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Firework display
A magic summer event everywhere in Japan.
Let me show you some pictures and tell you a little more about it.

< picture of the Sumida River fireworks >
http://www.japancorner.com/news/festival/festival_37_big.jpg
Every summer Japan prepares for its numerous fireworks (hanabi)
festivals held throughout the nation. The biggest of these is the
display over the Sumida River which is a major event on the cultural
calendar of Tokyo, with spectacular multicoloured layers that blossom
into the night sky to awe the millions of spectators gathered along
the banks or in boats on the river. Many dress in traditional kimono
and festival wear for the occasion. The highlight of the display is a
dazzling competition between highly acclaimed fireworks manufacturers.
http://www.wordtravels.com/Attractions/Countries/Japan/Events/Sumida+R
iver+Fireworks+Festival/


< Great picture from a waterborn firework display >
http://japan-fireworks.com/gallery/sanka/kamakura.jpeg

The center of the activities is Sumida River Park and the banks of
the river in its immediate vicinity where, from early in the day,
spectators gather to secure a good spot for fireworks¡¯ viewing.
Others make reservations at office tower restaurants or with tour
boat operators often as much as a year in advance. It is popular for
spectators to attend the festival wearing the cotton summer kimono,
the yukata, and to bring traditional Japanese food and drink.
Hundreds of vendors sell refreshments, sparklers and souvenirs of the
event.

The Japanese word for fireworks, ¡®hanabi¡¯ is made up of two kanji
characters ¨Ã ¡®hana¡¯ for flower and ¡®bi¡¯ for
fire. They were first
introduced to Japan from China in the late sixteenth century and at
the time, were enjoyed almost exclusively by the ruling class.
Gradually, firework displays were held for the amusement of the
common people and by the 18th century, they had become popular
throughout Japan. There are over 7,000 fireworks festivals held
throughout Japan each year. Many of today¡¯s fireworks are being
manufactured by the same families who began making them generations
ago.
http://www.japancorner.com/news/festival.asp?story=37


Great Fireworks Display, Waterborn Fireworks at Kamakura
This display done this way : Fired shells droped into the sea by
pyrotechnists from rear of running motorboat one after another. Each
shells sink once time and come up to the near surface again and
blooming in the sea water.
It look like gigantic half-doom. display at every August 10 .
Kamakura city, Kanagawa pref.£ÛKamakura-Hanabi taikai£Ý
http://japan-fireworks.com/gallery/sanka/ekamakura.html

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Here is the complete list of Japanese Fireworks in English
"Photos by K.Onozato"
<another boom picture>
http://japan-fireworks.com/tamura.gif
Fireworks! They color the night sky beautifuly. Fireworks displays
and events are held various places in Japan throughout the year not
only on summer nights. This page attempts to introduce attractiveness
of Japanese fireworks and gives information of various fireworks. I
hope you have the opportunity to enjoy Japanese fireworks.
Take your time to surf through this one !
http://japan-fireworks.com/eindex.html

Here is a list of his fireworks pictures.
You can see the different types of firework displays.
Here are all the chrysanthemums, for example
http://japan-fireworks.com/gallery/regular1/obatamie.gif
http://japan-fireworks.com/gallery/regular1/egallery1.html
See all the different types.
http://japan-fireworks.com/gallery/egallery.html

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Leave this link on for a while to see the fireworks explode on your
screen. This is GREAT fun.
Maybe best get a glass of cool ricewine before you start this.
http://www.ldt.co.jp/hanabi/hanabi3.html

Forming a wide line
http://www.ldt.co.jp/hanabi/hanabi2.html

Exploading from the waters, keep clicking the NEXT button.
http://www.ldt.co.jp/hanabi/hanabi001.html
http://www.ldt.co.jp/hanabi/hanabi002.html
Whow !
http://www.ldt.co.jp/hanabi/hanabi003.html

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Picture of a girl in traditional yukata
http://japan-fireworks.com/calendar/yukata2l.gif

And here is another list to click, with more dynamic fireworks.
http://www2.odn.ne.jp/~cap07210/index2.htm


Have some fun with the fireworks.
Some look like Daruma san in the sky. Try to find them in the above
mentioned links.

Enjoy a summer evening in Japan!
Gabi san