
The 33rd Noda City Sekiyado Festival Fireworks Festival — a sky full of star mines illuminates the summer night sky
The Sekiyado Festival fireworks light up the Edogawa riverbed in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, on August 22, 2026. A ceremony opens the evening at 18:30, after which set-piece and stope fireworks totaling some 4,000 shells fill the sky until 21:00 — including a music-synchronized sequence set to 'The Day', the city's anthem written by Noda-born singer Naoto Inti Raymi.
Held on the Edogawa riverbed at Sekiya Fureai Hiroba, the show opens with an 18:30 ceremony before roughly 4,000 shells' worth of fireworks run through 21:00, drawing about 45,000 visitors. The highlight is the music fireworks timed to 'The Day', the local anthem by Noda-raised singer Naoto Inti Raymi. Access runs via the Asahi bus from Tobu Kawama Station (about 30 minutes) to Sekiya Chuo Terminal, then a five-minute walk. Paid seats are best bought in advance, and the nearby car park (¥4,000, reservation required) is limited — arrive about an hour early for a good spot on the riverbed.