Kobe Luminarie

This year, too, there it was... The Kobe Luminarie! This Memorial is held once a year from the beginning of December for 14 days to remember the Big Earthquake that hit Kobe in 1995.

I've been speaking with some japanese and apparently at the beginning there was only the light show but after few years, food shops appeared all around and now is really a nice festival.

Every year, about 6 millions people visit it. The location is between Sannomiya and Motomatchi.

There are many shops all around and you can really enjoy the traditional Japanese food.

Traditional Food includes Grilled Squid, Salted Japanes Noodles, Okonomiyaki, and all kind of Grilled meat, like Yaki Toris

It was the first time for me to visit the Luminarie. It is really impressive how many lights have been arranged to decorate the city. If you have the chance to be around in Kobe during December, don't miss it!