Hanabi Taikai (Fireworks Festival)
Ang taunang fireworks festival o Hanabi Taikai ay orihinal na ginagamit upang itaboy ang masasamang espirito na ginagawa sa panahon ng tag-init. Tuwing summer ay may ginaganap na fireworks festival sa iba’t ibang panig ng Japan kadalasan ay Hulyo at Agosto na sadyang nakakatawag pansin sa libu-libong spectators. At may tatlong lugar kung saan ay may best fireworks display;
1. Tsuchiura National Fireworks Festival- Ibaraki-ken Tsuchiura-shi
Tradisyon na ang fireworks at nagsimula pa noong 1925 (Taisho 14), at ang event dito ay kinokonsiderang isa sa tatlong major fireworks display sa Japan.
Number of launches: 20,000 shots
Launch time: 150 minutes
Launch location: Malapit sa JR Joban Line Tsuchiura Station West Exit
Telephone: 029-826-1111
Website: http://www.tsuchiura-hanabi.jp/
2. Nagaoka Festival Fireworks Festival- Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture
Kung gustong ma-experience ang kanilang regular three-length ball, nirerekomenda ng mga pamunuan ng naturang festival na panoorin ito mula sa upper section ng Chosei Bridge malapit sa launch site. So far, wala pang updated information sa date at oras kaya mas marapat na sumangguni sa Nagaoka Fireworks Ticket Center
Telephone: 0570-082-083
Website: https://www.nagaokamatsuri.com/
3. Tohoku National Fireworks Festival “Okatsuki Fireworks” – Akita-ken Daisen-shi
Ang mga pyrotechnicians mula sa iba’t ibang lugar sa Japan ang nagtatagisan ng talino upang ipakita ang kani-kanilang techniques sa pagpapakita ng klase ng fireworks display. Apat na division mayroon ang kumpetisyon na ito: “day fireworks”, “the division of core-cored pieces of No. 10 balls”, “the part of free balls” at “creation fireworks”.
Number of launches: 18,000 rounds
Launch time: 240 minutes
Date: Saturday, August 31, 2019 (Saturday) 5: 15pm-6:00pm (part ng day fireworks), 6:50pm-9:30pm (part ng night fireworks)
Launch location: Malapit sa JR Omagari Station
Telephone: 0187-88-8073
4. Omagari National Fireworks- Akita-ken Daisan-shi
Kahit 40,000 lamang ang populasyon sa Omagari district nagdo-doble ito pagdating ng mga fireworks display festival dahil sa mga taong dumarayo para masaksihan ang launching ng fireworks display na may elemento ng storytelling na kinagigiliwan ng spectators.
Location: Omono dried riverbed, near Omagari bridge, Daisan city, Akita prefecture
Number of fireworks launched: 18,000
Website: https://www.oomagari-hanabi.com/
Mayroon ding fireworks display sa Kanto Area:
1. Utsunomiya – Tochigi-ken
Sa taong ito, ang kanilang theme ay “Samurai”. Oversized star mine ang isa sa pinagmamalaki ng kanilang fireworks display na sinasaliwan ng musika.
Number of launches: 30,000
Launch time: 90 minutes
Date: August 10, 2019 (Sat) 6:30pm-8:30pm
Launch location: Malapit sa JR Utsunomiya Station
Inquiry: 028-600-3980
Website: http://www.utsunomiya-hanabi.jp/
2. Ashikaga Fireworks Festival- Tochigi-ken Ashikaga-shi
Ang ipinagmamalaking climax ng fireworks display ng Ashikaga Summer Festival, Ang Wide Star Mine. May spectators na higit sa 500,000 viewers taun-taon.
Number of launches: 25,000 shots
Launch time: 105 minutes
Date: Saturday, August 3, 2019 7:00pm-8:45pm
Launch location: Malapit mula sa south exit of JR Ashikaga Station
3. Tone River (Tonegawa) Great Fireworks Festival- Ibaraki-ken Sarushima-gun Sakaimachi
Ang kasali sa competition ay 4 na pamosong firefighters na kilala sa buong Japan. Ang fireworks ay nagsi-synchronize sa tutog ng musika.
Number of launches: 23,000 shots
Launch time: 90 minutes
Date: Saturday, July 13, 2019 7:30pm-9:00pm; Rain date: Sunday, July 14, 2019
Telephone: 0280-81-1319
Website: http://sakaimachi.co.jp/
4. Furukawa Fireworks Festival- Ibarak-ken Furukawa-shi
Kinokonsiderang may pinakamaraming shots ng fireworks sa Kanto region. Ang highlight ng tournament ay ang three-sized ball na may 300kg in weight, 600m ang taas at 650m ang lapad.
Number of launches: 20,000
Launch time: 70 minutes
Date: August 3, 2019 (7:20pm-8:30pm)
Launch location: Malapit mula sa JR Furukawa Station at Tobu Railway Shinkogawa Station
Telephone: 0280-22-5111
Website: http://www.kogakanko.jp/hanabi/
Tokai – Nationwide fireworks masters selection competition Fireworks 2019 of Enshu
Number of launches: 25,000 shots
Date: Saturday, August 10, 2019 7:00pm-9: 00pm
Telephone: 0538-42-6151
Website: http://www.fukuroi-hanabi.jp/
Kansai – The 31st Naniwa Kamogawa Fireworks Festival
Isa sa pinakamalaki at popular na fireworks display event sa Osaka tuwing summer.
Launch time: 60 minutes
Date: August 10, 2019 (7:40pm-8:40pm)
Telephone: 06-6307-7765
Website: http://www.yodohanabi.com/