Fireworks as No. 1
| No.1 | name of the festival | date | place | inquiries | other |
| The largest firework rocket |
Katagai Festival/ Asahara-Jinja Autumn Festival |
2007 Sep.9(Sun)&10(Mon) 19:30 - 22:20 |
Asahara-Jinja (shrine), Katagai-cho, Ojiya C. Niigata Pref. | Katagai Fireworks Association 0258-84-3900 Ojiya City Kanko-ka 0258-83-3512 |
This is the world 's largest rocket. The size of rocket is 1.2m (4ft) in diameter and 420kg (926lb). A 5.2m (17ft) high and 1.8cm thikness iron tube is used to launch. A crane is used to settle the rocket. The diameter of the firework is 800m (875yd) In Katagai Festival, we can view two displays of this largest size rocket.. |
| The smallest firework rocket |
- | - | - | - | Also the samallest in the world It's 1cm(0.39in) in diameter and 10cm(3.9in) high tube is used to launch. A firework displays at 2m(78.8in) high with approx 10 blue or green sparcling stars. It's almost the same size with a pachinko ball. This fireworkes was made by Mr. Matsunaga, who works for AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), for the purpose of demonstration. |
| Most costly fireworks display |
PL Fireworks Art (The founder's Festival ?) |
August 1 (annual) 19:45-20:45 |
Perfect Liberty head church Tondabayashi C. Osaka Pref. |
PL Dai-honcho 0721-24-1111 |
This Firework festival is hold as a PL's ritual. So, the good seats are kept for the believers. Non-belivers also can view the displays, but it's very hard to get good positions because of the configuration. More than 120,000 rockets ! are launched in 1 hour. At the last moment, 8000 rockets explode almost at the same time. It is said that the PL fireworks festival is the No. 1 in the world of its number, variety, direction and procession. It costs approx. 150,000,000 yen. |
| Fireworks competition The two greatest |
Fireworks display competition in Omagari (Zenkoku Hanabi Kyogikai Omagari no Hanabi) |
4th Satuday of August (annual) 18:50- |
Omono River riverside OmagariC. Akita Pref. |
Omagarishi Shoko-kaigisho 0187-62-1262 |
The top level fireworks display. Artists compete to win the Prime Minister Prize, etc. |
Fireworks display competition in Tsuchiura (Tsuchiura Zenkoku Hanabi Kyogikai) |
1st Saturday of October | lower of Sakuragawa-Gakuen -Ohashi (bridge) |
Tsuchiura-Shiyakusho- Kanko-ka 0298-26-1111 |
The top level fireworks display. Artists compete to win the Prime Minister Prize, etc. |
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| The Best Firework display on the water |
Lake Suwa, Lake Festival Fireworks display (Suwako Kojo-sai Hanabi Taikai) |
August 15(annual) 41,000 rockets & 1st Sunday of September (New design fireworks competition) |
Lake Suwa, Suwa C. Nagano Pref. |
Suwa Shiyakusho Kanko-ka 0266-52-4141 |
The reflection of the fireworks display on the water is beautiful. |
| Most popular firework Festival among the photographers |
Miyajima Water Fireworks Display (Miyajima Suichu Hanabi Taikai) |
August 14 (annual) |
Miyajima-cho, Saeki-gun, Hiroshima Pref. |
Miyajima-cho Kanko-kyokai 0829-44-2011 |
Photographers want to take photos of fireworks behind the Torii gate of Itsukushima Jinja (shrine) |
| amount of production of rockets |
No.1 Nagano Pref./No.2 Niigata Pref. / No.3 Shizuoka Pref. / No.4 Ibaragi Pref / No.5 Chiba Pref. | ||||