'LED fireflies' light up Tokyo river

'LED fireflies' light up Tokyo river

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Taito Ward towering over the Sumida River, with its surface lit up in blue by 100,000 bulbs containing light-emitting diodes, mimicking fireflies, during an event called ''Tokyo Firefly'' on May 6, 2012. Participants bought bulbs measuring 8.5 centimeters in diameter, each containing an LED charged with solar power, and threw them into the river. The bulbs were collected by the organizers using a net downstream.

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