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Kinuura Minato Festival Fireworks - Hekinan City Municipality 70th Anniversary Celebration

Hekinan-City Kinuura Minato Festival Fireworks - Hekinan City Municipality 70th Anniversary Celebration

Date : 07/21/2018

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This year as special event to celebrate Hekinan City's 70th year as municipality. This fireworks is hosted in alternation between Handa-City and Hekinan-City, and 2018 the host is Hekinan!

The fireworks launching is traditionally done from the strait above the Kinuura Tunnel and feature large-sized star mines that, when exploding, reflect on the calm waters of the canal in a romantic and fantastic effect. Getting as close as the sea to watch this show is highly recommended.

EVENT OVERVIEW

Date	: July 21st (Saturday), 2018 *: Event carries on even under light rain, but postpones to the next day in case of inclement weather.
Holding time	: From 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Place	: Area around Kinuura Port Chuo Pier (around Kinuura Tunnel).
Location	: 〒447-0844 Handa-City side - Reclaimed District 11 (Ju-ichi-gochi), Handa Ryokuchi Greens Park, etc.; Hekinan-City side - Hama-machi, Minato-Honmachi, etc.
Fee	: Free of charge

Parking	: Available, free of charge (cap. 1,700 cars). Free of charge shuttle buses will operate to and fro the East Parking Lot of Kura-no-Machi (Town of Inspiring Warehouses) near Handa Station. Temporary parking lot also available north from the Kinuura Tunnel Toll Booth - Handa City side (350m west of Handa Ryokuchi Greens Park).
Restrooms	: Available
Phone number	: 0566-41-3311 (Hekinan City Hall)

Note: This page may not be current due to update time differences between site databases.
Should accuracy be critical, please verify this information using a direct source, whenever possible.

LINK

Event information at Handa City Hall Web Site (Japanese)

ACCESS

Access by public transport

From Nagoya Station, take either JR or Meitetsu trains bound for Handa, Chita-Handa or Hekinan stations:
•Handa (JR Taketoyo Line) or Chita-Handa (Meitetsu Kowa Line) stations: walk eastwards (7min from Handa Station; 15min from Chita-Handa Station) to the large parking lot east to Kura-no-Machi (Town of Inspiring Warehouses - must cross to the east side of the canal) and take the free shuttle bus.
•Hekinan Station (Meitetsu Mikawa Line): up to 30min westwards walk, depending on the desired spot - i.e., 30min (2.2km) to the Hekinan Ryokuchi Greens Park (above the Kinuura Tunnel).
Access by car

From Handa I.C. of the Chita-Hanto Expressway:
•To the East Parking Lot of Kura-no-Machi (Town of Inspiring Warehouses) (east from Mizkan Musem across the canal): 15min (4km) northeastwards via routes 34 and 262. Take the free shuttle bus.
•To the Temporary Parking Lot north to Kinuura Tunnel's Handa-side Toll Booth (350m west of Handa Ryokuchi Greens Park): 12min (6km) eastwards via routes 34, 52 and 265. Turn left immediately before the toll booth, park and walk to the desired spot.