Nightview and Rubber Duckie

R told me that the Rubber Duckie has been  moved to Nakano-shima near the Rose Garden so on my home from the meeting yesterday I passed there yesterday to see the yellow rubber duckie.

Up Close and Personal

And I noticed as I was walking towards the garden they have some lights on the bridge and it looks mystical.

The roses were also in bloom

the garden lights also have rose pattern on it.

Light up in Osaka Castle

August 27 -28, 2011. Osaka Castle Grounds

Event Details(Japanese).

Light-Up at Nachi Falls

I was browsing for places to visit for my summer vacation when I bump into Kumano Nachi Taisha.

Light-Up

The Light up will take place on August 13-15, 2011 from 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.

 

“Ber” Months is here

A few more months and its Christmas again!! I will still be in Japan again and hopefully I can celebrate with someone special, family and friends. But another thing i looked forward to, are the different light-up.  These are from Kobe Luminarie last 2008 .

Light Up

One of my fave park in Osaka: Nakanoshima Park. This was taken last December 2007, Rose Garden Light Up

Daimonji

Imperial Palace Kyoto, Japan

Notice the character “大” on the mountain, this character is lighted up during the Obon festival every August 16th .

Gozan no Okuribi (五山送り火), more commonly known as Daimonji (大文字), is one of the iconic festivals of Kyoto, Japan. It is the culmination of the O-Bon festival on August 16th, in which five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding the city. It signifies the moment when the spirits of deceased family members, who are said to visit this world during O-Bon, are believed to be returning to the spirit world—thus the name Okuribi (送り火) (roughly, “send-off fire”).

Starting at 8PM, the giant bonfires are lit, each with a distinctive shape. Three of the fires form giant Japanese characters, and two form familiar shapes. The characters, their locations, meanings, and the lighting times are:

 

• Daimonji (大文字), the character meaning “large” or “great:”
  • on Daimonji-Yama/Higashi-Yama, Nyoigatake at 8:00PM
• Myō/Hō (妙・法), the characters meaning “excellent law” (referring to Buddhist teachings):
  • on Matsugasaki, Nishi-Yama/Higashi-Yama at 8:10PM
• Funagata (舟形), the shape of a boat:
  • on Nishigamo, Funa-Yama at 8:15PM
• Hidari Daimonji (左大文字), again, the character meaning “large:”
  • on Daihoku-San, Hidaridaimonji-San at 8:15PM
• Toriigata (鳥居形), the shape of a toriior shrine gate:
  • on Toriimoto, Mandara-San at 8:20PM

Candles

Minoo Candle Road Show 2007

Minoo City