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The Lingshan Taiko has a history of about 350 years, and more than 60 pairs of taiko are preserved in the Lingshan area. The Lingshan Taiko Festival is home to over 15 pairs of eighty drums, which show a strong simultaneous beating.

Fireworks Festival held in conjunction with the Hitachinaka Festival. You can enjoy dynamic and fantastic productions by Nomura Fireworks, which has the best track record in Japan, such as the Prime Minister's Award and the National Fireworks Festival.

The Saitama City Fireworks Festival will be held at three locations: Owada Park, Higashiura Wa Omaki Park and Iwatsuki Cultural Park. The Iwatsuki Cultural Park venue will be able to launch fireworks in the park, so you can enjoy powerful fireworks in close proximity. Image provided:(C) Saitama Tourism International Association

It features a large special program, Music Wide Fireworks, in which fireworks are set up in sync with the background music. Fireworks that spread all over the night sky from the special bleachers are a spectacular stage. Image courtesy: Akagawa Fireworks Festival Executive Committee

A spectacular fireworks display with a continuous launch of creative fireworks. A grand firework colors the night sky to end the "Shin-hidaka Summer Festival." It also features fun events such as street stalls and Bon dances. Image courtesy: shinhidaka photo contest

The largest event in Shikabe, held every year on the third Saturday of August. With a variety of contents such as the contact aquarium, cutter competition, smoke experience by the Shikabe Fire Station, bingo competitions, and stage shows, it is a festival that can be enjoyed by children and the elderly, and it is full of people every year. During a fireworks display that boasts the festival's highlight, Donan-ichi, a large ring of lights will dye the eruption bay.

Each program has its own personality, such as launching rapid-fire fireworks and firing fireworks at the same time, or launching a combination of big and small balls. Among them, the huge Niagara (1000m) that crosses the Kawauchi River that flows through the city center, one of the three major rivers in Kyushu, is stunning. Flowing sparks are reflected on the river surface, and it becomes a silver world. Image courtesy of Kawauchi Chamber of Commerce

A fireworks display is held at the Tu no River Hot Spring, during this time of year, the fishing of the squid fishing boat approaches the coast, and you can watch the lights of the fishing.

One of the three major fire festivals in the summer of Kumamoto is the night festival where the lights of lanterns shake in the darkness. Beginning with the decoration of the votive lanterns on the 15th, in accordance with the graceful Yohoho on the 16th, it culminated in a glazed "Senjin Lanterns Dance" by the women with the lanterns with the lights on their heads, and the finale with the rising lanterns.

Shiraishi Dance, which began to comfort the spirits of the war dead of the Battle of Genpei Mizushima. Along with one sound head, dance 13 kinds of dances, such as male dance, female dance, nu dance, and kasa dance, all together. Each day from 19 to 23 o'clock. In addition, a Shiraishi Dance Experience Tour (paid) is also held on Saturday, July 13.