Takehara Summer Festival Fireworks
たけはら夏まつり花火大会
Takehara Summer Festival Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in 中国. Date: 8月第4土曜. Total shells: about 約3,000. Attendance: 2万人（2025年実績）. No. Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約3,000
- Duration
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 2万人（2025年実績）
- Largest Shell
- 10-inch shell (about 300 metres across at full bloom)
- Founding Year
- 1984年（第1回）
Signature Sequences
- 01Launched from barges at sea, with 10-inch shells opening to about 300 metres at full bloom
- 02A free seating area where mats, leisure sheets and folding chairs may be used
- 03A sub-venue at the Peace Home Bamboo General Park runs its own event
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:30-20:30
- Venue
- Offshore of the J-POWER power-station grounds, Takasaki-cho, Takehara City, Hiroshima
- Address
- Takasaki-cho, Takehara City, Hiroshima 729-2313 (sub-venue: the Peace Home Bamboo General Park)
- Venue Size
- Not published - neither the official page nor the data page gives the site area
- Venue Floor Type
- The shore and grass of the power-station grounds facing the sea; the shells are launched from barges offshore.
- Gates Open
- Not published - no gate-opening time appears in the sources consulted
- 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
- Not published
- Production Company
- Not published - neither the 2026 official tourism page nor the data page names a fireworks company
- Sponsor
- たけはら夏まつり花火大会実行委員会
Access
Venue map
Search on Google MapsFrom major cities
- From Tokyo
- Sanyo Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to JR Mihara, then the JR Kure Line to Oono Station and 10 min on foot
- From Osaka
- Sanyo Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to JR Mihara, then the JR Kure Line to Oono Station and 10 min on foot
- From Sendai
- Tohoku Shinkansen and Tohoku Main Line to Nagoya, then the Sanyo Shinkansen to JR Mihara and the JR Kure Line to Oono Station
- Nearest Station
- About 10 min on foot from JR Oono Station (JR Kure Line); temporary trains are planned on the Kure Line.
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Mihara Station (Sanyo Shinkansen / JR Kure Line)
- Local Transit
- About 10 min on foot from JR Oono Station; temporary trains are planned on the JR Kure Line.
- Parking
- 1,055 spaces, paid — about 700 at the main venue (the J-POWER Takehara thermal power station) and about 355 at the Bamboo General Park sub-venue. Congestion is expected, so public transport is advised.
- Parking Reservation
- Not applicable - parking is first-come on the day and paid
- Lodging Strategy
- The venue is close to central Takehara and within day-trip range of the hotels around JR Takehara Station.
- English Access
- English guidance on the official pages is limited; the Japanese pages give the venue, times and access
- Cash Required
- Cash is likely needed for the stalls, vendors and food trucks in the venue; no payment-method information appears in the sources consulted
- Best Arrival
- Arrive around 18:00-18:30, allowing for the temporary train, well before the 19:45 launch
- Peak Crowd
- The half hour either side of the 19:45-20:15 display; National Route 185 congests from 20:30 to 22:00 after the shells
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Paid seats at 22,000 yen and a free seating area where mats, leisure sheets and folding chairs may be used
- Price Range
- 22,000 yen
- Seat Count
- Not published - no capacity is given for the paid seats seats
- Sellout History
- The sources consulted record no sell-out
- Reservation
- Not published - the sources consulted do not describe a reservation method
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not published - the sources consulted do not describe on-the-day ticket availability
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in light rain; cancelled in severe weather
- Decision Time
- The go/no-go call in severe weather is made through the day-of announcement on the city site, the tourism guide and the official social accounts
- Postponement
- No postponement; the event is cancelled in severe weather and the city site, the tourism guide and the official social accounts announce the go/no-go call on the day.
- Wind Threshold
- Not published - the organisers announce severe weather only and give no wind-speed threshold
- Typical Risks
- Thunderstorms and sudden wind are common on late-August evenings; light rain is fine, severe weather cancels the event and it is not postponed.
- Weather Cancellation History
- The sources consulted do not summarise past severe-weather responses