「Buddhist lantern festival」
Location : Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, Foshozan Horanji Temple
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~Hōranji Mantoukai~
The Manto-kai is an annual Obon festival in which about 2,000 stone lanterns on the entire mountain are lit with candles in the pitch-dark precincts of Foshozan Hōranji Temple. The illuminated five-storied pagoda and candlelight are very fantastic.
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～Buddhist lantern festival at Honenji Temple～
The Buddhist lantern festival is an annual Bon festival event in which the candles are lit and fire is sent to the stone lanterns of about 2,000 stone lanterns in the pitch-dark precincts of Buddhist Mountain Honenji Temple. The illuminated five-storied pagoda and candle lights are very fantastic.