Yodogawa Hanabi 2011
Posted under: One of Osaka’s biggest and most spectacular fireworks events (hana-bi) takes place on August 6th. If you are in town on this Saturday evening, you will definitely want to catch the Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks show.
Started in 1988, this event has become incredibly popular among residents of the region. The fireworks are lit on the banks of the Yodogawa (Yodo River), where you can expect massive crowds to turn out for this event — a spectacle in and of itself!
The show officially starts at 7:50 PM, and concludes at 8:36 PM. (Japanese timing is precise!)
There are many locations where you’ll be able to catch the fireworks. The far side river bank near Hankyu Juso Station may be the best vantage point, but some of this space is taken up by paid seating.
Within Umeda, facing the river, you should be able to glimpse most of the action without much effort. Just make sure to remind yourself to be outside when the show begins.
Source: http://osakahotel.blogspot.com/
Ashiya and the Summer Fireworks Festival
Due to the large number of celebrities living within the city limits, Ashiya is known as the Beverly Hills of Japan. Persons of note associated with Ashiya include Jiro Shirasu (“the man who reproached MacArthur”), Ryoji Noyori (Nobel prize winner), Takashi Asahina (conductor), Chitaru Asahina (conductor), Jun’ichiro Tanizaki (writer), Haruki Murakami (writer), Atsuko Suga (writer/scholar of Italian literature), Yuriko Koike (House of Representatives member), Yoko Ogawa (writer), Hiroko Koshino (fashion designer) and Tsumasaburo Band? (kabuki actor).
A house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright sits on a hill overlooking Hankyu Ashiyagawa Station and Osaka Bay. It was completed in 1924 as a residence for the Yamamura family, founders of the famous sake company “Sakuramasamune” . It is now known as the Yodoko Guest House and is open for tours. Ashiya also features the house of Hiroko Koshino designed by pritzker prize winning architect Tadao Ando.
As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 93,094 and the density of 5,030 persons per km². The total area is 18.47 km². The average household income in Ashiya is the highest of any city in Japan based on annual income tax reports.
Source: wikipedia.
Ashiya's streets
Tiny room for a Porsche
Fancy coffee shop
Ashiya's street
On the way to the fireworks
On the way to the fireworks
On the way to the fireworks
Order
Yukatas for summer festival in Japan is a must
People everywhere
Fireworks started
Boom!
Everyone holding cameras!
Ashiya fireworks!
Ashiya fireworks!
Festival over and time to go back home
Returning home
By bus or walking
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Tenjin Matsuri
Date: July 24th and 25th
Place: Osaka Tenman Shrine
City: 2-1-8 Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
Having a history of more than 1,000 years, the Tenjin Matsuri, which is one of the three greatest festivals of Japan, is also the world’s greatest boat festival. It is a summer festival held at the Tenman Shrine dedicated to Sugawara-no-Michizane (845-903), who is deified as Tenman Tenjin, the patron god of learning and art. On the days of the festival, traditional Japanese performing arts such as kagura music, which is performed when paying homage to gods, and bunraku theatrical performances using puppets are performed in all parts of the city, and the entire city becomes filled with a festive mood.
Source: http://www.jnto.go.jp
About to start
Tenjin Matsuri
Tenjin parade
Tenjin "Mikoshi"
Parade, holding the gold Mikoshi
Parade
Parade
Parade
Parade
Holding Up the Mikoshi!
Mikoshi
Monitoring the situation
Over the bridge, whole crowd waiting for fireworks
Parade
running to catch good spot to see the Fireworks
Tenjin Fireworks!!!!!
Tenjin Fireworks!!!!!
Whole crowd waiting for Fireworks over a bridge
More and more people everywhere
Tenjin Fireworks
And finally Matsuri is over and the crowd is going home
Local Marketing Campaing, photo by Yasuriko
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