Takasaki Festival Grand Fireworks Display
高崎まつり大花火大会
Takasaki Festival Grand Fireworks Display is a fireworks festival held in Kanto. Date: August 22-23 (high-matsuri weekend, late August). Total shells: about 15,000. Attendance: 約53,000人. No. 52回 (令和8年/2026年)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 15,000
- Duration
- 50 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 約53,000人
- Largest Shell
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- Founding Year
- 1975年（昭和50年） - 2026年第52回からの逆算
Signature Sequences
- 0118:00 entry opens to the paid viewing areas
- 0219:30-20:20 firing, about 50 minutes
- 0321:30 traffic restrictions lifted
- 04短時間で約15,000発 (compact high-density)
- 05烏川河川敷 (Karasu River riverbed launch)
- 06交通規制 18:00-21:30 (road closure window)
- 07約53,000人収容の無料観覧エリア
- 08まつりのフィナーレ (matsuri finale)
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:30-20:20 (50 minutes)
- Venue
- 烏川和田橋上流河川敷 (Karasugawa Wada-bashi upstream riverbed)
- Address
- Karukawa riverbed upstream of Wada Bridge, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture (paid viewing zones A, B and F; free viewing zones C, D and E)
- Venue Size
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- Venue Floor Type
- an open-air venue on the Karukawa riverbed and the adjacent sports ground and green spaces
- Gates Open
- Entry to the paid viewing areas A, B and F opens at 18:00; pitching in the free areas C, D and E starts at 08:00 on the day; the car park opens at 15:00.
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- 18:00 (2026-08-22) / A-venue ticket desk
- Spectator Capacity
- 無料観覧エリア約53,000人分、有料観覧席14,230席（2026年）
- Production Company
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- Sponsor
- Takasaki Festival Executive Committee (enquiries to the tourism division, 027-321-1257)
Access
From major cities
- From Tokyo
- 東京駅 → JR高崎駅 via 北陸新幹線かがやき (~50m) → 会場まで徒歩15m. 車: 関越自動車道 → 高崎IC ~1h30m.
- From Osaka
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- From Sendai
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- Nearest Station
- JR高崎駅 (Takasaki Station, JR高崎線/上越線/北陸新幹線; ~15-min walk to venue)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- 高崎駅 (Takasaki Station, 北陸新幹線かがやき from 東京駅 ~50m; 上越新幹線とき from 東京駅 ~55m)
- Local Transit
- About a 15 min walk from JR Takasaki Station; the roads around the venue are under traffic control, so walking is the practical option.
- Parking
- There is no general parking around the venue. The car-park viewing ticket for venue A covers up to eight people per ticket for vehicles no longer than 5 m and no wider than 2 m, and the car park opens at 15:00; visitors are directed to the city's paid car parks.
- Parking Reservation
- The car-park viewing tickets are sold out; they apply to venue A only and are sold exclusively through Seven-Eleven.
- Lodging Strategy
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- English Access
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- Cash Required
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- Best Arrival
- Ticket holders should arrive for the 18:00 opening; pitching in the free areas is possible from 08:00.
- Peak Crowd
- The busiest stretch runs from the 18:00 opening to the 19:30 start of firing, and people keep leaving until the traffic restrictions lift at 21:30.
Tickets
- Seat Type
- paid photographer seats, car-park viewing tickets, general paid viewing seats at venues A, B and F, free viewing zones at C, D and E, and a dedicated area for severely disabled spectators
- Price Range
- 2,500 to 15,000 yen (2,500 yen for high school students and younger, 3,500 yen for adults, 8,000 yen for the paid photographer seats and 15,000 yen for the car-park viewing ticket)
- Seat Count
- 14,230席（2026年の有料観覧席販売数） seats
- Sellout History
- The 15,000 yen car-park viewing tickets were sold out for 2026; refunds are given only if the whole event is cancelled.
- Reservation
- Buy in advance over the internet through Seven-Eleven 7ticket, Rakuten Ticket or the FamilyMart FUNTY service, in store at a convenience-store multi-copy machine, or at the windows of the city tourism division and the Takasaki Tourism Association. Seats go first come, first served.
- Day-Of Ticket
- Same-day tickets go on sale at 18:00 at the paid-seating desk under Wada Bridge at venue A: 200 seats only, up to five per person, until they run out; none are sold if the advance allocation is already gone.
Weather Policy
- Rain
- 荒天時順延 (postponed on bad weather, 予備日 8月23日)
- Decision Time
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- Postponement
- In stormy weather the display is postponed to Sunday 23 August, as the 2026 official page states.
- Wind Threshold
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- Typical Risks
- Heavy rain, thunderstorms and typhoons in late August; on a riverbed venue the smoke drifts with the wind.
- Weather Cancellation History
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Sources and verification
Related festivals
Sister Festivals
- Takasaki Festival floats and yatai (高崎まつり, Takasaki City, Gunma) - the parent festival that the fireworks display belongs to
- Maebashi Hakoniwa Festival fireworks (前橋祓火花火大会, Maebashi City, Gunma) - same-prefecture Gunma peer
- Kiryu Giant Fireworks (桐生大花火, Kiryu City, Gunma) - same-prefecture Gunma peer