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600 Bamboo Stalks Cut Down for Hita's Traditional "Thousand-Year Lantern Festival," with Approximately 30,000 Bamboo Lanterns to Be Erected in November in Oita
On the 8th, bamboo cutting work took place in Hita City, Oita Prefecture, in preparation for the "Sennen Akari" (Thousand-Year Lights) event, where the light of bamboo lanterns will illuminate the city in a fantastical way. The "Sennen Akari" is a regular autumn event in Hita City, held on the riverbanks of the Kagetsu River that flows through the city. On the 8th, approximately 600 bamboo stalks were cut down from bamboo groves in the city in p…
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On the 8th, bamboo cutting work took place in Hita City, Oita Prefecture, in preparation for the "Sennen Akari" (Thousand-Year Lights) event, where the light of bamboo lanterns will illuminate the city in a fantastical way. The "Sennen Akari" is a regular autumn event in Hita City, held on the riverbanks of the Kagetsu River that flows through the city. On the 8th, approximately 600 bamboo stalks were cut down from bamboo groves in the city in p…