In spite of the rather inconvenient city life because of the less population in Kushiro, I love this city and I am thinking about staying here for more weeks. The cool weather is the biggest reason for that, but I have some other reasons. Fireworks is one of them. I'm always thinking that fireworks should be watched live. Any high-grade audio video set cannot reproduce real fireworks. Sure, fireworks shows are held here and there all around this country in this summer season, but the crowdedness at fireworks night is terrible especially in the dense area such as Tokyo, Osaka and so on. For example, Sumida River Fireworks with 20,000 shots is a mighty popular summer event, but it's very difficult to watch the fireworks avoiding the visitors' heads and buildings. On the other hand in Kushiro, it's almost a paradise for fireworks lovers. 8,000 shorts are less in size than Sumida River, but divide the number of shots by the number of people! I arrived at the view spot on the Kushiro River side 10 minutes before the start and I was totally able to enjoy the fireworks show for one and a half hours.
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