Kanagawa Shimbun Fireworks Display

Kicking off Yokohama’s biggest event with a bang

Steve Morton Aug 16, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>Truly dazzling! Some of the several beautiful multi-colored displays</p>

<p>Ice Cream anyone! A portable Ice Cream Stand found  during festivals like Hanabi, (Fireworks display) at the entrance to Yamashita Park </p>

<p>A group of young women wearing some very bright and beautifully colored Yukata (Summer Kimono)</p>

<p>A couple of young women wait patiently for the display to begin near the 'Aka-Renga' area. Note the large ship in the background that belongs to the Japanese Coast Guard, which maintains a small patrol base here</p>

<p>The festivities begin with a bang - a brightly colored one at that!</p>

<p>A close up of one the 15,000 plus multi-colored fireworks</p>

<p>A close resemblance to Saturn perhaps?</p>

<p>Too many colors to count in one go!</p>

<p>A great sight! Several fireworks exploding simultaneously</p>

<p>Bring out the big guns! Some of Kanagawa Shimbun’s bigger fireworks can reach a diameter of over 480 metres</p>

<p>Even some of the more traditional ‘whiter’ fireworks contained many different colored flares</p>

<p>From top to bottom. As the evening progresses the spectators are treated to a perfectly co-ordinated series of explosions. What impeccable timing!</p>

<p>From one perfectly executed explosion to the next. From here on it gets even more colorful!</p>

<p>Just amazing! The multi-colored flares exploding on impact cannot help but impress</p>

<p>Several red tinted flares exploding together </p>

<p>The grand finale. The last serious of explosions lasts several minutes with some bright dazzling flares lighting up the sky, a perfect ending to a great event!</p>

<p>Finding their way home! A couple of spectators deciding the best way to go home in front of a very crowded Sakuragicho Station.</p>

Needing no introduction to the summertime festivities was Yokohama’s 29th annual firework display, officially known as ‘Kanagawa Shimbun Hanabi’. Boasting over 15,000 fireworks, Yokohama’s biggest display certainly didn’t disappoint anyone this time around.

The scene was perfectly set with an endless wave of spectators converging upon Minato Mirai’s bustling port area. Whist many people were still arriving others had obviously been waiting patiently for a few hours, enjoying the atmosphere with the help of several drinks.

Amongst the swarming crowds, many people were dressed in Yukata (a summer Kimono), whose bright colors were almost as dazzling as the fireworks themselves.

Steve Morton @steve.morton138

Yokohama based content creator, editor, and researcher. Steven likes, eating, reading and traveling on a streamlined budget guaranteed to make any self-respecting local gulp. When not too busy with work assignments, Steven attempts to not get lost while following Japanese tourist maps.Follow me o...