Bonbori

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The bonbori (ぼんぼり・雪洞) is a kind of Japanese paper lamp used in the open. It normally has an hexagonal profile and is used during festivals.[1] It can either hang from a wire or stand on a pole. Famous is the Bonbori Festival (ぼんぼり祭り Bonbori Matsuri), held annually at Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū in Kamakura, Kanagawa. Artists paint on the about 400 bonbori erected for the occasion on the shrine's grounds.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Iwanami Kōjien (広辞苑) Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version
  2. ↑ "Bonbori Matsuri". Retrieved 8 August 2010. 

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