灯籠流し TŌRŌ NAGASHI

[tokyodisa]

Who: Everybody!
What: Tokyo Day Seven: lantern floating ceremony
When: Monday, 22/July -- evening
Where: Along the Sumida River
Rating: pretty x2

If you're outside tonight, you may see lights floating along the river that runs through Tokyo.

Upon closer inspection, you'll see that they're thousands of paper lanterns set adrift in small boats. Some of the lanterns are painted in bright, colorful designs, and some have names and messages written on them. Some are plain, but they're just as beautiful. In the wider parts of the river, there are even people rowing boats with oversized lanterns inside of them, mimicking the smaller, floating lanterns.

There are some vendors on the street who can sell you the materials to make your own. Or you can simply watch and enjoy.

[Learn more about the ceremony here and watch videos here. No sections this time, just mingle. :) This is the last Tokyo log -- it'll transform back to the castle grounds at midnight.]

Comments

ota; pretend she has human icons

[shizue]

[This one is attempting to craft her own lantern! It's pretty cute and simple, but she's inspecting it just to make sure that it's going to float.]

_{I hope it doesn't sink...}

the cutest tiny human

[bezazzled]

[Mabel is beside her holding her own lantern, which is splashed with rainbows and sparkles and vibrant colors galore. She leans over and inspects Isabelle's with eyes narrowed.]

It's nice. In a really simple way. Don't you want to give it a little more pizzazz?