Getting a good vantage point is key-you can take a yakatabune boat on the river, seek out a side street around Asakusa station or opt for one of the bridges further up the river. Some local hotels offer good vantage points but book out early. Sumida River Fireworks Festival: This event will not take place in 2022. If you want to avoid the crowds, head to one of the smaller festivals, that still offer delicious street food stalls, exciting explosions and traditional fun. Showa Kinen Park near Tachikawa has a fireworks festival near the end of July in extensive parklands. Katsushika Noryo Fireworks Festival: This event may be held in fall 2022.įloating traditions and alternative views Tachikawa Festival and Fireworks at Showa Kinen Park: This event will not take place in 2022.Ĭloser to the city, head to the charming traditional town of Shibamata to see the skies light up over the Edogawa River, from the riverside baseball grounds in late July. The classic way to enjoy the fireworks is on the water, floating around Tokyo Bay on a traditional yakatabune.
These long, low, boats cruise the rivers, festooned with lanterns, recalling the summer nights in the Edo period, when they were the pleasure boats of rich merchants and samurai. The boats are like mobile restaurants, offering dishes like tempura and sashimi as guests sit on tatami. Tokyo Skytree offers a true bird's eye view of the Sumida River Fireworks Festival, but tickets are limited. You can ballot online and take your chances, or book through a tour company.Every year there are many beautiful firework events lighting up the sky in Japan during summer. Why are there so many events being held? These events originated from the use of fireworks as a way of appeasing one’s ancestors during the “ Obon” period. Obon is a traditional annual Buddhist event for commemorating one’s ancestors that takes place during summer. As time passed, the use of fireworks evolved into being used for community events and entertainment which continue to be held in Japan during summer. Japan is known to have the most beautiful fireworks in the world. Fireworks in Japan have also been used during the past Olympics held within the country. Nowadays, many wards all over Japan host their own summer hanabi festival.These firework events are very popular amongst Japanese and foreign residents of Tokyo alike and are becoming one of Japan’s most popular tourist attractions. This became an annual summer event known as the Sumida River Firework Festival, which is held each summer to this day. The first public firework display dates back to 1733 when fireworks were launched around the Sumida River to honor the souls of the one million people who had died the previous year due to extreme poverty as well as provide some entertainment to the general public.
The story most experts agree on to be true is that Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the shogunate that ruled Japan between 16, took a liking to them after he received them as a present by a British representative of King James I and a Chinese merchant in August 1613.Īs fireworks became more popular, the lords of Edo, today's Tokyo, enjoyed gathering around the Sumida River to enjoy the fresh breeze near the river while watching them. There are various theories and stories surrounding how and why fireworks, or hanabi, became popular in Japan.
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