‘Fire Flowers’ Dazzle in Gorgeous Photos of Japanese Fireworks

The Japanese call fireworks hanabi, meaning “fire flower.” The name suggests not only a physical resemblance, but also an existential one. Fireworks bloom, but only for a moment, dazzling onlookers before fading into oblivion. Their transience inspires Makoto Igari to document hanabi every summer, when explosions light up the night skies across Japan. “I want …

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