It's impressive to see gorgeous fireworks at a fireworks display, but if you want to enjoy it easily with your family and friends, you can also enjoy hand-held fireworks for home use! So, this time, I will introduce the types of hand-held fireworks and how they work.

Speaking of handheld fireworks, there are three types: Susuki Fireworks, Spark Fireworks, and Sparklers.

1) Pampas grass “Susuki” Firework (ススキ花火)🎑
Fireworks in which a long, cylindrical paper tube containing gunpowder is wrapped around a bamboo stick. When lit, it spouts forward with a bright light while making a loud "whoosh" sound just like ears of pampas grass.
ススキ - pampas grass

2)Spark fireworks (スパーク/パチパチ花火)💥
The shape of the sparks differs from pampas grass fireworks in that thin, snowflake-like sparks scatter in all directions.
The type with a wire handle emits less smoke, so it is often used indoors for birthday celebrations and other occasions by inserting it into cakes and parfaits.

3)Sparkler “Senko hanabi” ( 線香花火) 🎇
They don't have the brightness of pampas grass fireworks or spark fireworks, but the orange-colored sparklers that burn small and quietly have an ephemeral and mysterious mood. It might be perfect for relaxing with your lover or with your family.

Color changing fireworks (変色花火) 🌈
Color changing fireworks are also called "color changers", and they are new fireworks with a relatively short history. It's a fireworks that changes the color of the spark as it burns.

And many many more like spinning mouse fireworks, spreading out snake fireworks, flying in the sky rocket fireworks, sprouting like fountain fudashi fireworks, cylindrical tezutsu fireworks ect. You can buy it at convenience stores, 100 yen shops, supermarkets, Don Quijote and other special shops during summer.

What's your favorite firework? Share in the comments!