THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 21, 2022 at 13:19 JST
The night sky over Tokyo was a blaze of color as the capital held its first fireworks display in three years on Aug. 20.
Organizers said 12,000 pyrotechnics were used for the annual Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival, which was postponed for two successive summers due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Light rain did not deter the large number of spectators who bought tickets for the event.
Organizers said all the tickets to viewing sites sold out by Aug. 18.
Live music is another feature for which the Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival is famous.
Ticket holders were allowed to enter the venues after their temperatures were checked as a precaution against the spread of the virus.
In pre-pandemic years, part of the Meijin Jingu Gaien district was opened to the public to watch the spectacle for free, but not this year, as the country is still battling the health scare.
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Fireworks illuminate the night sky during the Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival in Tokyo on Aug. 20. (Rei Kishitsu)
