Hanabi - Fireworks

[Maciamo]

Summer, especially late July to early August, is the season of fireworks in Japan. Almost every town has its own. People like to wear yukata (light cotton kimono) on the muggy summer nights to see the "hanabi" 花火 (literally "flower fire").

There are lots of fireworks in and around Tokyo. Here is a list of the most famous with the dates and stats for this year :

隅田川花火大会 (Sumida-gawa Fireworks)
Place : Asakusa
Date : 26th July
About 20.000 rockets
93.000 people expected



東京湾大華火祭 (Tokyo Bay Great Fireworks)
Place : around Tokyo Bay (visible from Hamamatsucho, Tsukiji, Harumi, etc)
Date : 10th August
About 13.000 rockets
About 65.000 people expected



江戸川区花火大会 ・市川市納涼花火大会 (Edogawa and Ichikawa Fireworks)
Place : Along the Edo-gawa, near Ichikawa JR station
Date : 2nd August
About 14.000 rockets
About 139.000 people expected



国際花火大会 (International Fireworks)
Place : Yokohama
Date : 20th July
About 6000 rockets (this year featuring "tama-chan", last year doraemon, a football for the World Cup and other animals like l\the cat below)
About 48.000 people.





You can also check this site Japanese Fireworks, available in English and Japanese, for more pictures and explanations.

[Ami]

WOW that looks great. Very nice. I wish I could see it.

[MtoM]

Me too