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Full ver. 4K Nagaoka Fireworks Festival

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The Nagaoka Fireworks are held over two nights from August 2 to 3rd along the banks of the Shinano River. Though the Nagaoka fireworks Festival started since 1879, it became the fireworks display for a memorial service, revival after difficulty such as Nagaoka air raid and the Chuetsu earthquake. Especially ,Fireworks named Phoenix is a symbol of recovery after the 2004 Niigata Earthquake. The show's finale covers nearly two kilometers of the riverbank and is the widest span of fireworks in the world. 長岡花火大会の始まりは1879年9月14日と15日の2日間、千手町八幡様の祭りに長原などの遊廓関係者がお金を出し合って花火350発を打ち上げたのが始まりとされ、1906年より本格的な花火大会となしました。1945年8月1日の長岡空襲や中越地震などの困難を経て、今では慰霊・復興のための花火大会となっています。

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