Chikusei Fireworks Festival 2026: Around 20,000 Shells Set to Music Light Up the Autumn Sky in Chikusei

A Musical Showcase by Three Pyrotechnic Companies

Around 20,000 fireworks will be launched in a show synchronized with music, with an extra-large wide starmine serving as a major highlight. The program features three pyrotechnic firms: Yamazaki Smoke and Fireworks Mfg. Co. from Tsukuba, Mori Smoke & Firework Works from Chikusei, and Nomura Hanabi Kougyou from Mito, each bringing their own fireworks to the musical production.

The festival is billed around the concept of "an overwhelming pace of roughly 20,000 shells per hour." Alongside the fireworks, popular events from the previous year, such as a fireworks appreciation seminar led by the Japan Fireworks Connoisseurs Association, are also scheduled. Those interested in learning how to appreciate fireworks while waiting for the display should check the official website for the latest updates.

Choosing Seats to Match Your Group Size and Viewing Style

Paid seating options include four-person table seats and single chair seats. Table seats are priced at 42,000 yen and 36,000 yen, while chair seats are available for 7,500 yen and 7,000 yen. Note that views of some fireworks may be partially obstructed from the 7,000 yen chair seats and the 36,000 yen table seats, so be sure to check seating locations and notes when choosing.

The THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS cheering seats cost 12,000 yen per person and come with exclusive collaboration merchandise; vocal cheering and penlights are permitted during the collaboration fireworks segment. BBQ seats cost 50,000 yen for a group of four, which includes an all-you-can-drink barbecue course at CAMPERS PARADISE TOKYO inside the roadside station before viewing the show from seats on the east side of the main venue during launch time.

The East Exciting Seats offer a powerful view of fireworks by Mori Smoke & Firework Works and Nomura Hanabi Kougyou, though Yamazaki Smoke and Fireworks Mfg. Co.'s program will be seen from the side due to venue layout. The North Exciting Seats offer an up-close, impactful view of Yamazaki Smoke and Fireworks Mfg. Co.'s display. Shuttle buses are scheduled to run from the main venue to both areas, and viewing angles as well as transit methods vary depending on the seating zone.

All seats are fully reserved, and chairs or tables cannot be moved. Tickets are required for elementary school students and older. Preschoolers may enter without a ticket only if seated on a guardian's lap; if they require their own seat, a ticket is required. Online purchases require free membership registration, with a limit of up to 10 tickets per application per member. Sales close once the planned allocation is reached, so please check the ticketing page for current availability.

If traveling by train, shuttle buses take about 10 minutes from the North Exit of Shimodate Station, served by JR lines, the Kanto Railway Joso Line, and the Moka Railway. In the event of stormy weather, the festival will be postponed to Sunday, October 18.