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]
[edit] References
- ^ Iwanami Kōjien (広辞苑) Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version
- ^ "Bonbori Matsuri". http://www.buddhist-artwork.com/bonbori-festival/html/bonbori.html. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
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