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Miyama Noryo Fireworks Festival

瀬高町納涼花火大会

Miyama Noryo Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in 九州・沖縄. Date: 20 July from 20:00 to about 21:30; the operating rule was to postpone in stormy weather. Total shells: about 9,000. Attendance: 3万人. No. Not published

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
9,000
Duration
90 min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
3万人
Largest Shell
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Founding Year
1977, the first edition; the manifest id_founding_year records 1980

Signature Sequences

  1. 01Held on the Yabe River bed upstream of the Setaka Bridge
  2. 02Cascade salvos of shaku-yaku shells and an unbroken grand finale
  3. 03A venue that merges a high-school ground with the river bed
  4. 04A managed provision of 600 free parking spaces

Venue & Access

Time Window
花火は20:00〜21:30頃(約90分)
Venue
Yabe River bed near the Setaka Bridge, Setaka, Miyama City, Fukuoka
Address
Setaka, Miyama City, Fukuoka, near the Setaka Bridge on the Yabe River
Venue Size
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Venue Floor Type
The river bed together with the neighbouring high-school ground as a pedestrian-only zone
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
高田花火工業・塚本花火工業・西日本花火有限会社(第43回の実績)
Production Company
高田花火工業・塚本花火工業・西日本花火有限会社(第43回)
Sponsor
The Miyama Cool-Evening Fireworks Festival Executive Committee, cooperating with the Yanagawa Police Station, the Setaka police box, the Yabe River Fisheries Cooperative, the MLIT Yabe River office and the Miyama City fire brigade

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
JR瀬高駅 - 花火会場まで徒歩15〜20分
Nearest Shinkansen
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Local Transit
JR Setaka Station, then the Horikawa bus, or a 15-20 min walk
Parking
600 free spaces in five temporary car parks (per the outline of the 43rd edition)
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
15-20 min walk from JR Setaka Station; the five free car parks total 600 spaces and fill up early on a summer evening
Peak Crowd
Crowds gather just before the 20:00 start; the river bed and the school ground form one pedestrian zone

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
荒天時は延期
Decision Time
The finale falls just before the end; the 43rd edition ran from 20:00 to about 21:30
Postponement
The operating rule was to postpone in stormy weather; no specific reserve date is given in the sources checked
Wind Threshold
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Typical Risks
A late-July river-bed venue, where thunderstorms and heavy rain just after the end of the rainy season are the main postponement and cancellation risks
Weather Cancellation History
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)

Sources and verification

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