Fireworks show that warms the audience's heart, We saw the world's finest fireworks festival 'Oga Nihonkai fireworks' in Oga-shi, Akita prefecture

In August, fireworks festival is held throughout the country because fireworks festival is held most often. Among them, the Oga Nihonkai fireworks which is held in Oga-shi, Akita prefecture famous for Namahage in August 14, is a fireworks display aiming for "the world's most gentle fireworks display". Northern Japan Fireworks Kogyo Co., Ltd., which produces this fireworks display, is also famous as a fireworks company that shows fun fireworks such as smiles and dora. In fact, I actually saw what Fireworks festival is the Oga Nihonkai fireworks .

Oga Nihonkai fireworks
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In addition, GIGAZINE is a fireworks craftworker of Northern Japan Fireworks Industry, which is producing the event this past, conducted interviews with Mr. Yoshikazu Konno, the leading figure of fireworks such as frogs. You can check the hot feelings of Mr. Konno on fireworks and the following article on how we produce the Oga Nihonkai fireworks.

A type fireworks that can hear clapping and laughing from the venue, such as smiles and dragon cats, I heard about Mr. Yoshikazu Konno, a masterpiece of the type fireworks, "The thought put in fireworks" - GIGAZINE

The place is OGA marine park in Oka-shi Funakawa Port Funagawa Kaiigyo 1 in Akita Prefecture.


On the day of the fireworks festival, we are entering Oga city while being welcomed by the giant Namahage of the Oga General Tourist Information Center on the way to the venue.

"As you can climb the cold wind mountains you can see a superb view", so I tried to get to a cold wind mountain .

There are also people who take pictures of fireworks festival venues and people shooting fireworks from here.

I bought it because "Ogasa salt soft cream" was sold at the observatory's shop.

You can taste the saltiness of Oga salt well, then the sweetness of vanilla comes. "Eating soft ice cream in vast landscapes" is a pleasant situation.

Arrived at the fireworks display venue at 3:30 PM. I still have time to start the event so I will take a walk around the area. Oga station which was renewed on July 1, 2018.

Roadside station is also a new road station just opened on July 1, 2018.

At the gelato store GAO in the road station, a queue was made. I purchased "Soft Cream Sushin Taste" because I was curious.

Shotsun is a special product of Akita's fish sauce. I could taste the taste of rich soup of plenty of umami.

I will head to OGA Marine Park at the venue around 5 pm.

Many people have already gathered for the placement within the hall.

This time, I received advice from the fireworks viewer who know this fireworks fair well well "Advance seeing by the way before me", so with mass group (6 people · parking ticket · tax included 15000 yen) together I will appreciate fireworks. On the left side of the photo, you can see the cold winds that came close to the venue.

Mr. Koichiro Konishi, President and Representative Director of Kanetoku Wholesale Center Co., Ltd. which is also a firework expert and fireworks experts such as "Fireworks Appreciation Examiner lecturer" and "Produced by Okinomiya Fireworks Autumn Chapter " who also has the sommelier qualification also saw this fireworks display I came here.

At 6:25 pm, the Namahage Taiko starts on stage.

In between the performances, Namahage will come down to the auditorium. There were powerful enough to think that even adults were "scary" when looking at nearby, there were some children who started crying.

At around 6:45 pm, the mass seats are relaxingly spaced, so we can afford, but people are gathered in other paid areas and backward free areas.

Check the program before fireworks begins. At the Oga Nihonkai fireworks, programs are organized in accordance with the theme every year, and the theme of 2018 is "Sports festival ~ light and peace athlete ~". It is a program where events of familiar competition are lined up in summer and winter Olympic Games.

Navigator Charlie Hui (Mr. Hisato Izumi ) and Kumiko Ota started announcing at 7 pm and 30 minutes before the start of fireworks. We will wait for the beginning with a warm atmosphere that is different from other fireworks festivities with a polite explanation, such as appreciation to the people participating in the volunteer and how to evacuate when the earthquake and the like went.

At 7:30 pm, there was an announcement that "Let's bring our hands to the ancestors and the deceased people before enjoying the fireworks," "fireworks of the hands" rose.

Namahage will carry "the torch" to the hill with a flame table, with the announcement of "Namahage Shimoyama!" When the fireworks of the palm is over.

Along with the voice of "Ignition", a torch fire and a torch appeared due to the set fireworks.

At the opening ceremony, along with the Olympic fanfare, the Olympic symbol representing the five continents has been launched.

Next, in accordance with Namie Amuro 's "Hero", a fireworks image of the opening ceremony will be launched.

The first event is "boxing". With Rocky's theme as BGM, the punch response begins one after another, one from the red corner and the blue corner while also entering "An image of the punch" and an announcement.

In the final stage, No. 7 balls (about 250 m in size when opened) that used red and blue increased steadily.

The next event is "sailing". Rod Stewart 's "Sailing" is a BGM, fireworks that imaged a white sail are going up one after another.

In the final stage, No. 8 ball (about 280 m when opened) also increased.

"Ski" expresses a skier sliding while drawing a spool. By opening fireworks in order from the top, it was expressing even movements as if they were really sliding mountains. BGM is Hiromase Kami 's "I want to fall in love with the slopes".

The next competition is "bicycle". J Pro Tour 's official song JAM Project "AREA Z ~ Song for J-Riders" flows, "Please see the left hand side, Fireworks of Hokkaido Fireworks Industry expresses the wheel of the bicycle that runs by hands" announced I heard. Then, five fireworksmen from the left hand are running while turning the red smoked candle while turning fireworks on fireworks.

As if to express the bicycle wheel, two rings appeared from one fireworks.

Tighten at the end with simultaneous strikes.

Next is the corner of the message fireworks. Messages for lovers and families are read aloud and fireworks are raised.

There is an announcement that "There are more than 10 pairs of proposals at the Oga fireworks every year, they are married", and the corner of the proposal fireworks not on the program began as a surprise event. When the light of the stage is taken, a couple of couples will appear, and introductions of the two people 's fellows will be introduced. There is an announcement that "I confess at this Oga's fireworks, I will propose here three years after my relationship started," and my boyfriend promised to "I am absolutely happy. "When the word of the proposal was directed to her, applause came out from inside the hall. Result is……

"Thank you for your consideration" reply, it is a splendid success.

The fireworks of Heart also flies, and the celebrity cheers and fireworks bless the two.

Next is the corner to support Akita's professional sports team. First of all, in the football's Blogbritz Akita , fireworks based on soccer ball type fireworks and team color blue are launched.

Next, Rugby Akita Northern Brez . Rugby Ball Types Fireworks and fireworks matching the red color of the team color set out.

Finally, Akita Northern Happinets in basketball. The team's mascot character "Vicky" will be launched. Akita said that he calls the frog "Vicki" in the dialect.

The next event is "baseball". On this day, during the second round of the 100th National High School Baseball Championship Memorial Conference , Akita Prefecture Kinpu Agricultural High School won the announcement of the report that the venue was excited and the crown glowed with you, the theme was high school baseball theme Fireworks will be launched.

After the hit sound of the metal bat, hit by the performance of the brass band. From the fanfare to the flow of the highsai uncle. In accordance with the song, the uncle's fireworks also shot up.

Fireworks will also become gorgeous as cheering rises.

In "Curling", Nishida Mitsu no rare "Stand Up!" Was made into BGM, fireworks showing the curling house, stone, etc one after another.

"Fencing" expresses the fighting fight using "tiger" which is launched like a torpedo from the left to the right.

In "figure skating", Yasushi Hanyu at 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics will play fireworks according to "SEIMEI" used for free acting.

In the part expressing the performance of Zagitoi players, Akita dog which was sent from Akita dog preservation association to Zatokawa player was also launched.

"Synchronized swimming", appearing to jump out of the pool and raising the splash of water.

The program finally comes to the end. In "surfing", the fireworks are also scaled up, and fireworks rising high in front of you can be seen with the power as if they are covering over.

In "Archery" fireworks will be settled in accordance with "March of Swiss Army" from William Tell Overture . At the end of the day, various types of fireworks rose one after another, and it was a magnificent production like a big march of fireworks at Hokkaido Fireworks Industry.

In "marathon", Otama will go up one by one according to the theme of the runner of fire .

Fireworks spread all the way. As the wind became calm, smoke began to stay.

Finally it is the finale. Fireworks will rise according to Yuzu 's "Bridge of Glory" with the theme "Gymnastics Nippon."

From the crown to the last scene.

At the end, I end up with a large tiger rising from the end of the hall to the end, Otama goes into the smoke. It was a shame last.

With the program being posted, it will be finished with the above, but the voice of 'Encore' and hand clapping started from the venue. In the Oga Nihonkai fireworks, Angkor Fireworks are a standard and announcement for the Angkor Fireworks will begin. Applause applauded from the venue when urged to "applaud the 75 staff gathered by the volunteers before the launch of the Angkor fireworks." Following the recruitment of volunteers and calling for donation for next year, Angkor Fireworks will be launched according to " We Are The Champions (Ultra Club Mix) ".

In the interview with Mr. Kazuyoshi Imano of Hokkaido Fireworks, a message saying "Mr. Konno said that" The guests who came to see the fireworks on this day will be able to go home safely "will be included Fireworks of frogs appeared at the encore fireworks. About 15 animals were struck up.

The state that the frog fireworks are actually being hit can be confirmed in the following movie.

Frog Flying Frogwest Fireworks Continuous Scene 【Oga Nihonkai Fireworks 2018】 - YouTube


It was a fireworks filled with a sense of merit, in a rendition that reproduced the concert 's encore itself.

As it is really the last thing, fireworks will be raised to inform "stop". A big applause came from the venue when there was an announcement that "Please give us great applause to Northern Japan Fireworks Industry, which showed us a wonderful fireworks this year."

After the tournament, Mr. Charlie Hui (Hisato Izumi) is on the stand at the exit of the venue and calls for the guests to thank the guests for their attendance and donation.

Charlie Hui (Hisato Izumi) who continues to see off all the spectators until the audience is left behind.

Above all, the wonderful place of the Oga Nihonkai fireworks was that the garbage was not falling at all even though the people who filled the square had returned home.

From the beginning to the end of the event, the navigator communicates the contents carefully, accompanied by the comments from the Akita graduation players with various kinds of eyes, expressing thanks to volunteer staff and spectators, such as care It is a fireworks display. It also has good compatibility with the entertainment nature of Kitano Japan Fireworks entertainment which produces fireworks, "It shows that laughter and applause heard from the audience seating are the world's most gentle fireworks display" It was such a fireworks display.