
The 78th Kitanihon Shinbun Cooling Fireworks (Toyama Venue) — coloring the night sky and dyeing the surface of the Jinzu River
The Toyama venue of the Kitanihon Shimbun Noryo Fireworks, Toyama City's signature summer display, takes place along the Jinzu River below Arizawa Bridge on Saturday, August 1, 2026, from 19:40 to 20:45. Now in its 78th staging and organized by the Kitanihon Shimbun newspaper, the riverside show is framed by paid grandstand seating and rows of food stalls. Shell counts are not published. With no dedicated parking at the venue, visitors generally arrive on foot — 25 minutes from JR Toyama Station or ten from the Annoya stop on the city tram line.
Organized by the Hokuriku newspaper Kitanihon Shimbun, this noryo (summer evening cooling) fireworks show has long been the fixture of Toyama City's summer, reaching its 78th edition in 2026. The Toyama venue spreads along the Jinzu River below Arizawa Bridge, firing between 19:40 and 20:45 on August 1, 2026. Shells bloom as if dyeing the river surface, and the number of shells is not published in advance. Grandstand seats on the riverbed can be reserved for a relaxed view, while the banks around the venue fill with food stalls as dusk settles. There is no dedicated parking at the site, so the practical way in is on foot: about 25 minutes from JR Toyama Station, or ten minutes from the Annoya stop on the Toyama tram line. Expect the riverside paths to busy up well before launch time, so claim your spot early; program details appear on related pages of the publisher's website.