• Representative Director and Chairman

    Toshikatsu Ogatsu (Tokyo)
    President of Nihonbashi Marutamaya Co., Ltd.

    In 1990, Ogatsu revolutionized the industry by introducing computer-controlled fireworks and by developing Hanabi Fantasia®, which is fireworks set to music. He has the world’s largest computer infrastructure dedicated to fireworks, and has been involved in directing and producing fireworks events across Japan and across the globe—most notably the Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Festival, the Setagaya-Tamagawa Fireworks Festival as well as the grand finale at the Kanagawa Shimbun Fireworks Festival. His role as the leading producer in the fireworks industry has earned Ogatsu high acclaim at numerous international fireworks events and made him the subject of a special episode of the TBS documentary program Yume no Tobira Plus.

  • Vice Chairman and Director

    Keiji Hosoya (Tokyo)
    President of Hosoya Enterprises Co., Ltd.
    Director of the Japan Fireworks Artists Association
    Director of the Japan Pyrotechnics Association

    Hosoya has not only put up fireworks overseas and at festivals all over Japan, including the Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Festival and the Sumida River Fireworks Festival—he has also produced special effects for movies, television, and the stage, served as a technical advisor for overseas production plants, and more. He took first prize in the All-Japan New Firework Contest at the 109th Nagano Ebisuko Fireworks Festival, and also took first prize at the 89th Omagari National Fireworks Competition in the daytime fireworks category.

  • Director

    Tadanobu Komatsu (Akita)
    President of Komatsu Fireworks, Co., Ltd.
    President of Hanabi Creative Enterprise Co.,Ltd
    Vice Chairman of the Omagari Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    Vice Chairman of the Japan Fireworks Artists Association
    Director of the Japan Pyrotechnics Association

    Komatsu is the fifth-generation head of Komatsu Fireworks. He is a lead developer in the fireworks industry, primarily in the Tohoku area, and also takes charge of displays and launches for fireworks festivals events, and competitions nationwide. Komatsu is a renowned pyrotechnician in the Tohoku area, playing a key role in the Omagari National Fireworks Competition. He was awarded the prestigious Prime Minister’s Prize at the 87th Omagari National Fireworks Competition in 2013.

  • Director

    Akimasa Sano（Aichi）
    President of K.K.WAKAMATSUYA

    Vice President of Wakamatsuya Co., Ltd. The general fireworks company of Aichi prefecture. He engages in many Fireworks Festivals and Events primarily in Aichi prefecture as well as planning and sales of the toy fireworks. He is also an expert of the Fireworks trade business from small to large and an active Fireworks master who handles sparklers to grand fireworks.

Member

  • Akio Aoki (Nagano)
    President of Beniya Aoki Fireworks Co., Ltd.

  • Tadao Kanno (Fukushima)
    Chairman of Kanno Fireworks Co., Ltd.

  • Tomoyoshi Oguchi (Shizuoka)
    Chairman of SAN-EN-ENKA Co.,Ltd.
    Director of the Japan Pyrotechnics Association

  • Masaaki Abe (Niigata)
    Chairman of ABE-FIREWORKS CO., LTD.

  • Yusaku Ikushima (Oita)
    President of Ikushima-fireworks Inc.
    Director of the Japan Pyrotechnics Association

  • Kazuyuki Kumegawa (Tokyo)
    President of WABIYA Co.,Ltd.
    Auditor of the Japan Fireworks Artists Association
    Director of the Japan Pyrotechnics Association

  • Kinichi Koizumi (Niigata)
    President of Niigata Pyrotechnics Co.,Ltd.

  • Yasutaka Sano (Aichi)
    Chairman of K.K WAKAMATSUYA
    Vice President of the Japan Pyrotechnics Association

  • Youhei Sonoda (Kagoshima)
    President of Taiyo Fireworks Inc.
    Director of the Japan Pyrotechnics Association

  • Kenichi Takahashi (Kanagawa)
    President of TAKAHASHI ENKA CO., LTD.

  • Nobuo Fujiwara (Nagano)
    President of SHINSHU ENKA Co.,Ltd.

  • Hiroyuki Yamauchi (Yamanashi)
    President of Yamauchi Fireworks Co.,Ltd.
    Vice President of the Japan Pyrotechnics Association

  • Masahiro Wakino (Fukuoka)
    President of WAKINO ART FACTORY Co.,Ltd.

  • Jun Wada (Kanagawa)
    President of FIREART KANAGAWA Co.,Ltd.

  • Shigeaki Kunitomo (Kyoto)
    President of GUNSMITH of KUNITOMO CO., LTD.
    Director of the Japan Pyrotechnics Association

  • Hiroyuki Omi (Tokyo)
    President of TAMAYA FIRE WORKS CO.,

  • Kentaro Saito (Akita)
    President of HIBIKIYA OMAGARI FIREWORKS Co.,Ltd.

  • Shuichi Itoi (Fukushima)
    President of Itoi Fireworks Ltd.

  • Masanori Honda (Niigata)
    Chairman of KATAKAI　FIREWORKS Co.,Ltd.
    Advisor of the Japan Pyrotechnics Association

  • Masaru Nasuno (Nagano)
    President of INAKAKO HORIUCHI FIREWORKS Ltd.
    Director of the Japan Fireworks Artists Association
    Director of the Japan Pyrotechnics Association

  • Toshihiro Kato（Aichi）
    President of Kato Fireworks Co., Ltd.

Supporting member

  • NIKO MARINE TRANSPORTATION

Honorary chairman

  • Shouzou Tamura
    Honorary Professor at the University of Tokyo

  • Mitsuo Koshi
    Honorary Professor at the University of Tokyo

  • Mitsuru Arai
    Honorary Professor at the University of Tokyo

Auditor

  • Takashi Kurosaki
    Attorney at Frontier Law Offices

  • Tetsuo Usui
    Representative CPA and certified tax accountant at Usui Certified Public Accountants

  • Susumu Nakagawa
    Senior Managing Director at Hosoya Enterprises Co., Ltd.
    Director of Administration of the Japan Fireworks Artists Association

Administrator

  • Sei Iwano
    Marketing Director and Sales Manager at Nihonbashi Marutamaya Co., Ltd.

Cooperating organization

  • Omagari Chamber of Commerce

  • Nagaoka Fireworks Foundation

  • The Tokyo Harbor Transportation Association