Latest Events in Toyohashi(August Updated)

Hand-held fireworks, which are usually only seen during certain festivals, will be specially launched on certain dates. You can enjoy a variety of fireworks from the back seat, including hand-held fireworks, net fire, stands and sparklers. Especially the simultaneous launching of hand-held fireworks is a unique way to enjoy this festival, bathing in the sight of fireworks set off in a 10-meter-high column of fire, with sparks pouring into the autumn night sky, which is breathtaking.

Since the Edo period, the fireworks display of the Toyohashi Gion Festival has been known as the "Sanshu Yoshida Fireworks Festival". It is said that the hand tube fireworks originated from Yoshida Shrine. The "hand tube fireworks" in Toyohashi originated in the Warring States Period of Japan, when the daimyo of Yoshida Castle offered hand tube fireworks to the gods of Yoshida Shrine, thus opening the prelude to the tradition. This is not only a ceremony to pray for a good harvest and health, but also a test for young people to exercise their courage. With a thunderous roar, orange sparks shot more than 10 meters into the air, which was both thrilling and dazzling. The brave young man held the firework launch tube between his arms and let the fireworks fly and fall around him like rain.