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Oigawa Grand Fireworks Festival

大井川大花火大会

Oigawa Grand Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Chubu. Date: Saturday 1 August 2026, 19:00-21:00. Total shells: about 約1万. Attendance: 約10万人. No. 39回（令和8年/2026年）

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
約1万
Duration
120 min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
約10万人
Largest Shell
2尺玉（直径約500m）
Founding Year
1987年（昭和62年）

Signature Sequences

  1. 01A river venue unique to the Oigawa, fired from both banks at the same time
  2. 02A 2-shaku shell with a diameter of about 500 m
  3. 03Creative fireworks set to music
  4. 04Star mines
  5. 05A usual attendance of about 100,000
  6. 06Organised by the Shimada City Tourism Association and combinable with the SL train of the Oigawa Railway

Venue & Access

Time Window
19:00-21:00
Venue
The Oigawa river bed in Shimada City (between the JR Tokaido Line Oigawa iron bridge and the prefectural road Shimada-Okabe line Oigawa bridge)
Address
The Oigawa river bed, Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture (between the prefectural road Shimada-Okabe line Oigawa Bridge and the JR Tokaido Line Oigawa iron bridge; the Shimada venue on the left bank and the Kanaya venue on the right bank) 34.831666°N, 138.145365°E
Venue Size
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Venue Floor Type
The river bed, fired from both banks
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
Not published
Production Company
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sponsor
The Shimada City Tourism Association (with the city as supporter and the Oigawa non-stocking fisheries cooperative as partner)

Access

Venue map

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From major cities

From Tokyo
Take the Tokaido Shinkansen to JR Shimada Station; the river bed is a 25-minute walk from the station.
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
JR Shimada Station, JR Kanaya Station and JR Shin-Kanaya Station (Oigawa Railway)
Nearest Shinkansen
JR Tokaido Shinkansen Shimada Station (about 1 hour)
Local Transit
On foot from JR Shimada Station, JR Kanaya Station and JR Shin-Kanaya Station on the Oigawa Railway. No shuttle bus is run.
Parking
2,000 official parking spaces, with parking tickets sold on a first-come basis
Parking Reservation
Parking tickets are sold on the day on a first-come basis. The area around the venue is under a total no-parking rule, so public transport is advised.
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
Place-saving on the river bed is only allowed from 15:00 on the day. The show starts at 19:00, and cars in the car park can only leave once the crowd has cleared.
Peak Crowd
The crowds are heaviest just after the 19:00 start and just after the 21:00 end, and cars in the car park cannot leave until the spectators have gone.

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
Held in rain; in severe weather it is postponed, and if both days are bad the event is cancelled
Decision Time
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Postponement
In severe weather the show moves to 19:00-21:00 on Sunday 2 August, and if both days are bad it moves to Saturday 22 August.
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
2019年は河川増水、2020-2021年はコロナで中止。荒天時は順延日を設定

Sources and verification

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