吉野川祭り納涼花火大会
吉野川祭り納涼花火大会 is a fireworks festival held in Kansai. Date: 2026-08-15 (Sat) - 15 and 16 August every year. Total shells: about 約4,000. Attendance: 8万人. No. 52回
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- 約4,000
- Duration
- 60 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- 8万人
- Largest Shell
- Not stated in the sources checked
- Founding Year
- 1975 (back-calculated from the 52nd edition in 2026)
Signature Sequences
- 01Fired from the Yoshino River bank upstream of Okawa Bridge
- 02A two-day festival on 15 and 16 August, with the fireworks on the 15th night
- 03Paid viewing seats and about 100 food stalls
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 19:30-20:30 (about 60 min)
- Venue
- Riverside bank of the Yoshino River above Okawa Bridge, Gojo, Nara
- Address
- Riverside bank above Okawa Bridge, Gojo, Nara Prefecture
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Riverbank, outdoors on grass
- Gates Open
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- 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
- No fireworks company is named in the fireworks database, the Gojo city page or JA Wikipedia
- Production Company
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Sponsor
- Yoshinogawa Festival Executive Committee, with the Gojo City Industry and Tourism Division as its office (tel 0747-22-4001); the city carries the page under that division
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
- JR Gojo Station - about 10 min on foot south to the venue
- Nearest Shinkansen
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Local Transit
- About 10 min on foot south of JR Gojo Station
- Parking
- Parking at various sites around town (the database lists the parking entry as 'parking available in town'; no capacity is given)
- 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
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Cash Required
- General entry is free; the sources checked do not describe how paid seats are paid for
- Best Arrival
- The 18:00 hour, so as not to miss the 19:30 start
- Peak Crowd
- Densest during the 19:30-20:30 window, with further congestion before the start and at the exit afterwards
Tickets
- Seat Type
- Paid viewing seats (the categories are listed on the official site)
- Price Range
- Paid seats exist but no price figure appears in the sources checked
- 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
- The sources checked do not describe how the paid seats are reserved
- Day-Of Ticket
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Weather Policy
- Rain
- Held in light rain; cancelled in stormy weather
- Decision Time
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Postponement
- Cancelled rather than postponed - in stormy weather the display is called off
- Wind Threshold
- The source states only 'held in light rain, cancelled in stormy weather' and gives no wind-speed threshold
- Typical Risks
- Mid-August in the Nara basin carries heat and thunderstorm risk; the source states the display is cancelled in stormy weather, so rain gear is worth carrying
- Weather Cancellation History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)