Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Festival
Back after 11 years: ~12,000 shells off Harumi Wharf, watched from 23 ticketed venues in 6 bay areas. Fully ticketed — no free viewing anywhere. 17:30–19:00.
Read the guide →Japan · Fireworks · Autumn 2026
Japan Fireworks Calendar 2026 — the autumn season, in date order
Summer gets the fame, but autumn is when Japan's fireworks turn serious: the national competitions, the revival shows, the cold-air clarity. Here is every major autumn 2026 festival I cover, in the order it fires — each with a full English viewer's guide (tickets, seats, transport, weather rules). Two warnings before you plan: several dates carry two or three shows at once, and most of this season is paid-seating only. The guides tell you which is which.
October 2026
Takaishi Super Fireworks
A brand-new show with a record pitch: ~25,000 shells in ~46 minutes over Hamadera Park. All seats paid. From 18:09.
Read the guide →Osaka Art Fireworks
The touring Art Fireworks series at Rinku Park, across from Kansai Airport: ~50 non-stop minutes of music-synced art shells, ~700 m wide. Gates 14:00, show 18:00.
Read the guide →November 2026
Tsuchiura National Fireworks Competition — 95th
Japan's pyrotechnicians' championship: ~20,000 shells in a judged competition on the Sakuragawa riverbank. 17:30–20:00. The season's biggest night.
Read the guide →NARITA Fireworks Festival in Inbanuma — 19th
The audience-participation music fireworks by Lake Inba, minutes from Narita Airport. Same night as Tsuchiura — pick your style. From 18:00.
Read the guide →Kawaguchi Fireworks Festival — 6th
Tokyo's friendly local option: 11,100 shells launched inside the park itself, plus an official free embankment area. 18:00–19:00.
Read the guide →Kyushu Ichi Fireworks Festival — Huis Ten Bosch
~22,000 shells inside the Dutch theme park: a 30-company shell competition, collaboration displays and a 5,000-shell finale. 18:45–20:30; park open to midnight.
Read the guide →Nishi-Awa Fireworks — National Competition
The west's championship: 20,000+ shells, brand-new competition pieces, seats ~250 m from the launch. Shikoku's biggest night. 18:00–~21:00.
Read the guide →Detective Conan × Art Fireworks — Yokohama
A one-night-only show for the anime's 30th anniversary: Conan music and character voices over Yamashita Pier. 45 minutes, 17:00–17:45, all paid via e+.
Read the guide →Koedo Kawagoe Fireworks Festival — 32nd
~6,500 shells over the Iruma River in the Little Edo castle town — pair it with a day in the kurazukuri old town. Launch 18:10–19:10.
Read the guide →Banpaku Fireworks — "The Day the Expo Night Sky Becomes Art"
~15,000 shells and 27,000 reserved seats at Expo '70 Park, with a drone-art Tower of the Sun above the real one. Starts 19:00.
Read the guide →Kashihara Sky Palette — Manyo Fireworks
A first-ever edition for Kashihara's 70th anniversary: a 30-minute music-synced show (17:30–18:00) after a free daytime festival and a JO1 live set.
Read the guide →Nagano Ebisuko Fireworks Festival — 120th
Since 1899: Japan's great late-autumn show. Giant shells at close range, a 500-drone opening, free riverbank viewing. From 18:00 — dress for near 0 °C.
Read the guide →How to use this calendar
- Same-night clashes: Oct 24 (Tokyo Bay vs Takaishi), Nov 7 (Tsuchiura vs Narita), Nov 14 (three shows) and Nov 21 (three shows) force a choice — the guides compare honestly.
- Paid vs free: this season leans paid. Kawaguchi and Nagano Ebisuko keep official free areas; Tokyo Bay, Takaishi, Nishi-Awa, Conan and Banpaku are ticket-only. Each guide states its case up front.
- Weather: almost every autumn show here is "rain or shine, severe weather cancels, no postponement" — Tsuchiura is the exception, with a rain date of Nov 14. The guides carry each show's exact rule.
- Booking from overseas: Japanese ticket platforms are the wall most visitors hit. If a show on this calendar is on your list, message me on Ko-fi — buying these tickets is literally my day job.
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When a festival's date passes, its card moves here with a short report of how the night went — the guides stay up, because next year's planning starts with last year's facts. The autumn 2026 season is still ahead of us, so the archive is empty for now: the first shows land here after October 24.
Every festival on this page was checked against its official website on October 20, 2026. Dates and details can change — always confirm the latest official announcements before you travel.