Starting at 23:55 and for five minutes before the New Year, 108 men and women who were born in the year with the same Chinese zodiac sign pull a red and white rope on a one-year sand clock to mark the start of the New Year. On stage, there is live music and a bingo contest. When the clock strikes midnight, there is a display of approximately 1,000 fireworks. Winter fireworks are unusual, but the flowers that bloom in the cold sky are beautiful.
| Event Dates | Late December every year (tentative) |
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| Event Details | The information below is referenced from 2018. December 31, 2018 |
| Official site | http://www.sandmuseum.jp/ |
| Location (venue) | Nima Sand Museum |
| Address | 975 Amagouchi, Nima-cho, Oda-shi, Shimane |
| Region | Chugoku |
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| Category | Fireworks, Illumination |
Event organizers may change the date and time. Please check the official website.
update: Sep.25.2018