Fireworks in Tsuchiura!

One of the big annual events in our area is the Tsuchiura fireworks festival, held each October. People really get excited about it and huge crowds gather to enjoy the latest creations of Japans top pyrotechnical artists.The best way to get there is by bicycle, though the sidewalks that lead there have bcome violently bumpy over the years becauseof protruding tree roots.Dont let that mislead you 1 Japanese roads are usually as smooth as silk even in the most remote areas.Translation problem that i have had in the past has been finding the Jpanese equivalent of the common English word 'pot hole' !The fireworks are launched from the site made famous by our frequent TenGooz barbeque parties, and on the festival day that peaceful enbankment is transformed into an audio war zone, jam packed with tens of thousands of ooers and ahhers.One thing that always disturbs me is thinking about how the remnant of the local wildlfe must feel about the thundering intrusion upon there rest.Anyway, as often happens, things did not turn out as planned on that day, and I never met up with Jon or Miki.Jon took some good pics though, he even got some good video footage so you can get a little tatse of what its like to be there....