800 Floating Lanterns Commemorate 3/11 Victims in Miyagi Prefecture, Traditional Summer Festival Has Been Recast as Ceremony of Mourning
- Posted on September 10, 2025
- By The Japan News
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800 Floating Lanterns Commemorate 3/11 Victims in Miyagi Prefecture, Traditional Summer Festival Has Been Recast as Ceremony of Mourning
MINAMISANRIKU, Miyagi — People mourned the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami in a traditional summer floating lantern event held at the Hachiman River in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 23.
