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With over 100 years of history, Omagari Hanabi is Japan’s largest firework competition, held on the last Saturday of every August, attracting nearly 700,000 visitors.
With over 100 years of history, Omagari Fireworks is one of the Three Best Firework Festivals in Japan. The Suwa Shrine in Omagari started it as an entertainment in their festival in 1910. Now it is the summer staple in Akita.
Officially, it is called the National Fireworks Competition “Omagari Hanabi,” where firework artists chosen from all over Japan bring their very best in order to win Japan's Number One. Between the competition, the sponsoring fireworks, Wide Star Mine, shoots up the work prepared in one whole year. The Star Mines of a grand scale laid in a row will be shot all at once along music. Many spectators specifically come to see this spectacular display. Each year not only domestic but also overseas spectators gather to total 700,000. After the show is over, the traffic jam lasts until midnight all over the city, but the popularity never ends.
Besides the summer national competition, there are “Haru no Sho (Spring Chapter)” features both international and Japanese fireworks, along with a "New Fireworks Collection" created by young pyrotechnicians. “Aki no Sho (Fall Chapter)” with unique presentations, etc. in each season to appeal fireworks throughout the year.
Finale of the competition-sponsored fireworks are mesmerizing
Fireworks on a grand scale are shot up along music.
大曲煙火是~全日本最傳統也是技術最高明的煙火~在搭配音樂施放壯闊的寬景連續速射煙火~能炒熱會場氣氛。煙火的光芒與聲音,把整片天空打亮~夏天來，不妨可以來看看這最頂級的煙火表演哦
