Oshu Fireworks Festival
奥州の花火大会
Oshu Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in Tohoku. Date: Late August (August 22, 2026 confirmed). Total shells: about 約5,000. Attendance: 9,000人 (2025年実績). No. 5回 (2026年)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約5,000
- Duration
- 90 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 9,000人 (2025年実績)
- 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
- 01Firing from the special venue east of Isawa Dam
- 02Held in light rain, postponed to the next day in stormy weather
- 03Free entry, no paid seating
- 04The 2026 event was the 5th edition
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Gates open 17:00; firing 19:10-20:20
- Venue
- Isawa Dam East Side Special Venue
- Address
- 岩手県奥州市胆沢若柳 胆沢ダム東側特設会場
- 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
- 17:00（開場）
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
- 9,000人（2025年実績）
- Launch Company
- 未公表（胆沢エリアでの打ち上げ実績ある業者）
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- 奥州商工会議所
Access
From major cities
- From Tokyo
- Tokyo Station → Tohoku Shinkansen → Mizusawa-Esashi Station (~2.5 hr) → taxi ~15km/~10 min → Isawa Dam East Side Special Venue
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Parking
- 無料駐車場1,000台
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- English Access
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Best Arrival
- Gates open at 17:00; firing starts at 19:10 and the free car park holds 1,000 cars only
- Peak Crowd
- From the 17:00 gate opening to the 20:20 end; the 1,000 free parking spaces at the venue fill well before the 19:10 start, and with 9,000 visitors recorded in 2025 the dam-side car park and the riverbank are the crowded areas from the early evening.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Price Range
- free (all-free)
- 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 light rain
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-22 pass) - the fireworks database states that light rain goes ahead and that stormy weather moves the show to the following day from 19:00, but publishes no announcement time; the organiser is the Oshu Chamber of Commerce on 0197-24-3141.
- Postponement
- In stormy weather the show runs the next day from 19:00 for about 90 minutes
- 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)