A point on the rubbish: people are encouraged to bring home their rubbish, as rubbish left at the site is cleared by students and volunteers the next day so it would bring a little more enjoyment to everyone if everyone shares the load and just brings back their own. 90 minutes seem to just fly by in the blink of an eye.įrom a foreigner's point of view, it's incredible: from how orderly people are while getting out of the stations, how they pick up their own rubbish, to the hospitality they extend to everyone. Once it gets dark, commentary over the PA systems is heard and music starts to play in sync with the fireworks. ![]() The whole atmosphere is awesome and it comes with the orange glow from the setting of the evening sun. You'll feel like you know everyone else even though you just met, and laughter is heard all around. Everyone who attends contributes food or drinks to share. It's a fun experience to be able to enjoy this much like the locals do. Anything placed before that will be removed by a security patrol teams. I've read that rules have been set up and sheets are only allowed to be placed from afternoon, the day prior. Picnic mats/sheets are a serious matter as some people stake their space up to a couple days prior to the actual event. I was lucky to be invited to share a picnic mat with other friends. For the full festival experience, you can dress in yukatas (summer cotton kimono) and buy food from the many yatai stores (food stalls) just by the river banks. On one side of the river is Ichikawa City, Chiba, and the other side is Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, which makes the show more fun as both sides try to outdo each other. I found out later it is actually 2 fireworks shows held together and the Edo river runs through the middle. This particular fireworks festival happens every year on the first Saturday of August. I went to a previous Edogawa Hanabi Taikai. ![]() Starting mid/end July and throughout August, there are many 'Hanabi Taikai' (fireworks festival) around Tokyo and other places, something essentially linked to summer. ![]() And transgender athletes Laurel Hubbard and Quinn broke down barriers.We've all probably seen fireworks displays before and I guess most people may not work viewing a fireworks festival into their travel itinerary so it came as a big surprise, a very pleasant one, when I attended one of the many fireworks festivals in the Tokyo area. And the United States' Allyson Felix became the most decorated woman - and the most decorated American - in Olympic track-and-field history.įour sports made their Olympic debut this year: karate, skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing. World records were shattered in the men's and women's 400-meter hurdles. ![]() In track and field, Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah became the first-ever woman to win the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Olympics. And when she couldn't defend her individual all-around title, teammate Suni Lee stepped up and became the fifth straight American to win the event. Simone Biles and her struggles with "the twisties" dominated the headlines in gymnastics, but she bounced back to win a bronze on the balance beam. Only one other woman in history, Soviet gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya, has won seven medals at a single Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics arrived a year later than expected, and very few fans could attend because of the ongoing pandemic.īut these Games still produced amazing performances and some unforgettable moments.Īmerican swimmer Caeleb Dressel won the most gold medals in Tokyo (five), and Australian swimmer Emma McKeon won the most medals in all (seven).
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