On the last night of Golden Week, Dan and I took a train out to Asakusa to attend the Hotaru Festival. Hotaru, meaning firefly, used to be a spring festival to welcome the arrival of fireflies. Sadly Tokyo doesn’t see any fireflies, so in lieu of bugs, Panasonic sent 100,000 blue LED solar powered bulbs down the Sumida River. It was beautiful! We stood among the crowds and watched these glowing little orbs float down the river. In the background, the Tokyo Sky Tree was also glowing blue.
Enjoy!
The solar lanterns up close
Carved Sculptures
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