Firework display, Ozu, Japan

As we checked into our ryokan the owner told us that there was fireworks by the castle that evening, which immediately peaked our interest.

Unfortunately that was the end of the information we managed to find out about them. Why were they happening? Is it a frequent thing? Is it done mostly for tourists? We have no clue!

We had to get a later dinner slot than we wanted so had to rush to get a good view at 8 when it was supposed to start, but then we ended up standing by and waiting. There was a small trickle of boats coming down the river, accompanied by a drumming sound, that we assume were connected to the fireworks so we watched as they came by. There was a lit lantern hanging from one of the smaller boats, and as it past by us the fireworks started. Slowly at first but building to a rather impressive crescendo, it was fun to see the sky around the castle light up and we still aren't sure if we got extremely lucky, or if its a weekly occurance kinda thing but we still enjoyed it!Read more