We have the great fireworks festival in Gifu on Saturday in the end of July and the beginning of August. This means we can enjoy seeing many beautiful fireworks on two consecutive weekends. They say both are quite big festival with launching 30,000 fireworks and gathering 300,000 spectators. Because Gifu is my home town, I really feel that "summer has come" when see fireworks.
At the very first time, I saw fireworks from the top of Mt. Kinka where is near launch site, River Nagara. It was so great.