17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Explosive Sound

A brave man prayed to God for the safety of firework and each wish of inhabitants in the shower of sparks. This photograph was taken during "Tezutsu hanabi" (Traditional fireworks of Japan) at Togo Susano-jinnjya shrine,Togo Town, Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan on the third Saturday of October 2018.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2018
Date Uploaded: 07.2019
Photo Location: Toyokawa, Japan
Copyright: © Hidetoshi Ogata