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全国選抜長良川中日花火大会

全国選抜長良川中日花火大会 is a fireworks festival held in Chubu. Date: Last Saturday of July; 2019 was effectively the final edition. Total shells: about 約30,000. Attendance: 約300,000人（2017〜2019年は35万人）. No. Not published

Event essentials

Headline stats

Total Shells
約30,000
Duration
Not published in the sources checked min
Nights
1 night(s)
Attendance
約300,000人（2017〜2019年は35万人）
Largest Shell
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Founding Year
1957

Signature Sequences

  1. 01About 30,000 shells, one of the largest displays in Japan
  2. 02A day programme and a night programme
  3. 03Night firing of the Japan Pyrotechnic Art Association collection
  4. 04Online voting in the creative star mine competition
  5. 05City-centre traffic control and temporary buses

Venue & Access

Time Window
Day programme from 12:00, with the intervals shortened to 15, 10 and 5 minutes after 16:00; night programme from 19:20
Venue
Nagara riverbank, Gifu city, Gifu (downstream of Nagara Bridge to upstream of Kinka Bridge, firing from the left-bank midstream island)
Address
Nagara riverbank, Gifu city, Gifu - downstream of Nagara Bridge to upstream of Kinka Bridge
Venue Size
The stretch downstream of Nagara Bridge to upstream of Kinka Bridge
Venue Floor Type
Riverbed and Nagara River Park
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
約30万人が来場する大规模大会（会場容量の公称値なし）
Production Company
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Sponsor
Chuunichi Shimbun (supported by Gifu Prefecture, Gifu City, Tokai Radio, Tokai Television, CBC Television, Nagoya Railroad, Central Japan Railway Company and the Gifu Bus Association)

Access

From major cities

From Tokyo
Tokaido Shinkansen to Nagoya, then Hokuriku Shinkansen
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
Meitetsu Gifu Station and JR Gifu Station (Gifu Bus, Ukoya stop)
Nearest Shinkansen
Nagoya Station (Tokaido Shinkansen)
Local Transit
Gifu Bus to the Ukoya stop; temporary buses to the fireworks venue run from about 16:00. Meitetsu and JR add extra trains and carriages
Parking
Free temporary car parks with a shuttle bus to the venue (210 yen adult, 110 yen child one way)
Parking Reservation
The official page states no car park reservation rule
Lodging Strategy
Hotels and ryokan on the riverbank can watch the display, but bookings are the visitor's own responsibility
English Access
The official page is Japanese only, and traffic control makes access by car difficult
Cash Required
The shuttle bus and the surrounding area may take cash; the official page says nothing
Best Arrival
People occupy Nagara River Park from early morning and the traffic control starts in the afternoon
Peak Crowd
About 300,000 people attend and heavy traffic control covers central Gifu from the afternoon; the official page asks visitors to allow plenty of time

Tickets

Weather Policy

Rain
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Decision Time
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Postponement
In case of bad weather the display is postponed; the 62nd edition of 28 July 2018 was postponed to 25 August because of typhoon 12
Wind Threshold
Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
Typical Risks
Heavy rain in July is the main risk in Gifu; the Nagara River has no dam and can rise within minutes after upstream rain
Weather Cancellation History
2021 saw the first cancellation in the display's history because of the Great East Japan Earthquake; 2018 was postponed by typhoon 12; 2020 to 2022 were cancelled three years running

Sources and verification

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