Hanabi in Tokyo Bay

We went to the firework show right in the center of Tokyo. There were thousands of people there. We watched from a huge carpark in which the organisers had laid out blue mats for everyone to sit on. You have to remove your shoes before you walked on the mats. The display was superb with 12,000 fireworks. Don't worry, I didn't count them all. Here in Japan the dispalys always quote how many fireworks they have. I think this is how they sort the 'men from the boys' in the firework world.

Attached are two videos of some of the best parts of the display and I have also added a video of how the organisers get you to go home at the end of the evening (about 2030). Unlike UK they is no possibility of staying to talk and drink beer until late. The Japanese are also expert at dispersing large crowds. They place people on every corner with loud hailers who yell instructions at the crowd, even when its really obvious where to go. The roads are all cordened off so you get herded directly to the station. Its like being a sheep!