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Following the history of Adachi's fireworks

Adachi fireworks everyone is looking forward every year. On this page I will introduce you to the history of "Adachi no Hanabi".

Beginning of "Adachi no Hanabi"

It is reported that the origin of "Adachi fireworks" is the beginning of launching fireworks, celebrating the completion of the Senju Ohashi bridge in the Meiji era.
And in commemoration of the opening of Senju Shimbashi on August 13, Taisho 13, it appeared in Adachi-ku under the name "Senju firework display" and was held in earnest.
At that time, "Fireworks of both countries" and "Fireworks of Senju" seems to have been familiar to many people as summer scenes.
The launch ball also has the 4th ball (about 12 cm in diameter) at its present, but at that time a ball (about 30 cm in diameter) was also being launched.
However, the fireworks which were loved by the citizens were also influenced by the war and disappeared at the end in the Showa 14 year.

After the war "Senju fireworks display" resurrected

As the war ended, chaos and the economic situation were not stable, the long-awaited "Fireworks display for Senju" resurrected on August 13, 1947.
Looking at the record at the time, there are records that "30 fireworks fireworks, 520 fireworks fireworks, 600 thousand people". After that it was enjoyed as a place for the citizens to relax.
However, by the river refurbishment, "Show of Senju no Firework Festival" finally began curtained in 1954.

Adachi Fireworks Appears

There was a strong voice hoping for the resurrection of Adachi 's fireworks among the citizens around the year of Showa 50.
Adachi-ku and Adachi-ku sightseeing association (present Adachi-ku sightseeing association association) got a huge popularity when about 800 fireworks were launched at the citizen's cool-festival in August 1977. Then, in August 1954, we changed the name from "Senju fireworks display" to "Adachi fireworks display", and it will appear. It is the resurgence after 20 years.
Three hundred thousand fireworks were launched while over 300 thousand spectators were looking up.
"Adachi fireworks display" "Adachi fireworks" that has been loved by many people and continues to change its appearance along with the change of times with the cooperation of everyone in the community repeatedly.
While there was interruption on the way, it boasts about 100 years of history, it is also a culture and tradition to remain in the future.
By all means, everyone, please cheer for this "Adachi fireworks".

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