout History
- Not applicable - there are no paid seats
- Reservation
- No booking - turn up on the day
- Day-Of Ticket
- No tickets are sold
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain; cancelled in storms
- Decision Time
- No decision time is published. The official go/no-go notice page (https://www.maizuru.or.jp/latest_information/2026072615104/) returned a 404 on 2026-10-20. In stormy weather the display is postponed to Monday 27 July and cancelled after that
- Postponement
- In stormy weather the event moves to Monday 2026-07-27; after that it is cancelled, per the fireworks database.
- Wind Threshold
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- Typical Risks
- Even northern Kyoto carries typhoon and heavy-rain risk at the end of July, and the only reserve day is the next day - after that the event is cancelled.
- Weather Cancellation History
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Sources and verification
Related festivals
Sister Festivals
- Tanabe Hanabi Taikai (Kyoto Prefecture, Kyotango City) - Kyoto summer seaside hanabi
- Miyazu Toro Nagashi Hanabi Taikai (Kyoto Prefecture, Miyazu City) - northern Kyoto
- Kyoto Hanabi Taikai (various Kyoto locations) - Kyoto summer festival hanabi