About 20,000 fireworks illuminated the sky over downtown Tokyo on the weekend as almost 960,000 people gathered on the banks of the Sumida River to enjoy the annual summer spectacular, despite earlier concern it might be called off due to an approaching typhoon.Massive crowds of spectators packed the riverbanks and other vantage points. Extravagant firework displays are synonymous with summer in Japan and the Sumida River Fireworks Festival is one of the largest held every year in the Japanese capital.Yuzuki Koyama, a 15-year-old clad in a traditional "yukata" summer kimono, said she came w…READ FULL ARTICLE
