Yodogawa Fireworks

It's been a while as Jenna was visiting for a couple weeks, but I still really wanted to post about the Yodogawa fireworks we were lucky enough to experience in August.


Our friend Mayu helped me get dressed in my yukata, and we were ready to see the famous show (supposedly shooting off over 30,000 fireworks!) in no time.




When we got to the station, hundreds of people were hustling down the stairs on their way to the fireworks.


We were generously given tickets that included seats at tables on the river, a bento (Japanese lunch box), a green tea and a beer.

Phew! 7000 yen!

Above, you can see some of the tables in front of the river and the view before dark, and below you can see some of us in our fashionable yukata!

Everyone had a lot of fun hanging out and eating bentos before the show.

We were also given these cute fans with pictures of wild boar on them--appropriate enough considering our nightly encounters with boar!

These fireworks are from the beginning of the show.

The pictures above, as well as the following video, were taken toward the start of the show. Needless to say that the beginning of fireworks in Japan are like our grand finales. Especially since I might have said that before?

These fireworks and our seats were amazing! Nothing will ever be able to compare to the great show we saw. We'll just have to hope to experience it again someday!