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2023-09-17 12:32:35
The second “Suito Kurawanka Fireworks Festival” was held in Hirakata City, Osaka on September 17th, with 4,704 fireworks dancing in the night sky. It was a popular event that attracted 250,000 people last year, and this year it was crowded with many people, including families with children and couples in yukata.
The Kurawanka Fireworks Festival, which was canceled in 2003 due to financial difficulties, was revived in 2022 for the first time in regarding 20 years, creating a buzz. Currently, there are regarding 80 people on the executive committee and regarding 300 volunteer staff.
The number of fireworks set off corresponds to the number of births in Hirakata and Takatsuki cities in the previous year, and this year there were 4,704 (2,408 in Hirakata and 2,296 in Takatsuki).
Last year, when it was revived, many people sat and watched along the embankment, so a 2m-high fence was installed this year to ease crowding. Prefectural Route 13 temporarily became a pedestrian paradise. Additionally, all paid viewing seats such as table seats for up to six people (40,000 yen per table) are sold out.
The Hirakata area of Yodogawa River Park (near Mitsuya-cho, Hirakata City) around 7 p.m.A lot of people crowded in
At 7:30 p.m., when fireworks were set off with the countdown signal, the venue erupted in cheers and excitement. There were more than 100 food and beverage booths in each area, and people might be seen enjoying drinks and food. The climax is a series of fireworks that are very impressive. The launch time was 30 minutes, and the finale arrived exactly at 8 p.m., with applause erupting everywhere.
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