Japanese summer is extremely hot and humid.
There are over 200 fireworks festivals in every year in summer across the country. Japanese firework shells range in size from smaller ones to the world record holding Yonshakudama shells which are 1.2 meter in diameter and weigh several hundred kilograms.
Most festivals are held on July or August and between 5,000 and 20,000 fireworks are launched.
During the festival, basically people wear Yukata (traditional Japanese-style cloth) and enjoy watching fireworks. There are a number of stalls selling many different types of food such as Okonomiyaki (Japanese pan cake), Yakisoba (Japanese-style grilled noodle), ice cream and so on.
The most famous and oldest fireworks festival is the Sumida River Fireworks launched from barges anchored along the Sumida River between Ryogoku and Asakusa in Tokyo.
Reference
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8A%B1%E7%81%AB
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