Unlike in England, where we have stupidly decided to have our fireworks season when it is bloody cold and miserable in November, here in Japan (and pretty much every other sensible country), summer is the season for sitting out with friends, and getting pissed under the fireworks. Yesterday was the big display along the banks of the Edo River, one of the biggest in Japan. To be honest, I was a little bit disappointed by the actual display, the firework hearts were nice, as were the Doraemon faces, but I reckon Ravenscourt Park's Guy Fawkes night display was better. The evening though was very nice. There was a really nice breeze along the river so it was nice and cool, unlike the sweaty evenings recently, and despite there being 1.3 million people there, I managed to get to the Portaloos quickly and easily, which is, afterall, the most important thing. Here are some photos from the night - all the photos I took of the fireworks were crap. Very annoyingly.
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Today is Coming-Of-Age Day (Seijin No Hi) in Japan, where all those kids who are currently 20 officially come of age. As it's a public holiday here today, and because there are 3 universities near here, there have been loads of perfectly-manicured young girls walking around in their coming-of-age kimonos, getting drunk on the free-samples of beer they are finally allowed to drink, and clutching their free samples of tobacco and condoms. A wonderful, wonderful day. Too much oogling to take any photos.
