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Fireworks in Tokyo & Yokohama

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Sumida-gawa hanabi 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" ԉ (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 :

cԉΑ (Sumida-gawa Fireworks)

  • Place : Asakusa
  • Date : 30th July 2005
  • About 20.000 rockets
  • 93.000 people expected

    p؉΍ (Tokyo Bay Great Fireworks)

  • Place : around Tokyo Bay (visible from Hamamatsucho, Tsukiji, Harumi, etc)
  • Date : 13th August 2005
  • About 13.000 rockets
  • About 65.000 people expected

    Tokyo-wan hanabi

    ]ːԉΑ Ess[ԉΑ (Edogawa and Ichikawa Fireworks)

    Edo-gawa & Ichikawa hanabi
  • Place : Along the Edo-gawa, near Ichikawa JR station
  • Date : 6th August 2005
  • About 14.000 rockets
  • About 139.000 people expected

    ۉԉΑ (International Fireworks)

  • Place : Yokohama
  • Date : 17th July 2005
  • About 6000 rockets (this year featuring "tama-chan", last year doraemon, a football for the World Cup and other animals)
  • About 48.000 people.

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



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