Festival das Lanternas Flutuantes e Fogos de Artifício da cidade de Nishio, conhecido como Festival do Rio Yonezu é realizado anualmente todos os anos no sábado do Obon.
Este festival iniciou anos atrás, com o intuito de confortar os espíritos das vítimas da guerra, acidentes ou afogamentos, daqueles que morreram em desastre como um terremoto, colocam a lanterna para confortar e para fazer seus pedidos aos espíritos.
No começo era realizado só o Festival das Lanternas, mas por cerca de 20 anos atrás introduziu o lançamento dos fogos de artifício.
Muitos visitantes vem todos os anos para fazer seus pedidos colocando a lanterna no lago, colorindo a superfície do Rio Yonezu. Um espetáculo com mais de 2 mil lanternas flutuando pelo rio, iluminando a superfície e mais de 3.000 Fantásticas explosões no céu com os fogos de artifício.
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Data: agosto (sábado).
Horário: 18:30 a 20:30h.
Horário da queima de fogos de artifício: 19:30h.
Aichi-ken Nishio-shi Yonezu-cho Doba (Ponte do Rio Yonezu)