Japanese Fireworks Sept-Oct 2008
Summer is nearly over and if you haven’t seen enough Japanese hanabi fireworks this August or missed watching them because you were traveling abroad, there are still some fireworks festivals for September and October. We recommend the following in Niigata and Ibaraki.
Katakai Fireworks Festival
Date: Sep.9-10 19:30-22:20
Place: at the back of Asahara Shrine, Katakai-machi, Ojiya City, Niigata
The biggest fireworks (a stunning 800m in radius) in the world, according to the authoritative Guinness Book of Records, illuminate the entire sky on each night. Interestingly, sponsors are local people wishing for their family’s health, longevity, happiness and other desirable things.
Tsuchiura National Japan Fireworks Competition
Date: Oct. 4 18:00-20:30
Place: Sakura Riverside, Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki
Since 1925 an important competition that brings together 50 fireworks makers. This event is known as a trade fair because many brokers and buyers observe what’s new and spectacular. There is a great deal of negotiation done afterwards as buyers from all over Japan order what they particularly liked for their own summer fireworks.
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