Fireworks and kimono girls Imagine that almost all the passengers in a crowded train are women wearing beautiful kimonos. It really happens in Japan when fireworks are staged on the river Sumidagawa in Tokyo in midsummer. Young women wear Yukata, cotton kimono dyed with indigo, at summer events such as fireworks or at temple and shrine fairs known as ENNICHI, even though they wear western-style clothes for everyday life. They like to dress up. They want to look their most beautiful for their boyfriends or husbands. Where to go: Fireworks are staged on the banks and on the seashores in summer evenings. The fireworks display on the banks of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa) in Tokyo are one of the most famous. It is usually held on the last Saturday in July. It will be held on July 26th in 2003. You can try on yukata. You can try Yukata in Japan. They are provided to patrons at Japanese inns and hotels as after-bath or leisure wear. Return to index.