This is August's Nagaragawa River Fireworks, called
hanabi. Every August there are fireworks celebrations across Japan. Its was a real festival with hundreds of food stands and thousands of people from around Gifu in attendance, including about a hundred of us English teachers. A lot of women and men dress up in Yukata and Kimonos. Now it is trendy, especially for young women, to dress in yukata for special events or just for a walk downtown with their friends.