In these difficult economic times an event like the 3 day Tōkasan Yukata Festival (June 5-7) is just the kind of thing to divert peoples' minds and allow them to indulge in some good, cheap (if you can keep the kids away from the game stalls and by your beverages from the conbini), traditional fun.
The people behind the Yuakata de kinsai event which has been tacked onto the 380 year old temple festival are tireless in their desire to increase the delight the colorful yukata-clad crowds and they have unveiled their trump card for this year's event; a giant 5.9 meter tall lantern. The lantern, the design of which is based on the patterns sommon on womens' yukata is a whopping 1.5 times larger than the 4 now no so giant lanterns that have been used until now. These lanterns were limited to a of 4 meters to prevent them snagging the many electrical powerlines our city is blessed with. But how, I hear you ask can such an engineering feat be accomplished? Won't the city center be plunged into darkness when this Godzillian lantern is unleashed?
Fear not, for no expense has been spared in producing a giant inflatable lantern!
The Chugoku Shinbun quotes one of the festival organizing comittee members that they ordered the unique lighting feature from a local ad company in the hope that, "Hiroshima will be invigorated by the festival".
And so may it be!
Read more about the festival and get the latest details on what's happening where here. If you are out and about at the festival why not have your picture taken with Hiroshima's latest lighting feature, send it to us and we'll post them here.
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The graphic is thrilling! The sheer scale, the shock of color, the blazing beacon sailing aloft above the sidewalk, how could anyone be so hardened to life as to stay away from this astonishing spectacle?
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