Nakaminato Marine Fireworks Display
那珂湊海上花火大会
Nakaminato Marine Fireworks Display is a fireworks festival held in Kanto. Date: October 31 (fixed; 2026年10月31日(土) confirmed). Total shells: about ~800. Attendance: 推定数万人. No. 37回 (令和8年/2026年)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- ~800
- Duration
- 60 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 推定数万人
- Largest Shell
- 尺玉（花火大会ナビの記載）
- Founding Year
- 1990年（平成2年） - 2026年第37回からの逆算
Signature Sequences
- 01opening ceremony from 17:45
- 02fireworks from 18:00 to 19:00
- 03水中スターマイン (marine star mines — water-reflection specialty)
- 04尺玉 (standard large shells)
- 05野村洋一氏演出 (famous pyrotechnician production)
- 06那珂湊漁港 開放感あるロケーション (open-water venue)
- 07地元で古くから親しまれる大会 (community-heritage festival)
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 18:00-19:00 (60 minutes)
- Venue
- 那珂湊漁港堤防 (Nakaminato Fishing Port Embankment)
- Address
- 茨城県ひたちなか市和田町 那珂湊漁港（打上場所：那珂湊漁港堤防）
- Venue Size
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- Venue Floor Type
- The quay and the water of Nakaminato Fishing Port
- Gates Open
- Opening ceremony 17:45, firing 18:00; both times are given on the official page.
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
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- Launch Company
- 野村洋一氏演出 (per hanabi-navi.info
- Production Company
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- Sponsor
- Organised by the Nakaminato Kaijo Fireworks Executive Committee, based in the Nakaminato branch of the Hitachinaka Chamber of Commerce, with Hitachinaka City and the chamber as supporting bodies
Access
From major cities
- From Tokyo
- Tokyo Station → JR勝田駅 via Ueno-Tokyo Line/常磐線特快速 (~1h15m) → transfer to ひたちなか海浜鉄道 → 那珂湊駅 (~10 min) → 15-min walk to 那珂湊漁港. By car: ひたちなかIC from 常磐自動車道 (~5 min from interchange to venue). Haneda alternative: limited flights to Ibaraki Airport (no direct Haneda-Ibaraki; closest is JR水戸線 to 那珂湊 area).
- From Osaka
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- From Sendai
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- Nearest Station
- ひたちなか海浜鉄道那珂湊駅 (15-min walk per hanabi-navi.info)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Katsuta Station - about 1 h 15 min from Tokyo Station on the Joban Line
- Local Transit
- A 15 min walk from Nakaminato Station on the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway.
- Parking
- No general parking; the official page gives no nearby car park.
- Parking Reservation
- Not applicable - there is no car park at all, so the organisers ask visitors to come by public transport.
- Lodging Strategy
- There are hotels in Hitachinaka City and around Katsuta Station, but the 2026 sources do not mention them.
- English Access
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- Cash Required
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- Best Arrival
- Before the 17:45 opening ceremony; the port can still be walked afterwards.
- Peak Crowd
- The busiest stretch is the 18:00-19:00 firing window.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- None - the display is free entry with no paid seating
- Price Range
- Free - there is no paid seating.
- Seat Count
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- Sellout History
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- Reservation
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- Day-Of Ticket
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Weather Policy
- Rain
- 荒天時は翌日に延期 (postponed to next day in case of severe weather)
- Decision Time
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- Postponement
- In stormy weather the display is postponed to the following Sunday, 1 November 2026, as the official page states.
- Wind Threshold
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- Typical Risks
- Storms and sea winds in late October; because the shells are fired from the water, the drift changes with the wind.
- Weather Cancellation History
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