From Tokyo: Tsuchiura Fireworks Festival Day Bus Tour - Paid Seat Included

Watch one of Japan's top fireworks competitions
from a paid seat

Now in its 95th year, the Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition is, together with the Omagari competition, one of Japan's signature fireworks events. About 20,000 fireworks are launched from 17:30 to 20:00 on Saturday, November 7, 2026. Seats in paid Area C are secured in advance for all tour participants, and since you watch while seated, it stays comfortable even for a long show.

See the contest for "Japan's best Starmine"

A Starmine is a large-scale display that launches dozens to hundreds of fireworks in rapid succession. Tsuchiura hosts a Starmine competition where fireworks artisans combine hundreds of different shells and fire them with precise timing and rhythm. A spectacular Starmine finale brings the festival to a close.

Travel to and from the crowded venue by chartered bus

For the Ueno departure, meet at 13:00 at the Park Exit of Ueno Station and depart at 13:10. From the bus parking lot, you walk or transfer to a shuttle bus to the venue (shuttle fare covered by the operator), and the tour conductor guides you to your seats. After the fireworks, you return on the same chartered bus, arriving in Ueno at around 22:30–0:00. The bus travels about 130 km.

Grab dinner at the venue food stalls

Lunch and dinner are not included. Please have lunch before joining the tour, and buy dinner at the food stalls set up at the venue. A Japanese-speaking tour conductor manages the schedule, and essential information is also provided in English or Chinese.

※ The schedule may change depending on traffic and weather, so please follow the conductor's instructions.
※ You may be asked to return to the bus before the fireworks end if they are still going at the return meeting time.