13th 'Kobe Luminarie' begins in central Kobe

13th 'Kobe Luminarie' begins in central Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Some 200,000 electric bulbs are lit up for the 'Kobe Luminarie' event in central Kobe on Dec. 6. The event has been held every year since 1996 in memory of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake and for the reconstruction of Kobe and its vicinity. The event will be held until Dec. 17.

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