Abe River Fireworks Festival

Shizuoka city's largest fireworks festival is held every year on the last Saturday of July at Nakasu on the Abe River, which straddles Aoi ward and Suruga ward in Shizuoka city. It was held in 1955 as part of the memorial service to commemorate and repose the souls of the war dead, and to pray for recovery, and has been held for the 70th time in 2020. Approximately 15,000 fireworks of various types, including the impressive large star mine and shakudama fireworks, will decorate the night sky.