🚄 JRFireworks · Hokkaido
Kachimai Fireworks Festival
Obihiro, Hokkaido🎆 August 13 every year
Overview
Overview
A summer tradition of Tokachi, organized by the Tokachi Mainichi Shimbun newspaper and held every August 13 on the Tokachi River riverbed in Obihiro. Viewing at the venue is ticketed, so you need to buy paid viewing seats in advance. Each year the show follows a theme.
A festival where you enjoy themed fireworks shows from viewing seats at a special venue set up on the wide Tokachi River riverbed. Even if you cannot get into the venue, you can watch the 4K livestream on YouTube.
- Venue
- Special venue on the Tokachi River riverbed (Obihiro)
- Official website
- https://www.kachimai-hanabi.com/
Tickets & tours you can book in advancePR
When
When it’s held
- Typical date
- August 13 every year
- Time
- Launch starts at 19:20 (2026 example)
- In bad weather
- Postponed to the next day, August 14, in bad weather. Decision on whether to hold it made at 11:00 on the day (according to official information)
Dates and times change every year. Always check the organizer’s official website for the latest information.
☁ Weather in August →Where to Watch
Where to watch
📍 Special venue on the Tokachi River riverbed (paid viewing seats)
Watch from Premium, Gold or Standard viewing seats. You cannot enter the venue without a ticket
📍 Tokachi Seats
Free seats for Tokachi residents only. Advance application required, with a lottery if oversubscribed
Paid Seats
Paid viewing seats
Viewing at the venue is ticketed. Premium Seats (pairs), Gold Seats (4-person, pair and individual) and Standard Seats (individual) are sold first come, first served on e-tix, linked from the official website (in 2026 sales opened on May 23 and June 11 and sold out). Tours including viewing seat tickets are also available
Example prices: Standard individual seat ¥2,200, Gold individual seat ¥7,920, Premium pair seat ¥66,000 (2026 example, tax included)
Crowds
Crowds and getting home
- Crowds
- Usually very crowded with long lines just before the start (official)
- Tips
- People without tickets cannot enter the venue. Watching from Tokachi Ohashi Bridge, near the temporary stairs or on the embankment is prohibited. Visitors are also asked not to enter the residential areas around the riverbed
Rules
Venue rules
- !Tents, chairs and tables may not be brought in
- !Portable gas stoves and shichirin charcoal grills are prohibited by ordinance
- !Pets are not allowed in the viewing areas
- !No smoking in viewing seats or aisles (smoking areas available)
Tips
Good to know
- ✓Paid seats sell out when released in May–June, so buy early
- ✓There are extra and lengthened JR trains on August 13, so check the timetable
- ✓If you cannot go to the venue, you can watch the 4K livestream on YouTube
Access
Access
- Nearest station
- JR Obihiro Station (Nemuro Main Line)No shuttle bus from Obihiro Station to the venue; Tokachi Bus and Takushoku Bus route buses are recommended (official)
- Yotsuba Arena TokachiFree shuttle buses run from the reservation-only special parking lot (Kita-Aikoku Exchange Plaza). About 30 min one way; return buses from 21:00, last at 22:00
Travel Passes
Travel passes for getting there
🚄 JR🏨 Hotels nearby fill up quickly on festival days. Book early.
Where to Stay · Agoda
Places to Stay near Kachimai Fireworks FestivalPR
Prices and availability are shown on Agoda.
Fireworks
Fireworks festivals in Hokkaido
🎆 AprilLake Toya Long-Run Fireworks
Hokkaido ・ Toyako, Abuta District, Hokkaido
🎆 Usually every night from late April to the end of October (April 28–October 31 in 2026)
About 450 shells (Hokkaido Tourism Organization)
🎆 JulyHakodate Port Fireworks Festival (Hakodate Shimbun)
Hokkaido ・ Hakodate, Hokkaido
🎆 Usually mid-July (Sunday, July 19 in 2026)
🎆 JulyDoshin UHB Fireworks Festival (Sapporo)
Hokkaido ・ Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
🎆 Late July (July 31 (Fri), 2026)
About 4,000 shells (planned for 2026, official)Paid seats
Typical dates, number of shells, paid seats and venues are based on official information from organizers, municipalities and tourism associations. Events can change or be cancelled, so check the official website before you go.
Last checked: 2026-10-09
