Shimanto Citizens Festival Summer Cooler Fireworks
しまんと市民祭納涼花火大会
2026-10-20 pass
Shimanto Citizens Festival Summer Cooler Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in Shikoku. Date: 2026-08-29 (Sat) - the last Saturday of August. Total shells: about About 6,000 shells. Attendance: About 50,000 (the typical crowd). No. The 2026 edition was the 22nd
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- About 6,000 shells
- Duration
- 30 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- About 50,000 (the typical crowd)
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Founding Year
- 2005
Signature Sequences
- 01The whole show runs about 30 minutes without a break, from 20:00 to 20:30
- 02The starmine is synchronised with music
- 03The display is fired over the Shimanto River at the Akatechi bridge, so the water surface carries the reflection and the riverbank is the viewing geometry
- 04Free viewing from the riverbank with paid viewing seats on sale, and a typical crowd of about 50,000
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 20:00-20:30
- Venue
- Shimanto River festival plaza, Akatechi bridge riverbank, Shimanto City, Kochi Prefecture (四万十川お祭り広場, 四万十市赤鉄橋たもとの河川敷)
- Address
- Kochi Prefecture, Shimanto City, the Shimanto River festival plaza at the Akatechi bridge
- 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
- 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)
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Shimanto Citizens Festival executive committee (しまんと市民祭実行委員会), with the Shimanto City Tourism Association as the operating window
Access
From major cities
- From Tokyo
- Train: reach Kochi City by rail or air, then the JR Dosan Line to Kubokawa Station and the Tosa Kuro-shio Nakamura Line to Nakamura Station, which is about 30 minutes on foot from the venue; by car about 60 minutes from the Kochi Expressway Shimanto-Chuo IC and about 90 minutes from the Uwajima Expressway Tsushima-Takada IC. The sources checked give the local access but no Tokyo-specific itinerary
- 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 30 minutes on foot from Nakamura Station on the Tosa Kuro-shio Nakamura Line, or about 5 minutes by car
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not applicable - Kochi Prefecture has no Shinkansen line; the festival is reached by rail to Nakamura Station on the Tosa Kuro-shio Line
- Local Transit
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Parking
- About 1,600 spaces - about 1,000 free and about 600 paid with advance reservation
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Peak Crowd
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Price Range
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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; in stormy weather or when the river rises the show is postponed
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Postponed to a named reserve date in stormy weather or when the river rises; for 2026 the reserve date was Saturday 5 September at 20:00-20:30
- 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)
Sources and verification
Related festivals
Sister Festivals
- Kochi City Summer Cool-down Fireworksthe prefectural capital display, about 4,000 shells on 9 August
- Susaki Port Festival Fireworksthe neighbouring port display, about 3,000 shells in mid-August