【MOVIE】A light that calls for spring!300 bamboo lanterns lined up in the Shozenji area (Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture)

2021.3.9

Joetsu CityShozenji KoboBamboo lantern festival

Collaboration of snow and bamboo lanterns!

An event was held on March 6th in the Shozenji district of Joetsu City, where 300 bamboo lanterns handmade by residents were lined up, and it was crowded with families.

This event was held by Shimoshozenji Kobo calling to four towns in the area.

Bamboo lanterns are made by making holes in bamboo tubes with a length of 30 to 40 cm, and 300 volunteers made by hand.

On this day, a candle was lit from around 6 pm. The faint lights lined up along the road from Shozenji Kobo to “Forest Kindergarten Teku Teku” for 300m.

A person who saw the lantern said, “I have been patient with the spread of the new coronavirus. I am healed by the light. I want the corona to disappear with the flame.”

In addition, the local chairman of the neighborhood said, “It’s good to have children see it. I may reflect on it this time. I hope I can do more next year.”