[Niigata] Nagaoka Fireworks Festival & Togakushi Shrine 2-Day Tour (Depart from Tokyo)

• Since 1951, Nagaoka has held a fireworks festival on August 2nd and 3rd every year to commemorate the victims of the air raid and pray for the local recovery.
• The "Three-foot Jade" fireworks have a diameter of 650 meters, the largest size to date, and a fireworks bridge that blooms densely like a waterfall, which is magnificent.
• The "Resurgence Prayer Fireworks Phoenix" symbolizing revival was launched from 6 locations simultaneously. The fireworks, like a phoenix spreading its wings, illuminated the night sky, bringing unparalleled visual shock and emotion

**Japan's Three Major Fireworks Festivals - Nagaoka Fireworks Festival** The local fireworks display has a long history, having been held since the early 20th century. Until 1951, a grand fireworks display was held every year on August 2nd and 3rd to commemorate the victims of the Nagaoka air raid on August 1st, 1945 and to pray for the local reconstruction after the war. It continues to this day. The fireworks display was held on the banks of the Shinano River, opening with white "white chrysanthemum" fireworks to comfort the souls of those who died in the air raid. The most famous fireworks display at the Nagaoka Fireworks Festival is the gigantic "Sanshakudama", which has a diameter of 650 meters after exploding in the sky. It is the largest fireworks that can be made under current regulations! In addition, the sea of fireworks that exploded as fast and densely as Niagara Falls was so impressive that it was like hanging a magnificent bridge in the sky, lighting up the bright night sky, which was even more