Shimizu Port Festival
清水祭海上花火大会
Shimizu Port Festival is a fireworks festival held in Shizuoka. Date: 2026-08-02 (Sun) 19:30-20:30 (the festival ran 31 July to 2 August 2026). Total shells: about 約1万. Attendance: 約30万人. No. 77回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約1万
- Duration
- 60 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約30万人
- Largest Shell
- No shell size is published; the digital starmine is the notable effect, per the fireworks database and the official programme
- Founding Year
- 1947, per the Japanese Wikipedia infobox (first edition)
Signature Sequences
- 0119:30 opening "Shall we dance"
- 0219:42 "Dance the tradition", the Jindori
- 0319:52 "Let's Dance", Orange Wave
- 0420:02 the heart-lifting children dream fireworks
- 0520:12 digital starmine, music synchronised
- 0620:17 "Dance now", the port kappore group dance
- 0720:28 grand finale
- 08'The speed of the show: about 10,000 shells fired in just 60 minutes'
- 09Marine fireworks fired without a break from two barges
- 10A synchronised digital starmine
- 11Children dream fireworks submitted by kindergartens and nurseries (5 of 674 submissions in 2026)
- 12Combination with local traditions more than four centuries old such as the Jindori and the port kappore
- 13A prescribed 90 cm x 90 cm viewing space per person and a ban on tables, chairs and tripods
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks 19:30-20:30 (about 60 minutes)
- Venue
- Hinode Pier, Shimizu Port, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
- Address
- Hinode Pier, Shimizu Port, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Quayside at the apron of Hinode Pier and open water, with two barges moored on Shimizu Port
- Gates Open
- 2026-08-02: invitation area at Hinode Pier opens at 17:30; no general admission time is published
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- 17:30 (2026 notice: invitation area opens)
- Spectator Capacity
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Production Company
- Ike Bun Co. - the pyrotechnics company that produces the marine fireworks in its entirety, per the 2026 official page
- Sponsor
- The Shimizu Port Festival executive committee as organiser with Shizuoka City as co-sponsor; contact 054-354-2189
Access
From major cities
- From Tokyo
- About 2 h 20 min by Shinkansen from Tokyo to Shizuoka Station, then Shizuichi railway to Shin-Shimizu or JR to Shimizu Station
- From Osaka
- Take the Tokaido Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to Shizuoka Station, then the Shizuichi railway to Shin-Shimizu or JR to Shimizu Station; the venue is 15-20 min on foot
- From Sendai
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Nearest Station
- JR Shimizu Station (about 20 min on foot) and Shizuichi Shin-Shimizu Station (about 15 min)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Shizuoka Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen, then Shizuichi railway to Shin-Shimizu or JR to Shimizu Station
- Local Transit
- JR Shimizu and Shizuichi Shin-Shimizu stations; there is no parking and traffic control surrounds the venue
- Parking
- There is no car park for the fireworks venue; spectators watch from around the Hinode pier in Shimizu port
- 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
- There is no paid seating and entry is free; no payment method is specified for the food stalls
- Best Arrival
- Firing begins at 19:30; the invitation area opens at 17:30 but no general admission time is published, so arriving before sunset is realistic
- Peak Crowd
- The 19:30-20:30 firing and the opening; traffic control surrounds the venue, car parks are congested and a viewing space of 90 cm x 90 cm per person is prescribed
Tickets
- Seat Type
- The invitation area at Hinode Pier and general viewing; no paid seating
- 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
- There is no paid seating and no ticket sales; the invitation area opens at 17:30
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain with umbrellas; cancelled in typhoons or stormy weather with no postponement
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Cancelled in typhoons or stormy weather with no postponement, per the 2026 fireworks database; the official page also states that a cancellation is never postponed
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Cancelled in typhoons or stormy weather with no postponement; held in rain with umbrellas allowed; sea breeze and gusts are a concern at Shimizu Port in August
- Weather Cancellation History
- The festival was not held in 2020 or 2021, per Wikipedia; no specific stormy-weather cancellations are recorded in the sources checked