Yamagata’s Akagawa Hanabi-Taikai (Fireworks Festival) is one of the most exciting summer events in Japan! More than just a festival – every year top fireworks designers from all over Japan use the event as a stage to compete for the national title! Add this one to your list for next year! 🎆✨

And if you can’t wait that long, there’s always this weekend!
On Saturday night (August 26) the skies over Omagari in Akita will explode with colour during the Omagari Hanabi-Taikai, one of the most renowned fireworks displays in the whole of Japan!
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