The fantastic world of bamboo lanterns: a special exhibition in Nagahama

 I visited the Keiunkan, a national scenic spot in Nagahama City, to appreciate "Take-akari". Take means a bamboo and akari is a lantern.

 "Takeakari" is a lantern made from bamboo tubes cut into sections with various pictorial patterns carved on bamboo tubes using electric drills and files with tips less than 1 mm long.

They are exhibits representing landscapes, plants, animals, “dragons” and other anime characters. 

The fantastic atmosphere created by the bamboo lanterns surrounds us.

I'll show some of the "Takeakari".

Moonlit Dance

Wisteria girl

Morning glory

Owl, butterfly and cat, chrysanthemum

Bamboo lanterns lined up in a row with a Japanese garden in the background.　Numerous other exhibits are on display in addition to this location.

Many bamboo lanterns carved with dragon motif patterns