Coloring winter nights "Morioka Snow Akari" begins Morioka February 6 22:35

Morioka Yuki Akari, which lights a winter night with a candlelight on a snow vessel, began in Morioka City on the 6th.

"Morioka Snow Akari" is an event in which lanterns and snow sculptures made of snow falling on the floor are lit with candles, and you can feel warmth from the light, and it has been held for 16 years.

The venue will be 13 venues in Morioka city, and 15,000 candles will color Morioka night.

At Morioka Castle Ruins Park, which was the main venue, volunteers started lighting candles around 4:00 pm on the 6th, and when it became dark, the venue was wrapped in fantastic scenery.

At the venue, seven snow statues such as ladybugs made by citizens and cat characters whose backs were slides were set up, and children played on slides and took pictures.

This means that there is little snow in the warm winter, and the size of the venue at Morioka Castle Ruins Park has been reduced by about one-third.

An 18-year-old female high school student in Morioka City, who produced the cat character, said, `` It was difficult to create in the absence of snow, but I am glad I made it when I saw the customers enjoying it. '' Was.

"Morika Snow Light" will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm until the 8th.