Kumagaya is known for being one of the hottest areas in summer in Japan.
Kumagaya City in Saitama Prefecture and Tajimi City in Gifu Prefecture reached 40.9 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature in Japan in August 2007.
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| 熊谷花火大会 ｂｙ w00kie /flickr |
The 64th Kumagaya Fireworks Display
(あついぞ！熊谷 第64回熊谷花火大会)
Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture
August 10, 19:00〜21:00
10,000 fireworks
LIGHT UP NIPPON 2013
http://lightupnippon.jp/ (Japanese version only)
August 11, 19:00〜22:00
15 venues in Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima prefectures
Kachimai Fireworks(勝毎花火大会)
Obihiro City, Hokkaido
August 13, 19:30〜20:45
20,000 fireworks
Yaizu Seaside Firework Festival
(第38回焼津海上花火大会)
Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
August 14, 19:30〜20:30
5,000 fireworks
Suwa Lake Fireworks Festival
(第65回諏訪湖祭湖上花火大会)
Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture
August 15, 19:00～21:00
40,000 fireworks
2,000-meter-long waterfall fireworks
The annual Bon Festival takes place from August 13th to the 16th. The souls of the dead are believed to return to their families during the festival.
Toro-nagashi(灯籠流し) is the last event of the Bon festival held in many areas. People float paper lanterns down the river or the sea to send off the spirit of their ancestors.
Miyazu Toro Lantern Floating & Firework Festival
(宮津燈籠流し花火大会)
Miyazu City, Kyoto
August 16, 19:30〜20:30
3,000 fireworks
Miyazu Toro-nagashi(宮津灯籠流し, Toro Lantern Floating) has a history of 400 years.
At the first Bon Festival following the death of a family member, the bereaved carry a decorated boat Shoro-bune(精霊船) to the venue of fireworks on August 16.
The boats and paper lanterns are floated down the sea 1.5 hours before the firework festival starts.
The boats are burned down at sea.
Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture
August 10, 19:00〜21:00
10,000 fireworks
LIGHT UP NIPPON 2013
http://lightupnippon.jp/ (Japanese version only)
August 11, 19:00〜22:00
15 venues in Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima prefectures
This event started to cheer up victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. Fireworks will be launced at 15 venues in Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima prefectures. In Tohoku Region, several fireworks festivals have not been held after the quake.
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Obihiro City, Hokkaido
August 13, 19:30〜20:45
20,000 fireworks
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Yaizu Seaside Firework Festival
(第38回焼津海上花火大会)
Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
August 14, 19:30〜20:30
5,000 fireworks
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
Suwa Lake Fireworks Festival
(第65回諏訪湖祭湖上花火大会)
Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture
August 15, 19:00～21:00
40,000 fireworks
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
The annual Bon Festival takes place from August 13th to the 16th. The souls of the dead are believed to return to their families during the festival.
Toro-nagashi(灯籠流し) is the last event of the Bon festival held in many areas. People float paper lanterns down the river or the sea to send off the spirit of their ancestors.
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
Miyazu Toro Lantern Floating & Firework Festival
(宮津燈籠流し花火大会)
Miyazu City, Kyoto
August 16, 19:30〜20:30
3,000 fireworks
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
Miyazu Toro-nagashi(宮津灯籠流し, Toro Lantern Floating) has a history of 400 years.
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
At the first Bon Festival following the death of a family member, the bereaved carry a decorated boat Shoro-bune(精霊船) to the venue of fireworks on August 16.
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
The boats and paper lanterns are floated down the sea 1.5 hours before the firework festival starts.
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
The boats are burned down at sea.
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
Lantern Floating and Fireworks Display
(第64回とうろう流しと大花火大会)
Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture
August 16, 19:30〜20:15
10,000 fireworks
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
Tamagawa fireworks festivals(Setagaya, Kawasaki)
Setagaya Ward in Tokyo, Kawasaki City in Kanagawa Prefecture
August 17, 19：00～20：00
6,000 fireworks at each venue
Two fireworks festivals will be held on both sides of the Tama River on August 17.
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| せたがや花火大会 by sugagaga /flickr |
Setagaya fireworks festival
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| せたがや花火大会 by sugagaga /flickr |
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| せたがや花火大会 by sugagaga /flickr |
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| Fireworks @ Tamagawa by aki.sato /flickr |
Kawasaki fireworks festival
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| DSC_0863 by Zengame /flickr |
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| DSC_0694 by Zengame /flickr |
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| DSC_0900 by Zengame /flickr |
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| 神宮外苑花火大会2009(Jingu-gaien fireworks 2009) by imgdive /flickr |
Jingu Gaien Fireworks 2013
神宮外苑花火大会
Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo
August 17, 19：30～20：30
10,000 fireworks
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
Kumano Grand Fireworks Festival
(熊野大花火大会)
Kumano City, Mie Prefecture
August 17, 19:10〜21:30
10,000 fireworks
After an igniter on the boat light a firework, the boat rushes away.
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
Yunokawa Onsen Fireworks
(湯の川温泉花火大会)
(湯の川温泉花火大会)
Hakodate City, Hokkaido
August 17, 19:40～20:40
3,000 fireworks
Ito Onsen Hashi(chopsticks) Festival Fireworks
(伊東温泉箸まつり花火大会)
Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture
August 22, 20:30～21:00
about 1,550 fireworks
(伊東温泉箸まつり花火大会)
Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture
August 22, 20:30～21:00
about 1,550 fireworks
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| photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
Omagari National Japan Fireworks Competition
(第87回全国花火競技大会「大曲の花火」)
Daise City, Akita Prefecture
August 24, 17:30～18:15, 18:50～21:30
18,000 fireworks
It's a national fireworks competition for pyrotechnicians started in 1910.
For more information about Omagari Fireworks at http://ichinen-fourseasonsinjapan.blogspot.jp/2011/09/fireworks-festivals.html
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