Gifu Nagaragawa Fireworks Festival Viewing Venue (ぎふ長良川花火大会観覧会場) (Nagara riverside)

Flow of the course

About this spot

The Gifu Nagaragawa Fireworks Festival is held on Saturday, August 8, 2026, from 19:30 for about 1 hour and 10 minutes. The venue is the Nagara riverside stretching from downstream of Nagara Bridge to upstream of Kinka Bridge (金華橋), where about 10,000 fireworks are launched one after another into the night sky. The band of light reflected on the river's surface against the silhouettes of Mt. Kinka and Gifu Castle is a beauty unique to this venue. A varied program of starmines and large shells fills the sky along the river, and the power of the sound and light resonates to your core. Experience together as a family the tradition of Gifu's summer festival, nurtured alongside the clear waters of the Nagara River.

Fireworks details

Tips

Be sure to check the festival's official announcements in advance for whether the event will proceed in bad weather and for details of traffic restrictions. Afterward, the surrounding roads and public transportation become extremely crowded, so it's recommended to linger and enjoy the afterglow for a while once the fireworks end, and move once the crowd flow has settled down. Check the return bus and train schedules in advance and plan your schedule with plenty of time to spare.

Best time to visit

Time it with the event hours of 19:30-20:40. It's reassuring to arrive at your viewing spot 30 minutes before the start.

Access & map

Nagara riverside, Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture (from downstream of Nagara Bridge to upstream of Kinka Bridge)