The Sanda Festival in the city of Sanda in western Japan's Hyogo Prefecture, relocated its fireworks display in 2023 from a bridge over a river in the central city to a sports park some distance ...

The Sumida River Fireworks Festival is also Japan's oldest fireworks event ... the Sumida River around Asakusa Station: one near Umaya Bridge and the other near Sakurabashi Bridge.

The Sumida River Fireworks Festival is also Japan's oldest fireworks event ... the Sumida River around Asakusa Station: one near Umaya Bridge and the other near Sakurabashi Bridge.

Here are 13 summer festivals happening across Japan in 2025 from fireworks and street dances to quiet lantern processions and ...

Over time, though, these gave way to koinobori as the dominant symbol of the festival. The custom of flying koinobori has declined as more of Japan’s ... around Ryōgoku Bridge, with the cooling ...

Hanabi (fireworks) are a feature of summer in Japan. Whether it’s the shelves stocked with fireworks big and small to use at your next barbecue or one of the many firework festivals held during the ...

Previously, we told you why you should travel to Japan in summer ... a good and comfortable view of the fireworks, be sure to book your tickets early. One of Echigo, Niigata’s three major fireworks ...

Fireworks light up the sky during the 2023 Lake Biwa Fireworks Festival seen from the Biwako Otsukan building in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2023. (Mainichi/Ririn Iitsuka) TOKYO ...