Omagari National Japan Fireworks Competition, Akita
The Omagari National Japan Fireworks Competition(大曲花火大会) is held every year on the 4th Saturday of August on the dry bed of the Omono-gawa, a river in the city of Omagari, Akita Prefecture. More than 30 firework makers from all over Japan compete to show off their technique.
More than 600,000 people comes from all over Japan to view the big breathtaking fireworks. A feature of the competition in Omagari is that the firework artists launch fireworks that they have made themselves. The fireworks competition started in August 1910 when fireworks were an attraction of the festival at the shrine Suwa-jinja.
Omagari National Japan Fireworks Competition, Akita
Date: 26 August (4th Saturday of August every year)
Starting time: 18:50-21:40
Venue: Omono Riverside, Daisen City, Akita
Access:
25 mins. walk from Omagari Sta.on JR Akita Shinkansen Line
Admission: Free
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