{"id":5584,"date":"2026-09-11T15:11:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T06:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guidoor.jp\/yokosuka\/?post_type=news&#038;p=5584"},"modified":"2026-09-25T03:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T18:14:14","slug":"yokosuka-kaikoku-fireworks-festival-2026","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.guidoor.jp\/yokosuka\/new-and-now\/yokosuka-kaikoku-fireworks-festival-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"[Cancelled] Yokosuka Kaikoku Fireworks Festival 2026 | 10,000 Fireworks Over Yokosuka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Yokosuka Kaikoku Fireworks Festival 2026 has been cancelled.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival, originally scheduled for Sunday, September 27, 2026, has been cancelled in light of extensive damage in Yokosuka following Typhoon No. 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yokosuka City is currently assessing the damage and carrying out recovery efforts, with disaster response taking priority. <strong>The festival will not be rescheduled.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_zj92sHIIew?si=u0AH0yiIsS6WPGjG\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch the Fireworks From Yokosuka\u2019s Waterfront<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position:relative; width:100%; padding-bottom:75%; height:0; overflow:hidden;\">\n  <iframe\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=183LpW25Js5Sy8nSYWXlsns4i0LNaguE&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;hl=en\"\n    style=\"position:absolute; top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%; border:0;\"\n    loading=\"lazy\"\n    allowfullscreen>\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The fireworks are scheduled from <strong>6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three main viewing areas are <strong>Shinko Wharf<\/strong>, <strong>Umikaze Park<\/strong>, and <strong>Umibe Fishing Park<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 2026, the viewing area has been expanded along the waterfront from Shinko Wharf to Umibe Fishing Park. The expanded viewing area is designed to help spread crowds across the waterfront and make it easier for visitors to move around safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yokosuka Friendship Day Will Not Be Held on the Same Day in 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Yokosuka Friendship Day<\/strong> open-base event at U.S. Navy Yokosuka Base <strong>will not be held on the same day as the fireworks festival in 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors will also <strong>not be able to watch the fireworks from inside U.S. Navy Yokosuka Base<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be <strong>no paid viewing seats<\/strong> for the 2026 fireworks festival. Visitors should use the main viewing areas along the waterfront.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guidoor.jp\/yokosuka\/wp_re\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026_map-8-1024x716.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guidoor.jp\/yokosuka\/wp_re\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026_map-8-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.guidoor.jp\/yokosuka\/wp_re\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026_map-8-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.guidoor.jp\/yokosuka\/wp_re\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026_map-8-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.guidoor.jp\/yokosuka\/wp_re\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026_map-8.jpg 1026w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Status: Cancelled \u2014 the festival will not be rescheduled.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Originally scheduled date:<\/strong> Sunday, September 27, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Originally scheduled time:<\/strong> 6:00 p.m.\u20136:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fireworks:<\/strong> Around 10,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Launch area:<\/strong> Offshore from the Heisei area of the Port of Yokosuka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Main viewing areas:<\/strong> <br>Yokosuka New Port Wharf(Shinko Wharf)<br>Umikaze Park<br>Umibe Fishing Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paid viewing seats:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Viewing from U.S. Navy Yokosuka Base:<\/strong> Not available<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Organizer:<\/strong> Yokosuka City Tourism Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Co-organizer:<\/strong> Yokosuka City<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong> Yokosuka City Tourism Association<br>046-822-8256 (Weekdays, 9:00 a.m.\u20135:00 p.m.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parking:<\/strong> No dedicated event parking is available. Visitors are encouraged to use public transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yokosuka-hanabi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yokosuka Kaikoku Fireworks Festival 2026 \u2013 Official Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yokosuka-kanko.com\/events\/fireworks-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yokosuka City Tourism Association \u2013 Event Information<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5585,"template":"","news_cat":[3],"class_list":["post-5584","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_cat-cat_event","en-US"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>[Cancelled] Yokosuka Kaikoku Fireworks Festival 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Yokosuka Kaikoku Fireworks Festival 2026, originally scheduled for September 27, has been cancelled in light of extensive damage in Yokosuka following Typhoon No. 25. 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