Videos of Amazing Fireworks at Naniwa Yodogawa Hanabi Festival

Here are some videos of beautiful fireworks we shot at The 22nd Naniwa Yodogawa Hanabi Taikai held last Saturday on August 7, 2010. We were able to watch the fireworks from the best seats on a Hanabi-watching boat on Yodo River.

Videos after the cut!
Watch them in HD (720p) on full-screen mode for maximum effect, preferably with headphones.

YouTube - Naniwa Yodogawa Hanabi Festival_01_Opening "Ten Rounds of Class 8 Fireworks"

A "Class 8" firework shell mesures about 10 inches in diameter, weighs about 5kg. When lit, it reaches 280m high and explodes to spread 140m in radius.

"Hana-bi", the Japanese word for fireworks, literally means Flower Fire. It's easy to see where this comes from, and some of the fireworks are named after flowers such as peony, dahlia and chrysanthemum.

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This one shows Saturn-shaped and star-shaped fireworks in the first half, and "Waterborne Starmine" in the second half (around 1:45-2:05). The shell explodes on water surface so the fire spreads in half-circle, like a peacock's tail.
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This one also shows the amazing "Waterborne Starmines".
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This one shows smiley fireworks, fish-shaped fireworks and other interesting effects.
YouTube - Naniwa Yodaogawa Hanabi Festival 2010_15_Wild Starmine


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Here's the grand finale, rounds after rounds of huge "Kamuro Giku" fireworks (combination of Kamuro and Chrysanthemum effects).
YouTube - Naniwa Yodaogawa Hanabi Festival 2010_21_Finale "Kamuro Giku"