Fireworks in 2014 (Hanabi Taikai 2014)

Is the rainy season finished in Osaka? It's very hot and humid in Osaka every day.

In Japanese summer, there are a lot of fireworks events. If you are in Japan, you should check the schedule and location. It's very exciting.

Major fireworks events in Kansai:

Osaka
Tenji matsuri
2014/7/25（Fri）19:30～20:50
http://www.tenjinsan.com/tjm.html

PL fireworks
2014/8/1（Fri）19:55-20:50

Naniwa Yodogawa Hanabi Taikai
2014/8/9 (Sat) 19:50～20:40
http://www.yodohanabi.com/

Kyoto
Uji River Hanabi Taikai
2014/8/11（Mon） 19:45～20:45
http://www.ujihanabi.jp/

Kobe
Minato Kobe Hanabi Taikai
2014/8/2（Sat）19:30～20:30
http://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/life/access/harbor/kankou/hanabi.html

Shiga
Biwa Lake Hanabi Taikai
2014/8/8(Fri) 19:30～20:30
http://www.biwako-visitors.jp/hanabi/outline.html


http://hanabi.walkerplus.com/list/ar0700/
http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2139980310909578701

Summer Sale 2014 has started!

It's very hot and humid in Osaka now and hotter in some places because the summer sales are just starting. For most department stores and shopping arcades it is from around June 27th to July 13th and some places will continue the sales until the end of July.

If you fit Japanese sizes, you'll find nice clothes at a good price!

http://www.hansinkan.com/event/summer-bargen.html

Heisei Osaka Amanogawa Densetsu (event on 2014/7/7)

There will be a beautiful night event in Osaka soon.

The 7th of July is a special day called Tanabata (the star festival).

This festival originally came from China. Two stars, Vega is a girl and Altair is a boy, they loved each other and seeing often and forgot to work so the king was angry and placed them on either side of the milky way and allow them to see each other only once a year on July 7th.

People celebrate their reunion and decorate bamboo with paper ornaments. It's believed that a wish written on the decoration paper will come true.

50000 LED lights will be released between Tenmabashi station to Kitahama station on the Okawa river.


18:00 Opening
19:20-21:00 Release of the lights

Ticket for LED light ball and wishing card (advanced ticket 1000 yen)


http://www.osaka-amanogawa.com/

Map:
http://www.osaka-amanogawa.com/sanka.html