How Japanese Fireworks are Made & Launched ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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Japan makes some of the world's best fireworks including record breaking giant sized shells like the Yonshakudama! We'll head to a prestigious fireworks factory in Akita to see how they're made.
The process includes 1) Milling 2) Granulation 3) Loading 4) Pasting
The secrets of the trade are passed down from one generation to the next, family businesses that have been producing fireworks since the Meiji era. The larger the firework shell, the longer it takes to grow the stars or black pellets needed. They start as ceramic balls the size of a sesame seed and grow day by day, taking a month or more to make a Shakudama 3cm star.
The Shakudama is a 18.5kg / 19 lb beast that you'll see launched at festivals outside Tokyo and urban areas. They get larger than that! The ni-shakudama, san-shakudama and yon-shakudama will literally blow you away with it's 750m launch height and width.

00:00 Start
02:00 Giant Firework Sizes & Details
02:42 World's Largest Firework Shell, YONSHAKUDAMA
04:20 Fireworks Factory, How it's Made
08:48 Loading the Firework Shells
15:18 Setting up the Launch Site
19:47 Japanese Fireworks Culture & History
22:54 Fireworks Launch Event
27:05 Large Shell Fireworks Launch

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コメント (21)

@samuelgilbert9734 2年前

Very nice video! One thing that wasn't mentioned is that the employees of the firework company touched a grounding plate before entering the drying room to prevent electrostatic discharges that might ignite the fireworks.
@HenryTravels92 2年前

As a pyrotechnician from norway, i truly apritiate the shells from japan. We usually buy Chinese shells, but for special ocations/really expensive show's, we go for japanese, maltese or spanish shells. This is pure art, and the people putting the time and effort into each shell, is nothing less than an artist. It is truly amazing to see the difference between a japanese shell and a chinese mass produced one. Hopefully i will be able to travel to japan for a few festivals in the future! That is one for the bucketlist! Good video, love to see the production behind these shells!
@MadMarky 2年前

24:45 is by far the most impressive piece of fireworks i've ever seen! Five different vibrant colors with a very even distribution, and if that wasn't enough the colors shift several times during expansion. I never knew something like this was even possible in just one shell. Awesome piece of craftsmanship!
@leokimvideo 1年前

Japan has the best fireworks. There is a old traditional method of firing shells using a red hot link of chain put into the bottom of the mortar. The bottom of the shells have only tissue paper around the lift charge and the shells are dropped in by hand as each shell is fired off by the hot link of chain. It's a method that's banned in Australia but is used traditionally in Japan where it's common for a display to be just single shells being fired to fully appreciate the beauty of the firework. Japanese also do excellent 'peanut shells' where say a 5" will also have a 4" shell using the same lifter. Great footage here of the making processes which is normally shrouded in secrecy.
@lamadanu 2年前

すごい
@AverytheCubanAmerican 2年前

Disney: We are very famous for our spectacular fireworks- Japan: Hold my sake My favorite fact about fireworks: The Walt Disney Company is the largest consumer of fireworks in the world, and the second largest purchaser of explosive devices (after the US military). Yup, all because of the shows that they do at their parks nightly.
@ChaiLatte13 2年前

When the guy was putting the two halves together by hand I was thinking there has to be a better way! lol I would be freaking out trying to do that. How do they do that with the huge ones?😮 I'm so glad they let you in to view this much of the process. I figured this is all pretty secretive!! Excellent video John!! So glad that you made a new one of these on the new channel.
@SPIREME1 7ヶ月前

Why don't you come to India during Diwali you will become millionaire by selling all your products.this is my honesty suggestion.
@SilkyC 2年前

I don't care what age you are, fireworks are always such a joy to see!! This was awesome John!!! Cheers to many more years of Only in Japan!
@mattiemathis9549 9ヶ月前

I feel like I just watched a story being told through fireworks. Fabulous!!!
@paulshaw5119 2年前

Years ago I went to Fujisawa for a Hanabi celebration & it was an amazing couple of hours of fireworks!! There was the biggest crowd of people I have ever seen in my life on the beach watching it !! Japan truly is the most AWESOME place to see fireworks!! SUGOI!!
@jason_from_canada 2年前

From the building of the shells to the launch and explosion of beauty in the sky. 🎆 Fireworks powered by rice 🍚 It was great to re-live the show and the shell for Leo was amazing! Happy to have been one of the backers along with @Kerry Larsen. Thanks John! 👍🎆
@Ryanhelpmeunderstand 11ヶ月前

I love Japanese craftsman… They are so precise and exact. They are so smooth and consistent. It truly is amazing and comforting.
@xxIONBOMBxx 1年前

The one that you and your sons hand prints were on. That was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. The small yet powerful beginning, the wide explosion of a beautiful burning red, that turns to falling embers that all explode together after a suspenseful fall from the sky. The intellect that goes into such a design, that man put his heart into your firework to make it as cinematic as possible. I can only respect that and appreciate his dedication to the craft. Japan has dominated fireworks with intellectual ability. I nearly cried at some of the rainbow colored patterns nearing the middle of that show. Just amazing.
@osanaisamyth5591 2年前

17:54 an event backed by an online community, that is crazy, congratulations Only in Japan fans !
@STFURIDE 10ヶ月前

This is why my electric guitar, motorcycles and cars are made in Japan 😎
@clifforddean232 1年前

100% an artist, an architect, an engineer of a creative mind.
@miiigoreng 2年前

Looking at the amount of details and intricacies put into each shell, I realize why Japanese are contented watching just ONE.
@bicivelo 4ヶ月前

one of the coolest parts is the one dedicated to your child. That’s so special and meaningful! 😊
@chrisicu4236 2年前

Thanks for sharing this experience. I’ll never forget my first Japanese fireworks festival in August 1997 in Tokyo. It will always be a fond experience to me. And congratulations on your son. Best wishes to your entire family.