Ryōgoku Fireworks

The myth

The Ryōgoku fireworks in Edo, today's Tokyo, are the origin of the Sumida River Fireworks Festival. According to the festival committee, in 1732 a great famine and epidemics killed many people. The following year, 1733, after a rite to the water kami sponsored by Yoshimune's shogunate, restaurants near Ryōgoku bridge were allowed to launch fireworks in memory of the dead and to drive away disease. The "Ryōgoku no kawabiraki", the opening of the river, became an annual festival, with the fireworks houses Kagiya and Tamaya competing for the crowd's admiration.

Why it has this power

A Common spell that deals 500 direct damage to the opponent. The fireworks were born as a tribute and a remedy against evil, and in the duel they become fire falling from the sky onto the opponent's field. It relies on no monster: just light the fuse and look up.

Did you know

To this day Japanese crowds shout "Tamaya!" and "Kagiya!" when a beautiful firework bursts, remembering the two rival houses of Edo.

Connections

• In Aiko, Dojo Apprentice's deck
• In Kenji, Kamo River Fisherman's deck
• In Hanae, Wandering Miko's deck
• In Master Suzu of Mount Kurama's deck

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0% per pack (Common 64% per card)
• Welcome Pack: 0.97% per pack (Common 70% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.88% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Common 64% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.86% per pack · 5.1% in the themed pack (Common 62% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.67% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Common 49% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.46% per pack · 2.7% in the themed pack (Common 33% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.69% of days · 150 gold
• Craft with card dust: 40 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival: history (隅田川花火大会について) — Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival Committee