First Yonezawa Sengoku Fireworks Festival
よねざわ戦国花火大会
First Yonezawa Sengoku Fireworks Festival is a fireworks festival held in 山形県 (Yamagata). Date: Around 10 October (second Saturday). Total shells: about ~8,000. Attendance: 1万5000人. No. 3回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- ~8,000
- Duration
- 60 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 1万5000人
- Largest Shell
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) (the 2026 programme does not list shell sizes; about 8,000 shells are fired in one hour)
- Founding Year
- 2024 (Reiwa 6年)
Signature Sequences
- 0118:27 opening ceremony - joining the hearts and opening the 魂の帰還 story
- 0218:38 opening - Uesugi taiko and fireworks by Ikebun
- 0318:49 fantasy dance - a maiden's dance painting the return of the souls
- 0419:05 Sengoku picture scroll - fire, light and sound weaving the Sengoku fireworks world
- 0519:15 finale - 魂を送る、祈りの大輪
- 06The only fireworks festival in Japan themed on the Sengoku period
- 07Fired from and watched inside Yonezawa municipal baseball stadium
- 08Ikebun, a fireworks shop with more than a century of history, fires the shells
- 09Uesugi taiko and dance interludes woven through the programme
- 10First two-part format in 2026
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 18:30-19:30 JST (simultaneous events from 11:30, paid seats open 16:00)
- Venue
- Yonezawa municipal baseball stadium (山形県米沢市塩井町塩野1369)
- Address
- 1369 Shiono, Shioimachi, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata 992-0042
- Venue Size
- 2026-10-20 の調査では確認できず
- Venue Floor Type
- Outdoor ballpark
- Gates Open
- 11:00 無料観覧席開放
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- 16:00（有料観覧席開場）
- Spectator Capacity
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Launch Company
- 3社合同 ㈱佐藤煙火 + ㈲川崎火工服部煙火店 + ㈱イケブン
- Production Company
- Ikebun Co., Ltd. (株式会社イケブン), the 100-year-old fireworks shop named on the official site
- Sponsor
- Organisers: the Yonezawa Shiki no Matsuri Committee and the Yonezawa Sengoku Fireworks Festival section (secretariat, Yonezawa City, TEL 0238-22-9607); planned by the Yonezawa Chamber of Commerce and its youth wing, the Yonezawa Junior Chamber and the Yonezawa Convention and Visitors Association
- Co-Sponsor
- 米沢市 + 山形県
Access
Venue map
View on Google MapsFrom 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
- Tohoku and Yamagata Shinkansen to Yonezawa Station, then about 10 min by bus; traffic control runs 17:00-21:00
- Nearest Station
- JR Yonezawa Station (about 10 min by bus, then a 20 min walk from the Yonezawa City Hall stop)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- JR Yonezawa Station (Tohoku and Yamagata Shinkansen)
- Local Transit
- The Yonezawa city circular bus (left-turn and right-turn summer timetables are published); about 10 min by bus from JR Yonezawa Station
- Parking
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) (the venue is the Yonezawa municipal ballpark; around it are the paid Yonezawa City Hall car park and day parking tickets sold through Akippa)
- Parking Reservation
- The Yonezawa City Hall car park is paid; day parking around the stadium is sold through Akippa (akippa.com/event/sengokuhanabi) and is valid 12:00-22:00 on the day
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Best Arrival
- 16:00-18:00; the free viewing seats open at 11:30 but the daytime temperature drops
- Peak Crowd
- Around the 18:30 firing and after the 16:00 paid-seat opening
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Tenjin VIP booth
- Kenshin-kou sheet
- Kenshin-kou family sheet
- Kanetsugu-kou sheet
- Takayama-kou sheet
- Price Range
- 8,000-120,000 yen for the paid grandstands (Tenjin VIP booth 120,000; Kanetsugu-kou 14,000; Takayama-kou 16,000; Kenshin-kou sheet 8,000 per seat; Kenshin-kou family sheet 24,000 per group of four)
- Seat Count
- About 3,000 paid seats seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass) (official site, eplus and Webket; children aged three and under are free when seated on a lap)
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in rain; cancelled in stormy weather
- Decision Time
- The go/no-go call is made at 08:00, 12:00 and after 15:00 on the day and posted on the official LINE, Instagram and X accounts
- Postponement
- Cancelled in stormy weather, never postponed; tickets are refunded in full if it is cancelled
- Wind Threshold
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Typical Risks
- In the second half of October the evening temperature drops to around 10 C and the official site recommends warm clothing; the event is cancelled in stormy weather
- Weather Cancellation History
- 2026 - cancellation in stormy weather per the official site; tickets are refunded in full
Sources and verification
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