No Summer Fireworks In 2020

According to a 05 December 2019 Kanagawa Shimbun newspaper report, Yokosuka's large annual fireworks ( 花火 Hana-Bi ) display, which happens during the early-August  会国際  "Kai-Koku-Sai" festival, will be cancelled in 2020.

The reason being that most of the Yokosuka-area police will be up in Tokyo helping with security for the 2020 Olympics.

Kai-Koku means "Opening of the Country" .... and it refers to the arrival of the U.S. Navy "Black Ships" off of Yokosuka (Uraga Bay) in 1853, which served as the historic first step to "open" Japan to international trade and relations, after over 220 years of isolation.

The Kai-Koku summer festival is Yokosuka's largest, and draws over 200,000 visitors to see thousands of fire works getting launched, as well as parades, concerts, and performances .... Additionally, both U.S. Navy an JMSDF bases and ships are opened for public visitation, which is a big draw for visitors from outside of Yokosuka and all around Japan.