Missile Attack?
| model | DMC-FZ35 |
| exposureTime | 4.000 s (40/10) |
| fnumber | f/3.4 |
| DateTime | 2010:07:31 20:16:31 |
| aperture | 2.8284271247462 |
| flashUsed | No |
| focalLength | 14.90 (149/10) |
| flength35mm | 84 |
| resolution | 4000x3000 |
Or a rocket launch? Nope, it's the Sumida River Fireworks display (墨田川花火大会), held over the Sumida River near the Tokyo's Asakusa. I just happened to catch the "fire flower" (hanabi/花火 in Japanese) before it "blossomed."
Huge fireworks displays are a Japanese tradition during the summer months. There is a display somewhere every weekend in July and August. I'm told the tradition orginated in 1733 because of the poor harvest and epidemic. The 8th Shogun fireworks to get rid of the bad spirits and pay respect for the 1,000,000 dead (thanks Satoshi!). And it lives on, quite vividly.
31. July 2010, 20:16
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Posted in: Cityscape/Urban,花火,Japan,Matsuri/Festival,Tokyo
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