TOKYO –
Tokyo’s historic Sensoji Temple in Taito Ward was reworked into a stunning nighttime spectacle on October thirtieth as a projection mapping occasion started, bringing 1,400 years of historical past and tradition to life throughout the temple’s essential corridor and Hozomon Gate.
The occasion, titled “ASAKUSA CULTURE & LIGHTS 2026,” makes use of large-scale digital projections to light up the centuries-old buildings with colourful pictures impressed by the temple’s wealthy cultural heritage.
The shows characteristic motifs drawn from conventional massive votive plaques, the Kanbun Engi illustrated scroll depicting the temple’s origins, and ukiyo-e woodblock prints related to Sensoji, creating a visible journey by its 1,400-year historical past.
The mixture of conventional structure and trendy digital know-how has attracted guests desperate to expertise the historic temple in a distinct mild.
An organization worker in his 20s who lives in Taito Ward praised the show, saying, “The combination of historic buildings and modern technology is wonderful.”
The occasion ran nightly from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. by November third, a nationwide vacation in Japan, providing guests a possibility to expertise one in all Tokyo’s most well-known temples illuminated by a celebration of its historical past and tradition.
Source: 産経ニュース