Otaru’s fireworks display is held as the finale of Ushio Festival on the final Sunday of July every year.
Otaru City and many companies of Otaru sponsor the fireworks, but a new private entity joined the display from last year.
They began this project to display fireworks of their own. For raising funds, they are selling T-shirts that the picture of fireworks is printed in the back. You will be able to support their project, and enjoy enhanced fireworks display by buying the T-shirt.
If you are interested in the T-shirt, it is available at some shops in Otaru. Please contact ‘Rakuten’, a Japanese style pub near Miyako-dori Arcade. Tel.0134-22-6336 for further details.
The first two Chinese characters read 文月 'Fumi-zuki' the old name of the seventh month of year in Japanese.
There is another design that fireworks,boats and the Canal are depicted.
