Color fills up the night sky during the Aizu National Fireworks Competition in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Pyrotechnics fill the air during the Atami Ocean Fireworks Display in Atami City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Each year, local governments throw some 7,000 “fire flower” festivals, like the Tamamura Fireworks Display in Tamamura Town, Gunma Prefecture.
Pyrotechnical displays—like the Tamamura Fireworks Display in Tamamura Town, Gunma Prefecture—date back to the Edo period.
In Japan, fireworks are called hanabi, meaning “fire flower.” This bunch of fireworks at the Tsuchiura National Fireworks Competition in Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture, look like a bouquet.
Tsuchiura National Fireworks Competition, Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Oarai Ocean Fireworks Display, Oarai Town, Ibaraki Prefecture
Joso Fireworks Display, Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Aizu National Fireworks Competition, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture
Hitachi Sand Art Festival, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Akagawa Fireworks Display, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture
Koga Fireworks Display, Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Koga Fireworks Display, Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Koga Fireworks Display, Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Yokohana Port Opening Festival, Yokohana City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Tsuchiura National Fireworks Competition, Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture