5000 floating LED bulbs in Otaru Canal for praying with star

On December 23th 2013, Japan Otaru, Hokkaido Tourism Association put 5000 units floating blue LED bulbs in the Otaru Canal, people may throw one by one into river with wishes in night sky, local residents call this event as: pray with star. When night fall, the floating bulbs just like bright stars shinning in the night sky, and this activity took place from 17:00 to 20:00, 21th to 23th December.

The Tourists and local residents dressed in Christmas costumes, put the 5000 LED lights into the river in the white snow and pray. This floating LED bulb are cylindrical spherical, and diameter 8.5cm, bulb cover made of plastic, inside equipped with solar panel and rechargeable battery. It will automatically light up when meet the water. This is the second time that Otaru Canal organized this event since 2012.