Itabashi Fireworks Festival 2026 Confirmed

いたばし花火大会 — Tokyo (Kanto)

The Itabashi Fireworks Festival shares the Arakawa River with Toda City's festival on the opposite Saitama bank — two shows, one sky, about 13,000 shells from the Itabashi side alone. Its calling cards are one of the largest single shells launched in the Tokyo area and a 700-meter 'Niagara' waterfall of fire pouring off the riverbank to close the night.

Background

Itabashi and Toda have run their festivals as a coordinated pair across the river since the 1950s, an arrangement born when the two municipalities decided to share the sky rather than compete for it.

Getting there

The venue is the Arakawa riverbank in northern Itabashi: about 20 minutes on foot from Ukima-Funado (JR Saikyo Line), Takashimadaira or Nishidai (Toei Mita Line) stations. The Toda side is a short walk from Toda-Koen Station (JR Saikyo Line).

Tips

• The 2026 edition has a revised venue layout and no rain date — double-check zone maps on the official site before picking a spot.
• The big shell and the Niagara finale are low-altitude spectacles: being close to the riverbank matters more here than at high-altitude shows.
• Watching from the Toda side counts as attending both festivals at once — Saitama-bound trains after the show are also marginally less crushed.
• Convenience stores near the embankment sell out of drinks by early evening; stock up at the station.