Tokyo tower
Tokyo tower (Photo credit: apple 94)

Ever wonder what it looks like to dump 100,000 solar-powered LED lights into a river at night.  This was done at the recent Hotaru Festival 2012 in Tokyo.  Looks kind of pretty.

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11 responses to “Tokyo Hotaru Festival 2012”

  1. magsx2 Avatar

    Hi,
    A great video, it does look fantastic with all the lights, and I love how the lights were turning in the huge tower in the background as well, it just gave an added touch I feel. 🙂

    1. John Phillips Avatar

      Another place on the list. sighhh!!

      1. magsx2 Avatar

        Yes I also have one of those lists and just keeps getting longer. 😀

  2. The Hobbler Avatar

    That is so cool.

    1. John Phillips Avatar

      A great idea.

  3. A Gripping Life Avatar

    Beautiful. I love this!

    1. John Phillips Avatar

      I seen this done in Calgary once, but it was during the day and it was rubber ducks. Each one had a number and if your number you bought won the race, you got a large prize. This is just a wee bit more impressive.

  4. The Boy! Avatar

    Cool concept but I liked the sound of pedals/oar hitting the water even more.

    1. John Phillips Avatar

      I missed that. Probably had the music turned up. Thanks for pointing that out

  5. El Guapo Avatar

    Very cool.
    I wonder if that’s any hazard for jet skis or small propellor boats.
    And if they collect them afterwards, or just let them float away.

    1. John Phillips Avatar

      The rubber ducky one here used a boom to catch them but the odd one is still found. That river is considerably bigger than the one used here. Likely still a boom of some sort.

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