20 Kobe Luminarie Photos
By Muza-chan on Dec 2, 2009 | In Japan travel | 17 feedbacks »
From December 3rd to 14th, in Kobe will take place the 15th edition of the Kobe Luminarie light festival, an artistic event also known as “sculptures of light", commemorating the approx. 6000 victims of the Great Hanshin earthquake from 1995.

Kobe Luminarie 2008 Image via: Wikipedia
“Luminarie” is the plural form of the Italian word luminaria, and the meaning is light decorations with miniature bulbs. The similarities of the decorations with the Italian cathedrals are not accidental, the installations were designed by Valerio Festi, art director to the Italian company Studio Festi.
The theme varies each year, and this year will be L’abbraccio della Luce (Embrace of the Light). The decorations will be lit each evening for several hours, and it is expected to be admired by millions of viewers.
I compiled a set of the most representative 20 Creative Commons photos from Flickr, representing the decorations from the previous years.
Click on each photo to see the full photo galleries of the authors:
Follow up:
Kobe Luminarie 2006: L’Incanto del Cielo (Fascination of the Sky)
Kobe Luminarie 2007: L’era della Luce (Epoch of the Light)
Kobe Luminarie 2008: Luce d’Infinito (Light of the Infinite)
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Spectacol de lumini in Kobe, garantez ca e frumos
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