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Needless to say, the subway/trains stations were jammed with people by 5 pm. This is when I got off the train at Shinozaki Station on the Toei Shinjuku subway line on Aug.1, 2009.232 views
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Some 900,000 of humanity gathered here for the Edogawa-ku Fireworks in Aug.183 views
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I shuddered to think how crowded the station would become in about 30-40 min.121 views
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I'm definitely not a good fireworks photographer. To avoid the crowds, I left the scene about 30 min. before the fireworks ended.114 views
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Back at Shinozaki Station, it was quite quick to get on a train. "Keep walking slowly and do not stop."111 views
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Mt. Fuji73 views
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And you think your largest soccer stadium can hold a lotta people. Come see here.69 views
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After getting to the top of the riverbank, this is the spectacle I came to see and photograph. 65 views
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People are spread out along the riverbank of Edogawa River. Held on the first Sat. of Aug. at 7:15 pm to 8:25 pm. If weather is bad, it is held on the next day65 views
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The Edogawa Ward Fireworks display is one of Tokyo's largest with a massive attendance of 900,000 people in both Edogawa Ward and neighboring Ichikawa city in Chiba. 63 views.
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It was a lot more crowded than the last time I saw these fireworks years ago.62 views
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Still in Shinozaki Station heading for the exit. Koiwa Station on the JR Sobu Line must also have been crowded.61 views
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Getting to the steps up the riverbank.61 views
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The fireworks started exactly at 7:15 pm.55 views
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Now walking to the Edogawa riverbank.53 views
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