Japan - Day 22 - Hanabi at Sakuragicho, Yokohama

On my last day in Japan, I decided to go to Yokohama to watch their annually held fireworks. Held continuously for an hour, it was supposed to be a fantastic spectacle. What was more, I had bought my very own yukata to wear! Hehe. It was really cheap by Japanese standards, 3000yen and it was from Uniqlo. I thought it would be a cool souvenir to bring back from Japan. That afternoon, I went to Chihiro's house and she helped me to put on the yukata. Gosh it was so difficult. I could see she was putting in a lot of effort to help me wear the thing. And she helped me do my hair too. So thanks a lot Chihiro!

I asked Tomoko along too since it was gonna be my last chance to see her. And my kor kor came along too. Some of the fireworks were really pretty. There were cute ones that exploded into a heart shape and others that I just can't remember now. Also, the crowds at Sakuragicho were humongous! The train station was swamped once the fireworks were over. Roads were closed and you could see masses of people walking on them. I really understood why many of the friends I asked chose to stay home instead of coming for the fireworks then :P It was a good experience in all though hehe.


The sky at Sakuragi-cho before the hanabi started.


A weird picture of the fireworks. I was too far away to get any really good shots.


With my brother, Tomoko, Chihiro and her bunch of friends. I can't remember any of their names now.


Back home after a very tiring day. I brought my yukata home with me. Its lying safely in my cupboard now.