Event "Kobe Luminarie" of the light wished the revival of the stricken area started the repose of soul of the victim of the Great Hanshin Earthquake and the old foreigner residence ground in Kobe City Chuo Ward etc. started on the afternoon of the ninth. About 200,000 lamps colored the night sky, about 70,000 spectators (6:00PM) got drunk, and the be known. Ten years pass from the earthquake is this year's theme as for the meaning of stepping forward one new step. After it had offered a silent prayer to the victim in all participants, arch "Corridor of light" etc. installed on the street of about 270 meters were lit all together. Teacher of the high school and Akihiko Kubota (47) in the Kobe City west district of having done the volunteer work in the refuge immediately after the earthquake were floating tears on eyes , saying that "The victim cooperated, it confronted the earthquake, and it recalled at that time of getting over". Holding : until the 22nd. The weekend lights at 5:30PM at 6:00PM on the weekday.