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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Chichibu charmed by fireworks, festival

Saitama Prefecture
Fireworks are seen over floats in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, on Saturday. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

SAITAMA -- Some 5,000 fireworks brightened the night sky over elaborate floats during a night festival at Chichibu Shrine in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, on Saturday. The six floats, each weighing up to nearly 20 tons, had their lanterns lit as evening approached and were paraded along a lantern-lined route to a spot about one kilometer from the shrine. The crowd's excitement reached its peak with the start of the fireworks.

"This is my first time coming to see the fireworks, and they're more beautiful and wonderful than I thought," said a 75-year-old man who recently moved to the area from Tokyo.

The festival attracted about 264,000 visitors over the course of the day.

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