Japan Hand Held Fireworks

[displayfireworks1]

I found this method of displaying fireworks rather interesting. This is video from Japan. It appears as if the participants must hold the fireworks in their hands. I saw too many fountains blow part to risk this, but it is cool to watch and further expand our knowledge of pyrotechnics around the world.
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私はむしろ面白い花火を表示するこの方法を発見した。これは日本からの映像です。参加者が自分 の手の中に花 火を保持しなければならないかのように表示されます。私はあまりにも多くの噴水がこれを危険に さらす部分を 吹く見たが、それは見て、さらに世界中の火工品の我々の知識を広げるためにクールです。

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvpkQEzX_mc
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY0n7KLJV80&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObsItqXrSXU&feature=relmfu

[PyroManiacs]

very neat!

[Vavoom]

These fountains are called "Tezutsu (Hanabi)" which translates to "hand-held fireworks".
I remember seeing these for the first time in the opening or closing ceremony for the Olympic Games in Nagano in 1998. During summer there are many Tezutsu festivals.

On this page you can see some pics of how they're made:
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?act=url&depth=1&hl=nl&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.nl&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http://www.toyohashigion.org/gallery/index.html&usg=ALkJrhjkImF5jmvuuPUGXCE6P3fJx94K4w

Here's a close-up of what these fountains look like.
It's a piece of bamboo, reinforced with string.
http://www.shizuoka-guide.com/blog-trip/archives/2011/08/images/s1346125546.jpg

[Vavoom]

Couldn't resist adding these beautifull shots :)

http://kikuko-nagoya.com/picture01/tezutsu22.jpg

http://kikuko-nagoya.com/picture01/tezutsu44.jpg

http://kikuko-nagoya.com/picture01/tezutsu11.jpg

[cynthiafireworks]

It's stunning and really impressive! but it doesn't have to be like this.

[displayfireworks1]

It is the time of year again in 2013 in Japan
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/p480x480/487933_10152146746099569_1233726470_n.jpg
http://www.goldenjipangu.com/photo/130809takayama.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiNs1689CBs
A temporary platform is built on the river bed of the Miyagawa River. Fireworks are set off bamboo cylinders handheld by “shooters”, who get showers of sparks from the fireworks, creating extremely exciting scenes
http://www.terrafirmatourist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/TakyamabridgeTorii-gate-1024x744.gif