The inaugural Tokyo Hotaru
festival was held last weekend. And kicking off the festivities were an
impressive display of 100,000 LED lights – made to resemble hotaru
(fireflies) – that floated down the Sumida River through central Tokyo.
Dubbed “prayer stars,”
the LEDs were provided by Panasonic, who claims that the balls, which
were designed to light up upon contact with water, were 100% powered by
solar energy. After illuminating a large stretch of the river, which
also hosts a popular fireworks festival in the summer, the LEDs were all
caught in a large net.
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