The 32nd Fukaya Fireworks Festival - Shaku shells and star mines are launched into the night sky
The 32nd Fukaya Fireworks Display colors the summer night sky over the Arakawa riverbed (Wamoa Kawamoto section) in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, on August 2, 2026, from 19:00 to 21:00. Built around the theme 'Midsummer fireworks for Fukaya's night sky' and the aim of nurturing local bonds, the show sends up about 4,000 shells before roughly 40,000 spectators — a seven-minute walk from Takekawa Station.
A fixture of Fukaya's summer, the display exists to bring the community together and root local pride, launching some 4,000 fireworks in a two-hour evening program. The venue is a seven-minute walk from Takekawa Station on the Chichibu Railway, or ten minutes by car from Hanazono IC toward Kumagaya. Traffic restrictions apply around the venue from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and parking (about 1,610 spaces: 900 paid, 710 free) opens at 5 p.m. Riverside spots fill early — arrive about an hour before the start, with food stalls adding to the festival feel.