At the end of the PL fireworks show in Tondabayashi, the sky lit up like it was a nuclear bomb going off, it was complete insanity, I've never seen anything like it. And immediately afterward, as if a bell had sounded, everyone around us stood up and started heading in a cattle-like herd towards the station.I went to the festival solo, but luckily when I got there I randomly ran into a group of people I know, so I got to hang out with them instead of feeling like a big loser.
As noted below, PL is the self proclaimed biggest fireworks show in the world, and it is pretty spectacular. Japanese fireworks are just so much cooler than the ones in the US, the variety, the colors, the regional specific ones like Kitty-chan and Doraemon, they're just so awesome. And its so funny to see everyone sitting around complacently sipping beer and following the directions of the police. Being a policeman in Japan seems like it would be the easiest job in the world. One tried half heartedly to get people to stop sitting on a curb before his more authoritative coworker came around, it was quite cute. We ended up sitting with the crowd on the street and watching the fireworks over the hill.
The 4th of July will never live up to the Japanese experience!
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