Overview

• The festival launched 20,000 fireworks from two barges on the Sumida River near Asakusa and Tokyo Skytree.
• Organizers reported attendance of approximately 930,000 spectators, about 20,000 more than last year.
• A lottery awarded 634 tickets for exclusive viewing on the Tokyo Skytree’s Tembo Deck, drawing unprecedented demand.
• Evening temperatures reached 35.5°C in central Tokyo, leading many attendees to use handheld fans and neck coolers.
• A Tokyo metropolitan-local executive committee oversaw the event, upholding its Edo-period origins as a memorial ceremony initiated by Tokugawa Yoshimune.