Japan Illuminates Imaginations with 'Tunnel of Light' Show at Nabana no Sato
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As a matter of personal taste and inspiration, I’m not a lover of cute and cartoony holiday light shows. But this positively dazzling light show in Japan’s Nabana no Sato botanical garden turned light theme park on the island of Nagashima in Kuwanaon leaves me speechless. Installed until March 31, 2013 the show called ‘Tunnel of Light’ uses millions of sparkling LED lights designed around the theme of “nature”. Visitors are mesmerized by gorgeous scenes including a beautiful sunrise inspired by Mt. Fuji at dawn, a rainbow across the sky, and even an aurora.
The installations commanding the greatest coverage internationally are the walk-through tunnels of light that completely envelop the viewer, making it seem as if they’re walking through bright, magical portals. As Joanna Tocher of Wide Island View said, “if you can shut out the noise of the hundreds of people around you it really does feel like you’re stepping into another world.”
