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Edogawaku Fireworks Festival4 August 2012
Edo River, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo
Edo River Fireworks Festival is an annual festival held along Edo River. Last year this festival was canceled because of the Tohoku Earthquake, so this year itit is held after 2 years of separation. In this firework festival, craftsmen use music combined with their own firework show. This festival is divided into 8 sections. Each section has a different theme. This year the 7th section "Ginsou" is themed around the Tohoku Earthquake to pray for the victims. The festival features 14,000 balls of frameworks.
http://www.city.edogawa.tokyo.jp/hanabi/index.html (Japanese only)