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Summer Festival Hanabi Taikai (Tadotsu)

夏まつり花火大会

Summer Festival Hanabi Taikai (Tadotsu) is a fireworks festival held in Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). Date: 2026-08-01 (Sat); held on the first Sunday of August every year. Total shells: about 4000. Attendance: 35,000人. No. 55回

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
4000
Duration
20 min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
35,000人
Largest Shell
The sources do not describe the size of the largest shell
Founding Year
1972

Signature Sequences

  1. 01About 3,000 shells launched together over the water of Tadotsu Port
  2. 02A short firing window of about 20 minutes
  3. 03Food stalls open alongside the fireworks

Venue & Access

Time Window
20:00-20:20 (about 20 minutes of firing)
Venue
Tadotsu Port (Tadotsu-cho, Nakatado-gun, Kagawa Prefecture)
Address
Tadotsu Port, Tadotsu-cho, Nakatado-gun, Kagawa Prefecture 34.273096°N, 133.744700°E
Venue Size
No venue area figure is given in the sources checked
Venue Floor Type
Harbour water (launched from the sea); no ground-based seating area
Gates Open
No gate opening time is listed in the sources. The fireworks start at 20:00 and the stalls are announced as open before that
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
No fireworks company is named in the sources checked
Sponsor
Tadotsu Town Tourism Association (inside Tadotsu Town Hall, Industry Department)

Access

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From major cities

From Tokyo
From Tokyo Station take the Tokaido Line / Tokaido Shinkansen and the Sanyo Main Line to JR Takamatsu Station, change to the Yosan Line for JR Tadotsu Station, then walk 20 minutes to the venue
From Osaka
From Osaka Station take the Tokaido Main Line / Tokaido Shinkansen and the Sanyo Main Line to JR Takamatsu Station, change to the Yosan Line for JR Tadotsu Station, then walk 20 minutes to the venue
From Sendai
From Sendai Station take the Tohoku and Sanyo Shinkansen to JR Hakata Station, change from the Kagoshima Main Line to the Nippo and Sanyo Main Lines for JR Takamatsu Station, then the Yosan Line to JR Tadotsu Station
Nearest Station
JR Tadotsu Station
Nearest Shinkansen
JR Takamatsu Station (Kagawa Prefecture has no Shinkansen station, so Shinkansen users transfer at JR Takamatsu Station)
Local Transit
20 min walk from JR Tadotsu Station
Parking
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Parking Reservation
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Lodging Strategy
Overnight stays are usually in central Takamatsu City, where the larger hotel stock is located
English Access
No reservation process is needed because there are no paid seats, but on-site signage is mainly in Japanese
Cash Required
Cash is the basic means of payment at the stalls, though some vendors accept electronic payment
Best Arrival
The 19:00 hour. Arriving between 19:00 and 19:30 is the recommended window before the 20:00 firing and before the crowds peak
Peak Crowd
19:30-20:20. The waterfront is busiest just before and during the firing

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
Held in light rain. In severe weather postponed to Sun 2 Aug 2026, 20:00-20:30; cancelled if the weather is still severe on 2 August
Decision Time
On 22 June 2026 the Tadotsu Town Tourism Association officially announced that the 55th Tadotsu Port Festival Fireworks would be held
Postponement
In severe weather postponed to the next day, Sun 2 Aug 2026, 20:00-20:30, at the same Tadotsu Port venue; cancelled if severe weather persists on 2 August
Wind Threshold
No wind threshold for firing is stated in the sources checked
Typical Risks
Thunderstorms and typhoons from the afternoon into the night in August. Severe weather postpones the show to the next day; persistent severe weather cancels it
Weather Cancellation History
No history of cancellations or postponements is listed in the sources checked

Sources and verification

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