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Started by Black Mountain, Aug 17 2010 03:55 PM

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Posted 17 August 2010 - 03:55 PM

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Went to a local festival today for the first time in a few years and decided to snap a few pictures. As far as festivals in Japan go I think this one has a couple of interesting events. Tonight was the temochi hanabi (手持ち花火) which are hand-held fireworks and for those who haven't already seen an event like this live I would highly recommend it. Each person who participates is called a hanabishi (花火師) and they are responsible for making their own fireworks. Basically the fireworks are made of black powder stuffed inside a length of bamboo that is reinforced with hemp rope wound around it. When lit, if the fireworks are made correctly they will shot a giant fountain of sparks into the air emitting a loud hissing nice followed by a loud explosion... It's awesome to watch! Here are some pictures of the festival.

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View Inside the grounds of Mishima Taisha (camera on the wrong setting!)







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Start of the fireworks


Exploding out the bottom!



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Posted 17 August 2010 - 04:00 PM

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Lots more where that came from but I'm too tired to get any more up now! Enjoy!!
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Posted 18 August 2010 - 03:13 AM

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wow!! that looks mental. Wish I'd known, I would've come down to see that!
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Posted 25 August 2010 - 08:37 AM

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That BM looks awesome - thks for posting - photos like those made me move here in the first place - You may have helped someone make the decision as well - !

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Posted 25 August 2010 - 08:39 AM

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pyromaniacs?

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Posted 25 August 2010 - 08:54 AM

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Hey, I've actually posted the same thing twice (whoops) but this link actually has more pictures if you're interested.


http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/375448/Mishima_Festival_2010.html#Post375448
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Posted 28 August 2010 - 07:33 AM

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Wow BM thats mad. Those guys rock. Thanks for posting. I now have another thing on list of must do's.
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Posted 28 August 2010 - 07:33 AM

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Wow BM thats mad. Those guys rock. Thanks for posting. I now have another thing on list of must do's.
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Posted 28 August 2010 - 07:33 AM

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Wow BM thats mad. Those guys rock. Thanks for posting. I now have another thing on list of must do's.
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