Mochihito Festival Oguni Fireworks
もちひとまつり・おぐに大花火大会
Mochihito Festival Oguni Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in Chubu. Date: Early August. Total shells: about 2,000. Attendance: 推定10,000人. No. Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 2,000
- Duration
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 推定10,000人
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 2002
Signature Sequences
- 01The Heian parade based on the legend of prince Ichijo
- 02The portable-shrine procession and the food-stall village
- 03Stage events (local arts, brass bands, band performances)
- 04The fireworks that close the festival
- 05Mochi pounding and mochi throwing
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fired at night as the finale of the festival; the sources checked give no clock time
- Venue
- Oguni Town, Nagaoka City, Niigata
- Address
- 146 Shimmachi, Oguni Town, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture (in front of the JA Etchigo Chubu Oguni branch golf elevator)
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- undisclosed
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Mochihito Festival / Oguni Grand Fireworks Festival executive committee (inside the Oguni branch office, Regional Promotion and Community Life Department, Nagaoka City), TEL 0258-95-5905
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
- Nagaoka Station (shared bus to the Oguni bus depot, get off at Shimmachi Shimaguchi, about 5 min on foot)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- Shared bus from Nagaoka Station to the Oguni bus depot, 5 min on foot from the Shimmachi Shimaguchi stop
- Parking
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- The Nagaoka City site offers language switching for English, traditional and simplified Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Vietnamese and French
- Cash Required
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Best Arrival
- The fireworks are fired at night as the finale, so watch the daytime shrine procession and the stage programme first and reach the venue before dusk.
- Peak Crowd
- The finale firing time
Tickets
- Seat Type
- None
- Price Range
- 0 JPY (no paid seating)
- Seat Count
- 0 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
- No ticket - free entry
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Cancelled in storm, no postponement
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Cancelled in stormy weather, no postponement
- 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)