Nagano candle Festival

The Nagano Tomyo Festival began in 2004 to commemorate the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. During the festival, the “flame of peace” is lit up to convey the Olympic ideal of peace for all of posterity worldwide. The Zenkoji Temple, which is a registered national treasure, is lit up to to communicate the message of peace, and to allow visitors to pray for world peace. The temple is lit up in the five Olympic colors and Zenkoji Sando Street is lit up with lantern art works as a part of the Yume Akari-e Exhibition to pray for peace.