The fireworks were held in Ezuko as scheduled, despite the rain. I didn’t go but I could hear the explosions and was able to see some of the bursts of color from a footbridge in my neighborhood.
Meanwhile, some natural pyrotechnics have been on display to our south in the Kirishima area (only about 40 kilometers or so from Kumamoto’s southern border). I found the YouTube video here:
http://mashable.com/2017/10/13/volcano-japan-drone-eruption/
– Kirk
