The 2012 Tokyo Hotaru Festival took place recently, releasing 100,000 blue LED lights to float in the Sumida River. The bulbs rolled along the waves of the river bank, mimicking hotaru (the Japanese word for “fireflies”), for the festival that celebrates the Japanese tradition of watching fireflies float along a watercourse. The spectacular event lit up the waterway with a sparkling sapphire radiance against the night sky.
The solar-powered LED balls, known as prayer stars, were designed to illuminate when they came in contact with water and were provided by Panasonic, one of the event’s sponsors. At the close of the festival, the bulbs were gathered by giants nets and removed from the stream.
Visit My Modern Metropolis to view more photos of this awesome spectacle.
Photo credits: saihouan, Jeremy V, makure, ajpscs, Mai Suzuki, Hideya Hamano, maikegotchi
knit credit cards by Dimitri Tsykalov
I would love to live in a house like this!! The skylights!!
pokemon truck! (*o*)
DIY Sharpie Pen Tie Dye for Everyone. Love this tutorial because it shows prints anyone can wear. Tutorial from Crown Hill here.
KONY 2012
This video (link to this video) was sent to me by my friend Kim Barrett. She wrote, “Morning Jean I know you run a food blog but it could help if you post this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc&feature=g-like&context=G27307f6ALT1YpOgAAAA or reblog my post about KONY2012”
I watched this… moved my soul in the most deepest way. Social media is the most powerful tool we all have right now. It connects us, all people of all races with different beliefs, lifestyles, timezones.
PLEASE DEDICATE 30 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME TO WATCH THIS VIDEO. PLEASE DEDICATE 3 SECONDS TO LIKE OR REBLOG OR GO STRAIGHT TO THIS LINK ON YOUTUBE AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT. AND BE AWARE. WE ARE BROTHERS AND SISTERS… ALL OF US, AFTER ALL.
- jeannie
Get out of the road Snorlax.
(Source: wordofhealing)
