Kobe 'Luminarie' illuminations

Kobe 'Luminarie' illuminations

KOBE, Japan - Kobe ''Luminarie'' illumination event begins Dec. 1, 2011, in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan. The annual event, which will be held until Dec. 12, commemorates the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that devastated Kobe and its vicinity. (Photo taken with cross screen filter)

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  • 2011/12/01 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2011 Kyodo News
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