The "Fukuzumi Bamboo Lantern Festival" is an event planned by students from the "Historical and Cultural Tourism Research Group," a volunteer group from the Department of Tourism, to make use of the abandoned bamboo forest and enjoy the nightlife of the historic Fukuzumi district.2020This year, students, learning about tourism town development in class, held the event at the local Sumiyoshi Shrine in collaboration with the "Fukusumi Snow Fireworks" project, organized by "Tsugite," a young group from the Fukusumi Town Development Council.
In preparing for the event,7Meetings with local residents began in March and discussions have been ongoing regarding the location and content of this year's event.11We started cutting down bamboo in the month and have been making bamboo lanterns of various sizes using saws and drills.
On the day2Month8The installation work took place amid falling snow, and we encountered some unexpected problems, such as lighters not lighting up due to the extreme cold. Nevertheless, the warm glow of the bamboo lanterns shining through the white snow was very beautiful, and visitors were delighted.
*This was also published in the Tamba Shimbun web edition (February 2025, 2).
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