Its ironic that most of the time fireworks are very enjoyable and many people, especially here in Japan, enjoy Hanabi which is considered a integral part of Japanese summers. The one time this is not fun is when you are trying to get some sleep, especially for a 3:00am wake up. Due to the fact that we were often sleeping on or near beaches, we’ve been woken up more then once due to fireworks during the expedition. This time I was able to get a good video so you can see how we dealt with it.