A panoramic show of Yonshakudama (Four Shaku Ball) fireworks — an 800-meter “gigantic flower” within the sky, weighing 420kg — came about on the Katagai Festival in Niigata over the weekend.
The pageant, which boast a 400-year-history, launched fireworks as an providing to the native shrine, and so they carried numerous needs, together with celebrations of life milestones corresponding to weddings and childbirth, prayers for good well being, and remembrance of departed members of the family.
Over the course of two days, a complete of 15,000 fireworks have been launched.
When the centerpiece, the Yonshakudama, burst into the night time sky, the gang went wild, TV Asahi stories.
World’s largest fireworks illuminate Niigata sky
News On Japan – Sep 11
A panoramic show of Yonshakudama (Four Shaku Ball) fireworks — an 800-meter “gigantic flower” within the sky, weighing 420kg — came about on the Katagai Festival in Niigata over the weekend.

Japanese cafe introduces energy nap pods
South China Morning Post – Sep 02
A restaurant in Tokyo’s Harajuku district in Japan has launched upright sleeping pods for patrons needing to catch a number of winks. Dubbed Giraffepod, the telephone booth-sized pod permits customers to nap whereas standing up, much like giraffes.

Shibuya tackles menace of public consuming
News On Japan – Sep 01
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tradition of “public drinking” round Tokyo’s Shibuya Station has been rising amongst locals and foreigners alike, forcing authorities to crack down on nuisance behaviour.

183 groups take part in Nagoya dance pageant
News On Japan – Aug 28
Nagoya’s “Nippon Domannaka Festival,” one of many largest staff dance occasions within the area, domestically known as “domatsuri,” was held over the weekend in 15 venues across the metropolis, with participation from 183 groups from each inside Japan and abroad.
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