Kumamoto Castle has been lit up in blue and yellow with the Ukrainian flag from the night of the 1st to express condolences and anti-war intentions to those who were victims of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine.
This light-up began on the night of the 1st in Kumamoto City following a military invasion by Russia.
In order to express condolences and anti-war intentions to the victims, the large castle tower of the castle tower of Kumamoto Castle is illuminated in blue and the small castle tower is illuminated in yellow to show the color of the Ukrainian flag.
In addition, a teenage woman in Kumamoto said, "I am deeply saddened to see Ukrainian people weeping every day in the news. I think it is good to take such an initiative from Japan with compassion. I will. "
A man in his twenties, who was visiting from Niigata prefecture for sightseeing, said, "I think it makes sense to send an anti-war from Japan, where the atomic bomb was once dropped."
The lights will be lit up daily until midnight after sunset until the 5th of this month.