Tougenkyou Kugu Cool Summer Festival Kugu Grand Hanabi
桃源郷くぐの納涼夏まつり くぐの大花火
Tougenkyou Kugu Cool Summer Festival Kugu Grand Hanabi is a fireworks festival held in Chubu (中部地方). Date: 2026-08-11 (Tue, Mountain Day) - postponed to Saturday 22 August in severe weather. Total shells: about Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass). Attendance: 7000〜1万人. No. Not published
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Duration
- 20 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 7000〜1万人
- Largest Shell
- Largest shells (尺玉) - the official site says that a great many 尺玉 described as the best in the prefecture rise into the sky
- Founding Year
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Signature Sequences
- 0116:00 pedestrian zone and bazaar open
- 0216:30 greeting by the festival chairman Daisuke Tanamoto
- 0316:40-17:00 Funayama taiko
- 0417:10-17:30 Rakure-Re Kuguno 1645 (live)
- 0517:30-17:50 Le Aarea Fla O Hana hula dance
- 0618:00-18:30 junior high school brass band
- 0718:40-19:00 high school band Spica
- 0819:10 greetings by the summer events council and the guests (the mayor and prefectural assembly members)
- 0919:50 greeting by the pyrotechnician
- 1020:00-20:20 shell display
- 1121:00-21:30 Bon dance by the Kuguno Machinami Preservation Society
- 1222:00 event close / 22:30 pedestrian zone close
- 13A valley display fired at Kuguno, ringed by mountains on four sides
- 14A great many 尺玉 described as the best in the prefecture
- 15A Bon dance by the Kuguno Machinami Preservation Society after the display, 21:00-21:30
- 16A pedestrian zone with vendors and food booths from 16:00 to 22:30
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- Fireworks 20:00-20:20, Bon dance 21:00-21:30, event closes 22:00 (pedestrian zone closes 22:30)
- Venue
- Around the Kuguno branch office and Koryu-kan Kuguno, Kuguno, Takayama City
- Address
- Kuguno, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Outdoor space around the Kuguno branch office and the Koryu-kan Kuguno hall; the area is closed to traffic as a pedestrian zone from 16:00 to 22:30 on the day
- Gates Open
- 16:00 (pedestrian zone and bazaar open)
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Spectator Capacity
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Launch Company
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Kuguno Tourism Association, the operator of the official site Explore Kuguno Japan; the festival chairman for the day was Daisuke Tanamoto
Access
From major cities
- From Tokyo
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- Kuguno Station on the JR Central Takayama Line
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Parking
- The official site warns that congestion around the venue and the parking areas is expected but publishes no capacity figure
- 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
- The official site Explore Kuguno Japan is bilingual and carries guidance pages for transport, the JR timetable of the day and the stall layout. The venue is within walking distance of Kuguno Station.
- Cash Required
- Cash is useful because of the merchandise and food booths and the kitchen cars
- Best Arrival
- Because the pedestrian zone opens at 16:00 and JR runs only 7 extra trains, arriving at Kuguno Station by about 15:00 lets you walk in before the area closes to traffic
- Peak Crowd
- The 20:00-20:20 display and the 21:00-21:30 Bon dance are the peaks; the official site warns that congestion around the venue and the parking areas is expected and asks visitors to use JR Central
Tickets
- Seat Type
- No paid seats
- 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
- In severe weather the festival moves to Saturday 22 August - stated in the official site's event outline
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- In severe weather the display moves to 20:00-20:15 on Saturday 2026-08-22 - stated in the official site's event outline
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- Thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening of August, the main postponement risk; the official site sets the postponement to Saturday 22 August
- Weather Cancellation History
- For 2026 the official site set 22 August as the postponement date; whether it was actually used was not confirmed as of 2026-10-20