Children from a city hard-hit by the March 11th disaster have been invited to the Kobe Luminarie festival, featuring the city's annual year-end lighting display.
The lighting displays have been staged since 1995 to mourn the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake and to express people's determination to rebuild the city.
A non-profit organization in Kobe invited 38 elementary and junior high schools students from Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, to the festival on Saturday.
The students enjoyed the illumination for about one hour, taking photos.
This year the festival's theme is "the light of hope," and is dedicated to those affected by the March disaster.
A 4th-grade girl said she was impressed by the beauty of the lighting display on her first visit, adding that she wants to come back when she grows up.
A 5th-grader said he was looking forward to visiting Kobe. He said he wants to do all he can to rebuild his hometown just as Kobe was reconstructed.
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