Himeji City will hold “Himeji Castle History 30th: Kagami-ka-Suigetsu”, a light-up event under the theme of “Connecting Castle History with Light” as a commemorative project for Himeji Castle, which will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its World Heritage registration in December. The event will run from November 22 to December 11, with a fee of 500 yen.
The “Veil of Light Shining in the Sky,” in which 16 laser searchlights will illuminate the night sky from eight towers designed to resemble scenes from the Edo period, a huge water mirror reminiscent of the waterside of the Mukaiyashiki Garden that once existed in the San-no-Maru Plaza of Himeji Castle will be installed, and four box-shaped In addition, four box-shaped water tables will be set up to project another world, “Another World Reflected in the Water Mirror.
Other features include projection mapping, 60,000-bulb illumination, balloon lanterns with titles, and shadow puppet installations, and the use of renewable energy and storage battery systems to promote the Zero Carbon Castle initiative.
A joint lighting ceremony will also be held on November 22 at Himeji Station North Nigiwai Koryu Hiroba. In conjunction with the lighting ceremony of the Otemae-dori Avenue illumination, the illumination will be turned on simultaneously at the San-no-maru Plaza site, and live piano and synthesizer music is scheduled to be performed.
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