Before the 17th of this month, which is 27 years after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, the fire of "Light of Hope", which is also used in the parks of Kobe City, is used for memorial events in various places in the hope of mourning and reconstruction of the earthquake. The "separate light" to divide has begun.
"Light of Hope" has been used since 2000 in "Higashi Yuenchi" in Chuo-ku, Kobe City, hoping for the memorial service and reconstruction of the victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which killed 6,434 people. ..
On the 8th, about 40 people from junior high school students and citizens' groups in Hyogo prefecture, who are planning memorial events, gathered and gently transferred the fire to the lanterns they brought with them.
A second-year junior high school girl who came to pick up the fire for a memorial event at school on the 17th of this month said, "I usually don't think much about the earthquake, but the light of hope has been lit for a long time. I thought I shouldn't forget. I want to tell the students and family of the school about the earthquake and what I felt. "
The "Light of Hope" will be divided four more times by the 17th of this month, but due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the number of applications for the "light of hope" is limited to about 30 groups, which is about half of the average year. ..