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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 5, 2025. Zelkova trees lining a 500-meter street are lit up with about 480,000 LED lights, with about 2.5 million people expected to visit through Dec. 28.

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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 5, 2025. Zelkova trees lining a 500-meter street are lit up with about 480,000 LED lights, with about 2.5 million people expected to visit through Dec. 28.

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UK: Northern Lights Dazzle Across Country After Solar Storm

The Northern Lights lit up skies across the UK on Monday night September 1, from Scotland to Kent, following a strong solar storm, with another display possible Tuesday.

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Paris at Night from Space - ISS

Handout photo dated Mars 14, 2025 shows Paris, also known as the "City of Lights" and France's capital and largest city with a population of about 2.05 million, is pictured at approximately 9:54 p.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above. ISS on March 14, 2025. Photo by NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2024. Zelkova trees lining a 450-meter street are lit up with about 450,000 LED lights, with about 1.6 million people expected to visit through Dec. 25.

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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2024. Zelkova trees lining a 450-meter street are lit up with about 450,000 LED lights, with about 1.6 million people expected to visit through Dec. 25.

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Flower park illumination in western Japan

A preview of a flower-themed illumination show using about 1 million lights is held at the Tottori Hanakairo flower park in Nambu in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2024, two days before its official start.

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Flower park illumination in western Japan

A preview of a flower-themed illumination show using about 1 million lights is held at the Tottori Hanakairo flower park in Nambu in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2024, two days before its official start.

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Illumination event in Sendai

The annual Sendai Pageant of Starlight illumination event begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 8, 2023. Zelkova trees lining a 500-meter street are lit up with about 500,000 LED lights, with about 2.4 million people expected to visit through Dec. 25.

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Flower park illumination in western Japan

A preview of a flower-themed illumination show using about 1 million lights is held at Tottori Hanakairo flower park in Nambu in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 8, 2023, two days before its official start.

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Flower park illumination in western Japan

A preview of a flower-themed illumination show using about 1 million lights is held at Tottori Hanakairo flower park in Nambu in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 8, 2023, two days before its official start.

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Istanbul lights up with colorful tulips amid annual floral celebrations

STORY: Istanbul lights up with colorful tulips amid annual floral celebrations DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sultan Ahmet park decorated with thousands of tulips by Istanbul Municipality 2. footage about tourist couple taking a photo in the park in Istanbul 3. footage about Sultan Ahmet park decorated with thousands of tulips by Istanbul Municipality 4. footage about Emirgan Park decorated with thousands of tulips by Istanbul Municipality, people walking in the park, taking pictures among tulips STORYLINE: With tulip season in full swing, Istanbul's famous parks and gardens have been dressed up for an annual grand occasion. The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has planted over 7.7 million flowers, including tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils, around the city as part of its annual floral celebrations, which kicked off on April 15 and will run until the end of the month. This year's event coincides with Eid al-Fitr, which ma

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Australia dims lights for Earth Hour to raise awareness of environment protection

STORY: Australia dims lights for Earth Hour to raise awareness of environment protection DATELINE: March 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australia's landmarks switching off lights STORYLINE: Australia's landmarks, including the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbor Bridge, went dark for one hour on Saturday night as part of a global movement to raise awareness about climate change and nature loss. Earth Hour 2023 aims to raise awareness of the importance of trees and nature to wildlife, communities, and people's mental and physical well-being. According to WWF Australia, continued deforestation and industrial logging are major contributors to climate change, noting that every year an estimated 70 million trees are being destroyed or damaged in the country. Earth Hour is an annual global environmental movement organized by the WWF. Every year on the last Saturday of March, it calls people around the world to switch off lights at 8:30 p.m.

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Towers Lights illuminations feature picture book

NAGOYA, Japan - People look at annual Towers Lights illuminations which started at the JR Central Towers building in front of Nagoya station in Aichi Prefecture on Nov. 7, featuring a picture book. About one million light emitting diode, or LED, lights show picture book pages in succession.

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'Lights of Peace' turned on in Okinawa's Itoman

ITOMAN, Japan - Electric bulbs decorating trees, streets and bridges in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, are turned on Dec. 20 to make the city's annual ''Lights of Peace.'' Organizers said about 1.3 million bulbs, the same as the prefecture's population, were used for the illuminations.

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