Kobe 'Luminarie' illuminations

Kobe 'Luminarie' illuminations

KOBE, Japan - People look at some of the ''Luminarie'' illuminations in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan, on the night of Nov. 28, 2011, after they were lit in a rehearsal for the Dec. 1-12 illumination event. This year's theme for the annual event, which commemorates the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that devastated Kobe and its vicinity, is ''Luci di speranza'' (ray of hope).

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