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Lake Nojiri Fireworks Festival

Lake Nojiri Fireworks Festival has been held in lake Nojiri, Nagano prefecture ,as a traditional event to color Lake Nojiri in summer, since the early 1900’s. This year’s event is the 95th times of it.  About 2,000 fireworks are shot off and some are dropped one by one from the motor boat. Underwater fireworks are spreading in a semicircle shape and approaching the audience. The sound of the fireworks reverberating on the lake surface echoes the mountains,it’s powerful and unique. In addition to the fireworks , various events such as grabbing fish event and the show of Noto Yayaka drums etc. were held around the venue. Please enjoy the atmosphere of the day with the photograph.   Grabbing fish event,even …