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　Kyoho 18 (1733), the tradition of "River opening of the Ryogoku River", which is said to originate from the `` Water God Festival '', which prays for the memorial service of those victims of the great famine and the spread of the epidemic of the previous year, and the Sumida River Fireworks Festival was revived in 1978.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Due to the COVID-19 disaster, the event was held for the first time in four years at 19:00 on July 29 due to the transition to Class 5.　　　At the first venue from the lower part of Sakurabashi to the upper part of Kototoi Bridge, a total of 10 companies will hold a fireworks contest, including companies related to Ryogoku and those who have achieved excellent results in the representative fireworks festival in Japan. Approximately 20,000 fireworks will decorate the night sky in the city for about an hour and a half.　Tokyo Skytree will also carry out special lighting in line with the fireworks festival image of immortal birds that will be revived even if they die.　　　　　Sumida River Ohashi is one of the viewpoints. Looking up upstream of the Sumida River, you can see Tokyo Skytree behind the illuminated center of Kiyosu Bridge, and at the upper left end, colorful large flowers bloom.　　　　　　　　　　　　　The city center is the 11th hot summer day, the highest ever in July. A pleasant Blowin' in the Wind crossing the river surface, a major summer event that blows away the heat.