- Dates & time
- October 17, 2026 (Sat) 19:00–20:00
- Price & booking
- Free viewing areas available. Reserved sponsor seats (advance only, tax incl.): Panorama Seats Left 1–4 / Right 1–3 ¥5,000 adult / ¥2,500 child (age 3–elementary), Exciting Seat ¥14,000 / ¥7,000, Stage Seat ¥14,000 / ¥7,000, Premier Seat ¥20,000 / ¥10,000, cruise boat (Noryo-sen) ¥28,000 / ¥14,000. Exciting, Stage, Premier and boat seats include a bento and tea. Official-site purchases add a ¥220 system fee and ¥110 issuing fee per ticket. Reserved seats are sold on the official ticket site (kyosan.yodohanabi.com) and through Lawson Ticket, Ticket Pia and Seven Ticket (Premier and Stage Seats: official site only). Official-site sales close at 21:00 on Friday, October 16; from September 1 payment is by credit card only. No same-day tickets for any seat type. As of September 20, 2026, Premier, boat and Panorama seats were sold out on the official site; Exciting and Stage Seats were still available.
- Venue & access
- Yodogawa Riverbank (Juso side), Yodogawa-ku, Osaka About a 15-min walk from Hankyu Juso Station (Juso venue). Also walkable from JR Tsukamoto, Hanshin Himejima, or Osaka Metro Nishinakajima-Minamikata stations.
There are 11 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Yodogawa Riverbank (Juso side), Yodogawa-ku, Osaka. The map shows each with its walking time.
Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.
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Why You Should Visit
One of Kansai's largest fireworks festivals, lighting up Osaka's night sky over the Yodogawa riverbanks. Known for a dynamic fusion of music and fireworks, it draws huge crowds to both the Juso and Umeda sides of the river. The finale barrage is a spectacle, and paid reserved seats offer close-up views. Its central location makes it easy to reach after work or with family.
NOTE
Seat types
- Premier Seat (front row closest to the water, fully reserved, up to 1,200) / Exciting Seat (central, near the launch site, zone-assigned free seating, up to 10,000) / Stage Seat (central, fully reserved, up to 4,100, mini live on stage before the fireworks) / cruise boat (boards on the Juso side, gates 16:00, last entry 18:00, Nadaman bento)
- Panorama seats (sloped super-levee on the Juso side, Left 1–4, Right 1–3)
- Paid seats open at 16:00
[Viewing] Viewing areas spread along both the Juso and Umeda banks. Free-viewing zones vary by year — check the official site for the latest.
[Weather] Held in rain; cancelled in severe weather (per the official outline). Check the official site/social media for the day's status.
* The number of shells is not disclosed. Dates and details are subject to change.
出典: なにわ淀川花火大会 公式サイト
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