Omagari Fireworks Festival takes place in Akita prefecture’s city of Daisen. This festival has a long history dating back to 1910, and prizes such as the Prime Minister’s Award and the Japan Tourist Agency Award are given during this festival, making it a sort of national pageant to decide Japan's very best fireworks technician. Omagari Fireworks Festival is great for those who are looking for a state-of-the-art fireworks display.
Hearing fireworks typically evokes the image of the night sky, but unlike any other event in Japan, Omagari Fireworks Festival also has an afternoon fireworks launch. To liven up the daytime sky, colored smoke is used instead of bright lights
As the fireworks burst into puffs of colored smoke, pay attention to their final shape. Different technicians add different touches to their fireworks, and some fireworks form into the shapes of chrysanthemums and peonies.
Two different fireworks competitions are held in the evening division of fireworks.
Two "size 10" fireworks are launched in the competition
In the first: the "set categories" competition, fireworks technicians must launch two large fireworks into the sky. The first of the two is called the "assigned firework", and will be graded for the technician's control over their craft. Judges will evaluate all technical aspects of the firework, such as its number of layers, shape, and timing of fading.
Made in 1629, Koishikawa Botanical Gardens is a traditional Japanese garden located near Tokyo Dome. Quite a few of the scenes in the garden are inspired by famous Chinese landscapes. The garden is loved by locals for its cherry blossoms in the spring and its fall foliage.
Natural wood is a material that frequently features in the decor of traditional living rooms, but you rarely see pale or blond woods. Instead, like in this living room by Charbonneau Interiors, wooden furniture and decor tend to be in dark and rich tones. Highly glossed dark wooden pieces are also a common feature.
Lighting can transform a classic living room by giving it a more luxurious look and feel like in this room by Thomas Guy Interiors. Cascading crystal chandeliers, candle style chandeliers and forged wrought iron lights can all create a tasteful impact.
Historic art, whether landscapes, portraits, or still life, are very much at home in classic living spaces like in this living room by LeeAnn Baker Interiors.
Although you occasionally see delicate armchairs in traditional living rooms, the emphasis when it comes to seating is really on comfortable, sit-back-and-relax pieces.
While it's normal to see a fair bit of color in traditional living rooms, an all-neutral space like this one is more than acceptable. And while a lot of frills and details are also often found in traditional rooms, they're not mandatory.
A captivating fantasy castle made of white stone, adorned with numerous towers and turrets. Surrounded by billowing clouds against a dreamy pink sky backdrop. The castle evokes a sense of enchantment but shows signs of neglect with broken windows and cracked walls.
I have written about character building before, but this time, I want to have a particular focus on character building for the fantasy genre. My books are more than often, character driven and art of characterisation can be powerful, turning plots into amazing and awesome stories.
Disney is a cornerstone of the American childhood. Even for someone like myself who was raised in an environment where most Disney movies were banned because of the witchcraft, sorcery, or overt references to Satan (The cat in Cinderella is named Lucifer, for example), I was still influenced via friends or the occasional contraband storybook found in a dentist’s or doctor’s waiting room that I would sneak into a corner or playhouse and read. I didn’t see most Disney movies until I was a babysitting teenager. To this day I have never seen Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs or 101 Dalmatians, yet I could tell you the stories and even sing nearly all the songs. With such a pervasive influence, it was impossible to escape the clutch of Disney.
Five Shocking Animal Hybrids That Truly Exist in Nature, From Narlugas to Grolar Bears to Coywolves
The now-famous “virgin” stingray Charlotte is not having hybrid babies, scientists say. But in nature, distinct species sometimes interbreed to produce surprising offspring
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