Like many public events it fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic. The display will draw on the wizardry of Hirose's employer, Marutamaya Ogatsu Fireworks Co., which is headquartered in Tokyo.

HATSUKAICHI, Hiroshima Prefecture--About 300 dazzling fireworks lit up the cold winter night near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Itsukushimajinja shrine here on Jan. 14. The pyrotechnics were ...