I used to think the Huis Ten Bosch “Kyushu’s Biggest Fireworks Festival” (九州一 大花火まつり) was simple: buy a ticket, sit down, wait for the show, go home. After actually doing it, I realized the experience gap isn’t about how much you spend—it’s about whether you can control friction costs : crowd pressure, walking distance, time spent holding a spot, exit flow, and energy loss. If any one of those goes wrong, “dreamy” turns into “endurance mode.” The good news: make the right cal