No.12 Fireworks Season Has Arrived!
There will be a firework festival in Ise City on Saturday July 17 along the Miya River. If you are visiting Ise around on Saturday, please check it out—they are usually pretty good. The details are as follows:
"58th Miyagawa Firework Festival"
Date: July 17, Saturday
(If there is heavy rain, high winds or the river is too high because of excessive rain, the festival will be postponed until July 18th or July 19th. In the case that none of these days are suitable, the festival will be rescheduled to either September 11th or 12th.)
Time: approximately 19:25 to approximately 21:15.
How to get there:
There will be a shuttle bus from both Ujiyamada Station (Bus Stop #3) and Ise-City Station (Bus Stop #2) to the festival location for ¥180 (adults) and ¥90 (kids) between 17:00 and 19:30. Return trips will run from the festival location back to both train stations beginning from 20:00. The shuttle will depart every 30 minutes.
Where to watch:
There is free space along the river near Miyagawa Tsutsumi Park where anyone can watch for free. If you are interested in watching from their special sheeted area, you need to buy a ticket in advance. For further information about that, please check this site (sorry, Japanese only).
I wish I could say, "see you there..." but sadly and Ironically, I have to be away from Ise because my dog is very afraid of fireworks!