Urawa Misono Railway Festival with fireworks

As October 14th annually is Railway Day, there are a lot of railway events on this week around Japan. In my own prefecture of Saitama, there are at least two railway events on this weekend. One is the Nippon Signal Railway Festival and the other is the Urawa Misono Festival, which used to be called the Urawa Misono Railway Festival. During the day the festival is on around Urawa Misono station and in the evening they launch fireworks from Saitama Stadium 2002. 

The festival starts at 10 am on Sunday October 19th, culminating with the fireworks from 5 pm. They boom into the sky for about half an hour and the event finishes around 5.30 pm. During the day they have a market, fair and festival stalls from 10 am to 5 pm. Between 10 am and 3 pm there are various events at Urawa Misono station on the platforms and concourses, as well as the east exit of the station.

It is a very popular event that draws people from far and wide. However, this year it is on a smaller scale to last year. It is also on earlier than normal, as for the last few years they've had it nearer Halloween and had some Halloween elements too. But not this year. This is the 11th annual occurrence of the festival. Official event page.