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TOKYO, Japan, July 27 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows fireworks exploding over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 26, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Fireworks in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows fireworks exploding over the Sumida River near the Tokyo Skytree (R) in Tokyo on July 26, 2025.

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Fireworks in Tokyo

Fireworks explode over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 26, 2025.

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Fireworks in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows fireworks exploding over the Sumida River near the Tokyo Skytree (front) in Tokyo on July 26, 2025.

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Fireworks in Tokyo

Fireworks explode over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 26, 2025.

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Fireworks in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows fireworks exploding over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 26, 2025.

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Fireworks in Tokyo

Fireworks explode over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 26, 2025.

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Fireworks in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows fireworks exploding over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 26, 2025.

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Firework festival in Tokyo

Fireworks explode over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 29, 2023.

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Firework festival in Tokyo

Fireworks explode over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 29, 2023.

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Firework festival in Tokyo

Fireworks explode over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 29, 2023.

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Firework festival in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, July 29 Kyodo - Fireworks explode near the Tokyo Skytree broadcasting tower during the annual Sumida River fireworks festival in Tokyo on July 29, 2018. Organizers said some 874,000 people watched the display.

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Sumida River Fireworks Festival lights up rainy Tokyo night

TOKYO, Japan, July 29 Kyodo - Fireworks light up the rain-filled night sky over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 29, 2017, during the annual fireworks festival. Organizers said about 748,000 people attended the event, with umbrellas and rain gear close at hand, as some 22,000 fireworks were set off.

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Sumida River fireworks festival in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Fireworks explode over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 26, 2014, at the annual fireworks festival. Organizers said about 965,000 people enjoyed the event, in which some 20,000 fireworks were set off. At right is the lit-up 634-meter tall Tokyo Skytree.

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Sumida River fireworks festival in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Fireworks explode over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 26, 2014, at the annual fireworks festival. Organizers said about 965,000 people enjoyed the event, in which some 20,000 fireworks were set off. At right is the lit-up 634-meter tall Tokyo Skytree.

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Fireworks light up night sky over Sumida River

TOKYO, Japan - Fireworks light up the night sky during the Sumida River Fireworks Festival in Tokyo on July 26, 2014, with the illuminated Tokyo Skytree broadcasting tower seen in the distance.

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Tokyo Skytree in Olympic bidding illumination

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree is lit up on Aug. 24, 2013 in a special pattern designed by a 10-year-old boy and themed on Tokyo's bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. The Sumida River is seen in the foreground.

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Fireworks over Sumida River

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows fireworks over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 27, 2013. Tokyo Skytree is in the background.

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Fireworks over Sumida River

TOKYO, Japan - Fireworks are shot over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 27, 2013. At left is Tokyo Skytree.

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LED 'fireflies' light up Tokyo river

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Taito Ward towering over the Sumida River, with its surface lit up in blue by 100,000 light-emitting diode bulbs, mimicking fireflies, during an event called "Tokyo Firefly" on the night of May 25, 2013. Participants bought LED bulbs measuring 8.5 centimeters in diameter, each containing a solar panel and a rechargeable battery, and threw them into the river. The bulbs were collected by fishermen using a net downstream for reuse.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People view cherry blossoms in Sumida Park along the Sumida River in Tokyo against the backdrop of illuminated Tokyo Skytree tower in the evening of March 23, 2013. Cherry blossoms reached full bloom the previous day in central Tokyo, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

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Tokyo in 1922

TOKYO, Japan - This aerial photo taken in 1922 shows an area around former building of Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. At the bottom is the Sumida River, on which many boats can be seen floating.

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Tokyo in 1922

TOKYO, Japan - This aerial photo taken in 1922 from the sky over Tokyo's Tsukishima district shows an area of Nihombashi district, including the Sumida River (bottom) and the Eitai Bridge (lower R). The Mitsukoshi department store can be seen in the upper left.

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Fireworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows fireworks set off over the Sumida River in Tokyo in an annual event on July 28, 2012, near the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower opened to the public in May that year.

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Fireworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows fireworks set off over the Sumida River in Tokyo in an annual event on July 28, 2012, near the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower opened to the public in May that year.

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Fireworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows fireworks set off over the Sumida River in Tokyo in an annual event on July 28, 2012, near the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower opened to the public in May that year.

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Fireworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows fireworks set off over the Sumida River in Tokyo in an annual event on July 28, 2012, near the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower opened to the public in May that year.

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Fireworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A multiple-exposure photo shows fireworks set off over the Sumida River in Tokyo in an annual event on July 28, 2012, near the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower opened to the public in May that year.

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Fireworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors look down at fireworks set off over the Sumida River in Tokyo in an annual event on July 28, 2012, from an observation floor of the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower opened to the public in May that year.

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Tokyo Skytree opens

TOKYO, Japan - Cruise boats float on the Sumida River as Tokyo Skytree (in background), the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, is illuminated in blue on the night of May 22, 2012, its opening day.

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Tokyo Skytree to open May 22

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 21, 2012, shows Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on the eve of its opening to the public. The Sumida River can be seen in the background.

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Tokyo Skytree to open May 22

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 21, 2012, shows Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, and Tokyo Skytree Town, the 37,000-square-meter commercial complex at its base, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on the eve of their opening to the public. The Sumida River can be seen in the upper left corner.

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'LED fireflies' light up Tokyo river

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Taito Ward towering over the Sumida River, with its surface lit up in blue by 100,000 bulbs containing light-emitting diodes, mimicking fireflies, during an event called ''Tokyo Firefly'' on May 6, 2012. Participants bought bulbs measuring 8.5 centimeters in diameter, each containing an LED charged with solar power, and threw them into the river. The bulbs were collected by the organizers using a net downstream.

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'LED fireflies' light up Tokyo river

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Taito Ward towering over the Sumida River, with its surface lit up in blue by 100,000 bulbs containing light-emitting diodes, mimicking fireflies, during an event called ''Tokyo Firefly'' on May 6, 2012. Participants bought bulbs measuring 8.5 centimeters in diameter, each containing an LED charged with solar power, and threw them into the river. The bulbs were collected by the organizers using a net downstream.

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'LED fireflies' light up Tokyo river

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Sumida River in Tokyo's Taito Ward with its surface lit up in blue by 100,000 bulbs containing light-emitting diodes, mimicking fireflies, during an event called ''Tokyo Firefly'' on May 6, 2012. Participants bought bulbs measuring 8.5 centimeters in diameter, each containing an LED charged with solar power, and threw them into the river. The bulbs were collected by the organizers using a net downstream.

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Sumo wrestlers in disaster drill

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (C) and about 60 other sumo wrestlers take a boat tour on the Sumida River in Tokyo as part of a disaster drill on Dec. 22, 2011.

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Tokyo Sky Tree and fireworks

TOKYO, Japan - Fireworks explode in the sky over the Sumida River in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2011, during the Sumida River Fireworks Festival. Tokyo Sky Tree is also seen in the right corner of the picture.

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Commemorating Tokyo air raid

TOKYO, Japan - About 180 people take part in a memorial gathering in Sumida Park in Tokyo's Taito Ward on March 10, 2011, the 66th anniversary of a massive U.S. air raid on Tokyo. Survivors of the attack, which killed an estimated 100,000 people, said the site, with Tokyo Sky Tree under construction now visible on the other side of Sumida River, was covered with numerous dead bodies at the time.

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Sumida River fireworks

TOKYO, Japan - Fireworks burst over Tokyo's Sumida River on July 31, 2010. Around 20,000 fireworks lit the sky during an annual show.

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Sumida River fireworks

TOKYO, Japan - Fireworks burst over Tokyo's Sumida River on July 31, 2010. Around 20,000 fireworks lit the sky during an annual show.

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Sumida River fireworks

TOKYO, Japan - Fireworks burst over Tokyo's Sumida River on July 31, 2010. Around 20,000 fireworks lit the sky during an annual show.

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Sumida River fireworks

TOKYO, Japan - Fireworks burst over Tokyo's Sumida River near the Tokyo Sky Tree tower, currently under construction, on July 31, 2010. Around 20,000 fireworks lit the sky during an annual show.

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Sky Tree becomes new addition at cherry-blossom viewing

TOKYO, Japan - People view cherry blossoms against the backdrop of Tokyo Sky Tree, the tallest building in Japan, in Sumida Park by the Sumida River, on April 4, 2010. The tower became a new addition to the view from the popular cherry blossom-viewing spot.

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Sky Tree becomes new addition at cherry-blossom viewing

TOKYO, Japan - People view cherry blossoms against the backdrop of Tokyo Sky Tree, the tallest building in Japan, in Sumida Park by the Sumida River, on April 4, 2010. The tower became a new addition to the view from the popular cherry blossom-viewing spot.

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Fireworks over Tokyo's Sumida River

TOKYO, Japan - Fireworks glitter the night sky over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 25.

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Fireworks display on River Sumida

TOKYO, Japan - An estimated 908,000 people took to the streets or boarded boats to watch the annual display of fireworks on Tokyo's River Sumida on July 26.

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Fireworks display on River Sumida

TOKYO, Japan - An estimated 958,000 people took to the streets or got on board boats to watch an annual display of fireworks on Tokyo's River Sumida on July 29.

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Ryogoku Fireworks Museum in Tokyo introduces fireworks history

TOKYO, Japan - The Ryogoku Fireworks Museum introduces a history of the popular annual fireworks event over Tokyo's Sumida River. The museum has also been attracting a number of foreign visitors.

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Fireworks display at Tokyo's Sumida River

TOKYO, Japan - Fireworks light up the sky over Tokyo's Sumida River on July 30.

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Fireworks light up night sky over Tokyo's Sumida River

TOKYO, Japan - Some 20,000 fireworks were shot off in a traditional fireworks festival on Tokyo's Sumida River on July 31.