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As I introduced in our previous blog about Mikuni Fireworks Festival that a friend of mine from Mikuni area took me to the fireworks festival. We went by a car from Fukui City to Mikuni.

First, we took the quickest and the shortest route that only local people know.

And then, we parked the car at an area where only the local people know and it was very close to the venue.

One of the good points of the Mikuni Fireworks Festival is the location of venue. It is at the beach in a small portal town of Fukui called Mikuni where there are no tall buildings. Therefore, even while we were walking toward the venue (beach side), we got to enjoy viewing the fireworks feeling the nice breeze from the ocean.

The road in front of the venue was kept completely free of cars and it was full of festival-goers.
There were also some food stands there and many people were lined for those stands.

As soon as we arrived at the venue, we found the best space where we were able to view the fireworks clearly and comfortably. The fireworks festival was already begun, so we could not go to the beach because there were no spaces for even one person. We viewed it from behind the beach. According to the friend of mine from Mikuni area, if anyone want to view it from the beach, it is the best to be at the beach from the morning and hold the space.

Here's the video I took at Mikuni Fireworks Festival this year. Please enjoy it!

If you have a chance to visit the Mikuni Fireworks Festival, please enjoy it!

Official Website for Mikuni Fireworks:The 37th Mikuni Fireworks

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In Fukui City, we have a festival for 3 days every year and it’s called “Fukui Phoenix Festival”. 　It was held from August 4th to 6th this year. For the opening event, “Fukui Phoenix Festival Fireworks Display” was held at Asuwa River Bank upper Kida Bridge. Many festival-goers came to the venue and other areas around it, so everywhere in the center of Fukui City was crowded.

Based on the theme “twinkling”, “sparkling”, “dancing”, “thinking of someone/something”, “dreaming” and “flying” were expressed through the fireworks.

According to Fireworks display 2017, Fukui Phoenix Festival Fireworks Display has been ranked 6th in Fukui’s fireworks popularity.
（https://sp.jorudan.co.jp/hanabi/rank_fukui.html）
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It is great to view the fireworks closely at the venue. Since this firework display is held in the center of the City, there are many restaurants, buildings and houses where festival-goers can enjoy eating and drinking, and viewing the fireworks at the same time.

Please enjoy our video, "The 62nd Fukui Phoenix Fireworks Display on July 31st, 2015"!

If you have a chance to view the Fukui Phoenix Festival Fireworks Display, please enjoy it!

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Official Website for Fukui Phoenix Festival Fireworks Display

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