Kobe Luminarie Light Festival, Hyōgo Prefecture | The Real Japan

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Kobe Luminarie is an annual light festival held in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, every December since 1995, to commemorate the Great Hanshin earthquake of that year.

(More than 6,400 people were killed as a result of the 1995 earthquake.)

The festival runs for around two weeks every evening.

Major streets in the area are closed to traffic during allowing pedestrians to fill the streets and enjoy the lights.

It is viewed by about 3-5 million people each year.

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