We have not been able to figure out why the fireworks display is held. If any of our readers knows the reason why please let us know.
We found a spot near the river just north of where the fireworks were launched to watch. There were lots of people everywhere. If you look closely at the photo you can see the giant crowd of people sitting on the retaining wall below the buildings.
The fireworks begin! If you look closely at the crowd you may see some of the women are wearing Yukata, a casual summer Kimono. We also saw men wearing Yukata, but I did not photograph them.
The fireworks show was very different from the 4'th of July fireworks that I am used to in the US. There are a number of breaks in the show. They would launch fireworks for a few minutes and then stop. The breaks between firework launchings were a few minutes each. It make the whole show last longer and it felt more leisurely. I liked it. The show was just over one hour long due to all these breaks.
Between our observation spot and the fireworks there is a bridge crossing the Toyohira River. I like how the crowd of people on the bridge are silhouetted on the bridge by the fireworks.
I moved the camera near the end of the exposure creating this streak effect.
Most of the fireworks photos were taken with my wide angle lens which is how I was able to get the bridge, crowd, buildings and fireworks all into one photo.
Bre's favorite fireworks are this type, possibly called Time Rain.
At the end of the fireworks show there was so many fireworks going off that they created a giant smokescreen. We were downwind of the fireworks so all the smoke drifted by us. It got so smokey you couldn't see the fireworks clearly at the very end. I like the effect of all the illuminated smoke in the photograph.
We were also sitting just the right distance down-wind of the fireworks for the fallout to rain down on us. We slowly became covered in firework ash as we watched the show.
That's all for now.
Kyle (and Bre)
seems like a fascinating way to spend an evening!
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