Illumination event in Sendai

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.

Illumination event in Sendai

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

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.

Kyoto's Kiyomizu temple lit up

Kyoto's Kiyomizu temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The wooden stage of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward is lit up on a trial basis on Nov. 13, 2014. About 500 lights illuminated the temple, one of Japan's most celebrated temples, founded in 780 in the wooded hills east of Kyoto. The stage just out from the temple's main hall is 13 meters above the hillside below.

Kyoto's Kiyomizu temple lit up

Kyoto's Kiyomizu temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The wooden stage of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward is lit up on a trial basis on Nov. 13, 2014. About 500 lights illuminated the temple, one of Japan's most celebrated temples, founded in 780 in the wooded hills east of Kyoto. The stage just out from the temple's main hall is 13 meters above the hillside below.

Kyoto's Kiyomizu temple lit up

Kyoto's Kiyomizu temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The wooden stage of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward is lit up on a trial basis on Nov. 13, 2014. About 500 lights illuminated the temple, one of Japan's most celebrated temples, founded in 780 in the wooded hills east of Kyoto. The stage just out from the temple's main hall is 13 meters above the hillside below.

Kyoto's Kiyomizu temple lit up

Kyoto's Kiyomizu temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The wooden stage of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward is lit up on a trial basis on Nov. 13, 2014. About 500 lights illuminated the temple, one of Japan's most celebrated temples, founded in 780 in the wooded hills east of Kyoto. The stage just out from the temple's main hall is 13 meters above the hillside below. (Kyodo)