Setting Lanterns Adrift – “Toro Nagashi”
Hello, I am owner of FEEL TOKYO.
The Summer season has begun in Japan.
Around the middle of August, we will have “Bon” （お盆）period ,
a Buddiest event to hold a memorial service to the spirites of ancestors.
When bon is over, the sprits are sent on their way.
This is called the escorting of the spirits and fires to speed their seeing off are lit
at entrances of homes and offerings are floated on rivers and the ocean.
So-called ” Toro Nagashi”（灯籠流し）are held at some parts of Japan toward bon.
灯籠流し。お盆にやってきた死者の霊を
この世からあの世へ送り出すために火を灯すお盆の行事です。
東京の洗足池で行われた灯籠流しに行ってきました。
Lanterns are floating.
灯籠が浮かべられます。
In the darkness, a lot of lanterns lighting warmly are floating.
Reflection on water is fantastic.
闇の中を暖かみのある火を灯した灯籠が漂います。
水面に光が映り込み、幻想的です。
Place: Senzokuike（洗足池）,Tokyo
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Date: Saturday, 13 August 2016
Place: Sumida Park
Have a nice day.
18/07/2016
