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Fireworks at Sumidagawa River
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Fireworks at Sumidagawa River
July 28 19:10～20:30
Sumida River Fire Works (隅田川花火大会) has the one of the longest history of Fire Works. It started 273 years ago in Edo Period. There are two stages to fire 22,000 fire works in to the sky. In the 1st stage, there is Fire Works competition. 10 major fire works companies joined this competition. Each year, many fire works creators bring their new fire works. In the 2nd Stage, you can enjoy great fire work performances. This festival finished with about 3,000 Starmines at one time. Traffic will be control for this festival. All street around the stage will be only pedestrian. You can have a sheet on the street, so find your best spot for the greatest fire works.About 1 million visitors will visit this fire work festival. If you want to keep the better view spot, you might have to visit 3 hours before the show starts. 1,000,000 visitors
22,000 fire works
Access:
0. From Tokyo Station
1. use JR Yamanote line to Kanda (2 min.)
2. use Ginza Line(metoro) to Asakusa (10 min.) 3. walk north (10 min.)
Sumida River Fire Works (隅田川花火大会) has the one of the longest history of Fire Works. It started 273 years ago in Edo Period. There are two stages to fire 22,000 fire works in to the sky. In the 1st stage, there is Fire Works competition. 10 major fire works companies joined this competition. Each year, many fire works creators bring their new fire works. In the 2nd Stage, you can enjoy great fire work performances. This festival finished with about 3,000 Starmines at one time. Traffic will be control for this festival. All street around the stage will be only pedestrian. You can have a sheet on the street, so find your best spot for the greatest fire works.About 1 million visitors will visit this fire work festival. If you want to keep the better view spot, you might have to visit 3 hours before the show starts. 1,000,000 visitors
22,000 fire works
Access:
0. From Tokyo Station
1. use JR Yamanote line to Kanda (2 min.)
2. use Ginza Line(metoro) to Asakusa (10 min.) 3. walk north (10 min.)
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The Sumida River is a river which flows through Tokyo, Japan. It branches from the Arakawa River at Iwabuchi and flows into Tokyo Bay. Its tributaries include the Kanda and Shakujii rivers.
What is now known as the "Sumida River" was previously the path of the Arakawa, however towards the end of the Meiji era work was carried out to divert the main flow of the Arakawa to prevent flooding.
Sightseeing guide around the area: Eastern Tokyo(東東京)
Eastern Tokyo(上野、淺草、両国)
Terminal Station: Ueno Station
Major Spots: Sensoji, Ueno park, Kiyosumi-teien, Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Eastern Tokyo is an area containing Taitou(台東区), Sumida(墨田区), Edogawa(江戸川区), Koto(江東区), Arakawa(荒川区), and Katsushika(葛飾区). This area is known for it's rich Japanese cultural essence. This area is also known as "Shitamachi," which is the area in the past being populated by common people. This area was not very important area in terms of military, politics, or economy, but was the most important area in terms of culture. Some of the most famous Japanese historical sights are in the area: Asakusa, Ryogoku, Ueno, and Tsukiji.
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