Held annually on 30 August in Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, the Omagari Fireworks Festival is recognised as one of the most ...

The Grand Parade is a grand tradition, while other effervescent events will weave through the week-plus festivity.

Two barges loaded with fireworks for a summer festival display near Tokyo caught ablaze, forcing five workers to jump into ...

A seaside fireworks festival in the city of Yokohama, near Tokyo, was thrown into chaos on Monday evening after a fire broke ...

Two boats launching fireworks caught fire in Japan on Monday during a summer festival in Yokohama, located south of Tokyo.

Two boats launching fireworks caught fire in Japan on Monday during a summer festival in Yokohama, located south of Tokyo.

Organisers admitted they ‘lost control of the fireworks’, forcing five workers to jump into the sea off the coast of Yokohama.

A spectacular summer fireworks festival in Yokohama turns chaotic when two launch barges burst into flames on the evening of August 04, 2025. This forces workers at the barges to immediately ...

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Video. Two boats launching fireworks caught fire on Monday, during a summer festival in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, cancelling ...