On Sept. 22-23, Kanazawa’s Higashi Betsuin and Nishi Betsuin Temples are hosting a light-up with votive lanterns and hikari no objet (光のオブジェ), light-up objets d’art, some of which were displayed in last year’s Kanazawa Tsukimi Koro (金澤月見光路). Tsukimi Koro 2011 took place on the lawn between the Shiinoki Cultural Complex (しいのき迎賓館) and 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, from Sept. 16-19, 2011. (See end for details on the October 2012 event!)
The pieces are made by the environmental architecture and architectural design students at Kanazawa Institute of Technology (金沢工業大学).
The pieces from prior illumination events are reused, but new pieces are added each year, as you can see from the promotional photos.
The Hirosaka area has a lot of wide lawn for green space and events, but this is my favorite way to experience this area of Kanazawa. Illumination events always describe themselves as fantastic or whimsical (幻想的), but this one really is!
This year, Tsukimi Koro will take place on Oct. 5-7. Admission is free and there are other dance and music events in the area that night. Don’t miss it!
The Lobster Dance 
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