
Ito Onsen Yume Hanabi Part7 Chopstick Festival Fireworks Festival (Tezutsu Fireworks): Powerful tezutsu fireworks
A seaside event in Ito, Shizuoka, held on August 22 at Ito Orange Beach, where a memorial service for used chopsticks is followed by fireworks. Around 1,500 shells and some 40 hand-held tezutsu cannons fill the 30 minutes from 8:30 pm, five minutes' walk from Ito Station.
The event gives thanks for the chopsticks used at Ito's ryokan and homes: the collected chopsticks are stacked into a tower and burned in a ceremony of gratitude. The evening closes with fireworks on the beach — roughly 1,500 launched shells plus 40 hand cannons that throw columns of fire skyward, alongside diagonal star mines suited to the seaside setting. There is no parking; the beach is a five-minute walk from Ito Station, so arrive by train and bring cash for the food stalls.