Noshiro Hanabi Taikai
能代花火大会
Noshiro Hanabi Taikai is a fireworks festival held in Tohoku (Akita Prefecture). Date: Saturday 18 July 2026, 19:30-21:00. The fireworks database and the Wikipedia JA list of Japanese fireworks festivals both list it as the third Saturday of July (the existing date_pattern of early August is left in place). Total shells: about 1400. Attendance: 18万人〜23万人（公式サイトの「観覧者数と観覧席の推移」: 第9回2011年18万人／第10回2012年21万人／第11回2013年23万人／第12回2014年20万人／第13回2015年17万人／第14回2016年20万人／第15回2017年18万人）. No. 22 (2026-07-18)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 1400
- Duration
- 90 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 18万人〜23万人（公式サイトの「観覧者数と観覧席の推移」: 第9回2011年18万人／第10回2012年21万人／第11回2013年23万人／第12回2014年20万人／第13回2015年17万人／第14回2016年20万人／第15回2017年18万人）
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Signature Sequences
- 01a marine display with the World Natural Heritage site Shirakami Sanchi as a backdrop
- 02wide fireworks centred on a star mine
- 03continuous firing of 10-sun, 20-sun and three-sun shells
- 04a large display of about 15,000 shells
- 05a long 90-minute firing window from 19:30 to 21:00
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:30-21:00 (18 July 2026, per the official site; the fireworks database also gives a firing time of about 90 minutes)
- Venue
- Noshiro Port Shimohama Pier special venue (53-9 Hamadori-machi, Noshiro City, Akita)
- Address
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Size
- The length and area of the venue at Noshiro Port Shimohama Pier cannot be confirmed because the official venue map is an image only. For the firing width, the official history page records an 800 m wide star mine in 2014 and the first wide star mine of more than 1,000 m in northern Tohoku in 2015, and the fireworks database describes wide fireworks of more than one kilometre
- Venue Floor Type
- A flat outdoor venue on the pier and quay; the official site asks mat-seat visitors to bring their own mat and to prepare for heat and cold, and does not state the surface material
- Gates Open
- Gates open at 15:00 (the notice of 18 July 2026 that the festival will be held)
- 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 Noshiro Hanabi Executive Committee (inside the Noshiro Chamber of Commerce, 11-7 Motomachi, Noshiro City, Akita 016-0831, tel 0185-52-6344)
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
- About a 30-minute walk from JR Noshiro Station to the venue, or about ten minutes by shuttle bus
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Akita Station (Akita Shinkansen), then onward to Noshiro
- Local Transit
- Shuttle bus, about ten minutes from JR Noshiro Station (paid for ages 13 and over); about ten minutes by car from the Noshiro-Minami IC on the Akita Expressway, with traffic control around the venue on the day
- Parking
- About 4,000 free spaces at various sites around the city; the shuttle bus takes about ten minutes from JR Noshiro Station (paid for ages 13 and over)
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Best Arrival
- The 18:00 hour; the shuttle bus takes about ten minutes from JR Noshiro Station and parking is free at about 4,000 spaces around the city
- Peak Crowd
- The 19:30-21:00 firing window, with admission from the opening
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Mat seats, friend seats, chair seats, central camera seats and east camera seats (camera seats are sold online only); wheelchair seats were added in 2009
- Price Range
- Paid viewing seats are sold in advance and on the day; the official site also carries sold-out notices for wheelchair and triple seats
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain
- Decision Time
- Postponement or cancellation is announced in the news list of the official site, and the official notes page asks visitors to check the official website from 8:30 a.m. on the day; on 18 July 2026 the 'notice that the festival will be held' was posted on the day itself, with the gates opening at 15:00. No wind threshold and no decision time itself are stated
- Postponement
- In stormy weather the event is postponed to Sunday 19 July or Monday 20 July 2026
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- A seaside venue in mid-July; in stormy weather the show moves to the following day (19 July) or to 20 July
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)