This is a photo taken at the annual "Yotoboshi" event in Inage Ward, Chiba Prefecture. In the past, the area called Inage had a shallow beach, and "night light fishing" was popular, in which portable oil lamps were lit on nights when the sea was dark due to the new moon and fish and shrimp were caught. Although the sea has disappeared from Inage due to land reclamation, the "Inage Light Festival (Night Light)" was started with the cooperation of university students, In the town residents' associations, and many other local organizations based on the stories of those who knew about the Squid and those who knew about the time that this night lantern fishing could not be Reproduction.
It seems that all the lanterns with this cute picture are made by hand at the school in Inage, and on the day of the festival, I saw children looking for their own lanterns here and there.
Now that dazzling lights such as LEDs and fluorescent lamps can be seen everywhere 24 hours Anytime a day, the warm colors of each candle lit one by one and a relief even in the cold night air.
It's not a large-scale festival, but that's why it was a time when you could strongly feel the handmade feeling of the region.