I went to the Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival!
This time, I went to the Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival, so I'd like to give you my review!
In conclusion, "It was beautiful as expected! It was amazing, but the traffic jam on the way back was also amazing (lol)."
Wow, it took me a long time to get home!
This time, since it was October 17th, 2026, I would normally have gone to the annual " Yatsushiro National Fireworks Competition ," but it was canceled due to the Kumamoto earthquake. I also wanted to go to the " Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival ," so I participated in this event!
Until 2024, it was held in August, but with the 2025 Osaka World Expo taking place, it has been moved to October to alleviate congestion and address the heat!
Also, since the sun sets earlier in the fall, you can set off fireworks earlier!
This also seems to have the added benefit of preventing people from being stranded due to traffic jams on their way home.
However, I absolutely love fireworks, so last year I even went to the Nagaoka Fireworks Festival (lol).
▼Yatsushiro National Fireworks Competition
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I've participated twice before when I lived in Osaka, so this will be my third time!
▼Now, let me introduce them!
This time, I managed to book accommodation near Kyobashi Station through Airbnb, so I traveled from Kyobashi Station to Tsukamoto Station via Osaka Station!
It's just people, people, people (lol)
I was prepared for it, but their popularity is truly impressive! 😆
Apparently, there were about 400,000 visitors (lol).
By the way, the Yatsushiro Fireworks Festival attracts about 200,000 people, so that's double! (laughs)
As expected of Osaka! 😆
This time, our location will be "Panorama Seat Left 4" (lol).
By the way, you'll be the very last to leave, so you should be prepared if you choose this seat (lol).
It finishes at 8 PM, but you'll have to wait about an hour and a half before you can leave, around 9:30 PM, so please be aware of that (lol).
The skyscrapers of Osaka look great!!
Even if you enter right at the edge, you should be able to see perfectly well!
I arrived at the venue around 5:30 PM this time, but I think I could have come even later!
Well, this is all part of the experience!
Okay, I'll wait a while!
The buildings in Osaka's Umeda district are amazing!!
It was absolutely amazing!!!
It was truly moving, and the hour flew by! 😆
▼Finale - Last 2 minutes
This is it! This is what I wanted to see!!!
However, when it came time to go home, we couldn't leave the "Panorama Seat 4" until 9:30 PM.
Also, Tsukamoto Station was extremely congested, and I felt it was dangerous for the children, so I decided to look for a restaurant near Tsukamoto Station to eat at. I walked around the area, but it was also packed with people (lol).
I let the kids buy whatever they wanted to eat at Seven-Eleven, and then I killed about an hour drinking beer before heading home!
I arrived at my accommodation near Kyobashi Station at 23:37 (lol).
I was exhausted, but it was so much fun!!
Thank you for reading to the end!
I look forward to your continued support!
