[Breaking News]Fireworks festival in central Japan

KUMANO, Japan, Aug. 18 Kyodo - The Kumano grand fireworks festival takes place at Shichirimihama beach in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 17, 2025. (Kyodo)

Fireworks festival in central Japan

Fireworks festival in central Japan

The Kumano grand fireworks festival takes place at Shichirimihama beach in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 17, 2025.

Fireworks festival in central Japan

Fireworks festival in central Japan

The Kumano grand fireworks festival takes place at Shichirimihama beach in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 17, 2025.

[Breaking News]Fireworks at World Cultural Heritage site in central Japan

KUMANO, Japan, Aug. 18 Kyodo - A fireworks festival is held on Aug. 17, 2024, at the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed Shichirimihama beach in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo)

Fireworks at World Cultural Heritage site in central Japan

Fireworks at World Cultural Heritage site in central Japan

A fireworks festival is held on Aug. 17, 2024, at the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed Shichirimihama beach in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, central Japan.

Fireworks at World Cultural Heritage site in central Japan

Fireworks at World Cultural Heritage site in central Japan

A fireworks festival is held on Aug. 17, 2024, at the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed Shichirimihama beach in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, central Japan.

Fireworks at central Japan beach

Fireworks at central Japan beach

A fireworks festival is held on Aug. 29, 2023, at Shichirimihama beach in Kumano in Mie Prefecture, central Japan.

Fireworks at central Japan beach

Fireworks at central Japan beach

A fireworks festival is held on Aug. 29, 2023, at Shichirimihama beach in Kumano in Mie Prefecture, central Japan.

Fireworks at World Heritage site in central Japan

Fireworks at World Heritage site in central Japan

A fireworks festival is held on Aug. 26, 2019 at Shichirimihama beach, part of a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site called the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, in Kumano in Mie Prefecture, central Japan. About 80,000 people attended the event where some 10,000 fireworks were set off. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fireworks at World Heritage site in central Japan

Fireworks at World Heritage site in central Japan

A fireworks festival is held on Aug. 26, 2019 at Shichirimihama beach, part of a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site called the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, in Kumano in Mie Prefecture, central Japan. About 80,000 people attended the event where some 10,000 fireworks were set off. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fireworks at World Heritage site in central Japan

Fireworks at World Heritage site in central Japan

A fireworks festival is held on Aug. 26, 2019 at Shichirimihama beach, part of a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site called the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, in Kumano in Mie Prefecture, central Japan. About 80,000 people attended the event where some 10,000 fireworks were set off. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo