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08-02-2016, 11:54 AM
Japan sets off Pokémon fireworks to welcome summer, we're in awe
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Fireworks — who doesn't love them? Especially if they come in the shape and colours of a Poké Ball.
To welcome the summer season, Japan holds annual fireworks shows and every year, the spectacular displays draw in crowds in the hundreds of thousands without fail.
This year's show was ** different, but thanks to Pokémon Go fever, we couldn't help but **tice the tribute the show's organisers threw in.
SEE ALSO: Someone painted a Russian statue to look like a giant Poké Ball (http://mashable.com/2016/07/26/russia-pokemon-go/)
In a string of tweets posted over the weekend, Japanese people are showing off pics of fireworks that burst into a Poké Ball. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/02/japan-pokemon-fireworks/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Fireworks — who doesn't love them? Especially if they come in the shape and colours of a Poké Ball.
To welcome the summer season, Japan holds annual fireworks shows and every year, the spectacular displays draw in crowds in the hundreds of thousands without fail.
This year's show was ** different, but thanks to Pokémon Go fever, we couldn't help but **tice the tribute the show's organisers threw in.
SEE ALSO: Someone painted a Russian statue to look like a giant Poké Ball (http://mashable.com/2016/07/26/russia-pokemon-go/)
In a string of tweets posted over the weekend, Japanese people are showing off pics of fireworks that burst into a Poké Ball. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/02/japan-pokemon-fireworks/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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