Kintaikyo Bridge Festival
Iwakuni Kintaikyo Bridge 1 Iwakuni, Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi-ken, JapanThe annual Kintai Bridge Festival in Iwakuni is an excellent way to kick off your Golden Week.
The annual Kintai Bridge Festival in Iwakuni is an excellent way to kick off your Golden Week.
Iwakuni Marine base opens up its gates to thousands of visitors who come for the entertainment, one of Japan's largest air shows and food.
What better way to celebrate Children's Day than by dressing your baby up in funny clothes and making them cry in front of a big crowd.
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An hour long fireworks display in which 4000 fireworks explode above the water and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force ships docked in the port of Kure decorated with lights.
2500 bangs packed into 30 minutes with the waters of the Seto Inland Sea and shadows of the surrounding islands
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