yuuco's tekuteku diary

Dream or reality? This is Stone Lantern Road in Mure-cho. Mure-cho and the next Aji-cho are famous as town of stone. Especially Aji stone taken from mountains in this area is well-known because of the beautifulness. This event is one of activities in order to revitalize the town, they display stone lanterns in front of their houses in a certain area in Mure-cho during summer(8/1~9/23). It makes the atmosphere truly magical and mysterious, I felt like I wandered into another land!




There are so many unique lanterns original designed by each family and local stone company. These lanterns are very interesting. The nearest one is shaped like spring, of course made by stone! And can you see a red line in the middle of back one? It expresses a strong straight line which can overcome difficulty, they said. It's nice to know stories like this behind the works.




Cute!




Wooow, I want one in my house!




During the period, various shows are also staged to energize people. They are haveing a salsa show on the day I visited there. Really exciting!




She so cool!




I found this, special sweets 'stone lantern jelly'. This is yummy fruit jelly and what interesting is the box. It looks like a real stone, doesn't it??




On the same day, I also enjoyed great Japanese dishes at elegant restaurant 'Den' close to here. They have special menu in time for this event. Highly recommended!