Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks Display: Three consecutive "3-foot diameter" fireworks!

Well, we've entered July today.

It's raining in Nagaoka, typical of the rainy season.

This is about next month, but this year again on August 2nd and 3rd,Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks DisplayThe event will be held.

Last year, it attracted over 1 million visitors and is considered one of Japan's three major fireworks festivals of the Heisei era.

Since the end of the war, our local sake brewery has participated in this fireworks display with the intention of "commemorating" the war dead.

Every year, we have provided the "Shosanshaku-dama," a massive firework with a diameter of 650 meters.

The three-foot diameter firework is hailed as the "symbol of Nagaoka fireworks," and its sheer power has attracted many local Nagaoka citizens,

It has overwhelmed the audience. And this year, as previously announced by the Mayor of Nagaoka,

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, we will be launching three consecutive 3-foot diameter fireworks.

Each of these will continue to evolve, imbuing them with the meanings of "commemorating the dead," "reconstruction," and "a wish for peace."

And Yoshinogawa has a product that is modeled after that three-foot diameter firework shell.

We are now selling "Sanjakudama Junmai Yoshinogawa".

Sanjakudama Junmai Yoshinogawa is a junmai sake brewed using only rice from Niigata Prefecture.

Its soft, rich flavor and crisp finish are

This is a bottle that truly showcases the craftsmanship of the brewers, with meticulous attention to detail evident in every aspect of its construction.

<Key Points>
1. A limited-edition bottle designed with a fireworks motif!
The 720ml round bottle is designed to resemble a firework, and the words "Three-foot diameter" are prominently displayed.

2. Yoshinogawa's carefully crafted sake!
You can enjoy local Yoshinogawa junmai sake, brewed using traditional techniques and carefully selected ingredients.

3. Perfect packaging for souvenirs from the Nagaoka Fireworks Festival
The packaging features the Chosei Bridge, which spans the center of Nagaoka, and the meaning behind the three-foot diameter fireworks of the Nagaoka Fireworks Festival.

The description includes details about the fireworks, such as their actual size when launched.

[Product details]

Name: "Sanjakudama Junmai Yoshinogawa"
Contents: 1 bottle of Junmai sake (720ml), in a special presentation box.
Release date: June 23, 2015 (Tuesday)
Price: 1,800 yen (excluding tax)
Individual item dimensions: 128mm (height) x 128mm (width) x 157mm (depth), 1.3kg (weight)
Case dimensions: 395mm (height) x 266mm (width) x 167mm (depth), 8.3kg (weight)

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