What happens if it rains?

The event is held rain or shine. If weather turns stormy, it is postponed to the next day (September 20); if that day is also stormy, it will be cancelled.

Where can I buy tickets for paid seating?

They are sold as Seven Tickets at 7-Eleven stores. Table seats require the seat fee on top of the gate fee (adults 3,000 yen, children 1,000 yen), while the sheet area needs only the gate fee.

Parking for around 2,500 cars is available at commercial facilities around the venue. Temporary parking opens at 15:00 on a first-come, first-served basis, so come early. The venue is also about a 22-minute walk from JR Kuroiso Station.

What time should I arrive?

The fireworks start at 19:00. Arriving about an hour before lets you settle in, but gate areas and riverside routes get congested, so allow extra time.

Scheduled

Nasuno Furusato Fireworks Festival

Name: Nasuno Furusato Fireworks Festival
Start: 2026-09-19T19:00+09:00
End: 2026-09-19T21:00+09:00
Location: Nakagawa Riverside Sports Park

Tochigi Prefecture 9/19/2026 (Sat)Approx. 20,000 shells

This festival ended on 9/19/2026 (Sat).See fireworks festivals in Tochigi Prefecture·See the 9 fireworks calendar

Nasuno Furusato Fireworks Festival — A summer tradition of Nasushiobara City finally returns

那須野ふるさと花火大会

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Nasuno Furusato Fireworks Festival — A summer tradition of Nasushiobara City finally returns

Fireworks countApprox. 20,000 shells

Expected crowdApprox. 70,000 people

Time19:00～21:00

AdmissionPaid seats

Summary

Every two years, and for roughly forty years running, the citizens of the Nasuno plain have staged their own fireworks night; the 20th edition lands September 19 under the theme 'A night this town can be proud of.' New for this edition, the Nakagawa riverside sports park becomes a ticketed ground with table and sheet seating, a food marche lines the riverbed, and a 500-drone show is planned to interleave with the shells. Launches run 19:00-21:00 in Nasushiobara, Tochigi.

Overview

From JR Kuroiso Station the sports park is a 22-minute walk. Ticketing is new: the embanked ground is now fully paid, handled through Seven Ticket at 7-Eleven stores — table plots (12,000 yen for six, 8,000 for three-to-four) plus a per-person gate fee of 3,000 yen for adults and 1,000 for children, while the sheet area needs only the gate fee. Outside the bank, Nakagawa Riverside Park and Kuroiso Park offer free if more distant views. Temporary lots open around 15:00, first come. The biennial cycle means the next chance after this one comes only in 2028, and locals rightly treat this night accordingly. Rain-or-shine; storms push the show to September 20, with cancellation if that day also turns foul.

Details

Date9/19 (Sat)

End date9/19 (Sat)

Time19:00～21:00

VenueNakagawa Riverside Sports Park

Address栃木県那須塩原市那珂川河畔公園

Crowd levelVery large ★★★★☆

Paid seatsYes

Food stallsYes

ParkingYes（Available: 2,500 spaces. Commercial facilities around the venue, etc.）

Last verified9/19/2026 (Sat)

FAQ

Access

🚃 By Train

22 min walk from JR Kuroiso Station

Info for International Visitors

Rain policy

Held in rain. If stormy, postponed to the next day (Sept 20); if that day is also stormy, the event is cancelled.

Best arrival time

Plan to arrive about an hour before the start — areas near the gates get congested, and routes along the river fill up too. It is a 22-minute walk from JR Kuroiso Station, and temporary parking is first-come, first-served, so leave extra time.

Tickets & seats

Sold via Seven Ticket at 7-Eleven: table plots plus gate fee (adults 3,000 yen, children 1,000); the sheet area requires only the gate fee.

Best viewing spots

Inside the levee is all paid seating (table seats and sheet area), but you can also watch for free from Nakagawa Riverside Park and Kuroiso Park outside the levee. Good spots fill up early, so secure a riverside vantage ahead of time.

With kids

At a riverside venue, pick a spot away from the water's edge and keep children within sight. Crowds make it easy to get separated, so agree on a meeting point in advance.

Photography tips

Phone and camera photos are fine, but tripods and monopods may be restricted in paid seating — check with staff first. The venue runs along the river, so keeping the water in the lower frame captures the reflections too.

Payment

Buy paid seats in advance where possible. Food stalls generally take cash, so carry plenty of small bills and coins.

Sources

nasuno-furusato-hanabi20.com

Venue Location

36.9815, 140.0513

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