Hiroshima_Dreamination
Hiroshima Dreamination (ひろしまドリミネーション) is a winter festival of electric light held in Hiroshima, Japan since 2002. "Dreamination" is a composite word coined from "dream" and "illumination".
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Quick Facts Genre, Location(s) ...
| Hiroshima Dreamination | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Lighting |
| Location(s) | Hiroshima |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Website | http://www.dreamination.com |
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The festival is hosted by the Light-up Hiroshima Project Executive Committee and supported by all public and private broadcasters in Hiroshima as a winter night attraction in for residents and visitors. Every street in downtown Hiroshima, together with the town squares are illuminated with a million and a half LED lights.
More information Year, Theme ...
| Year | Theme | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2002[1] | Peaceful land and a witch – turn the town into the fairyland | November 6 – December 31, 2002; 18:00–23:00 |
| 2003[2] | Fairyland – story of The Dragon and the George | November 15, 2003 – Jananuary 12, 2004; 17:00–23:00 |
| 2004[3] | Fairyland – story of a winemaker and a Christmas tree on a starlit hill | November 17, 2004 – January 3, 2005; 17:00–23:00 |
| 2005[4] | Fairyland – story of a prince in merry-go-land in Hartland | November 17, 2005 – January 3, 2006; 17:00–23:00 |
| 2006[5] | Fairyland – story of Maeterlinck's Blue Bird | November 17, 2006 – January 3, 2007; 17:00–23:00 |
| 2007[6] | Fairyland | November 17, 2007 – January 3, 2008; 17:00–23:00 |
| 2008[7] | Fairyland | November 17, 2008 – January 3, 2009; 17:30–23:00 |
| 2009[8] | Fairyland | November 6, 2009 – January 3, 2010; 17:30–23:00 |
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- Green belt of Peace Boulevard – main venue
More information Area, Location on Peace Boulevard ...
| Area | Location on Peace Boulevard | Area | Location on Peace Boulevard |
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| Fruit grove | NHK Hiroshima | Guardian grove | Hotel Sunroute Hiroshima |
| Tower of the origami crane | ANA Crown Plaza Hiroshima | Dream tree | Hotel Dormy Inn Hiroshima |
| Peace Castle | Hiroshima Crystal Plaza | Holy place | Hiroshima Daini Yuraku Building |
| Hopes of the citizens | Mitsui Garden Hotel Hiroshima | Sailing ship of healing | Takeda Hiroshima Building |
| Happy land | Hiroshima Tokyu Inn | Phoenix hill | Chugoku Apollo |
| Snowfield of auroras | Kouwa building | Paradise of angels | Hiroshima Shinkin Bank |
| Wings | Oriental Hotel Hiroshima | Protective god Dragon | Hiroshima Kenshin |
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- Namiki-dori
- Kinzagai
- Chuo-dori
- Hondōri
- Nakanotana
- Hiroshima Alice Garden
- Higashi-Shinnten-chi public plaza
- Eastern riverside of Motoyasu River
- The former Hiroshima Branch of the Bank of Japan – one of the Hiroshima buildings hit by the 1945 atomic bomb.
- Kamiyachō Shareo
- NTT Motomachi Cred
- Hakushima Q-Garden
- Urban View Grand Tower
- Illuminated streetcars are operated by Hiroshima Electric Railway[9]
- Opening Event – parade, opening ceremony, lighting up ceremony, mini concerts on the first day
- Memorial Light up Ceremony and Mini Concert – every Saturday and on two national holidays in front of Hiroshima Crystal Plaza on Peace Boulevard
- Photo Contest
- Monument Design Contest
- Dreami coffee shop
Sponsor
- Hiroshima Light-up Project Executive Committee
Co-sponsors
- Chugoku Shimbun – Japanese daily newspaper for Chūgoku region, based in Hiroshima
- NHK Hiroshima – Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Hiroshima
- Hiroshima Telecasting
- Hiroshima Home Television
- Shinhiroshima Telecasting
- Hiroshima FM
- Hiroshima P-station
- Fureai Channel
- "Hiroshima Dreamination 2002". Archived from the original on 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- "Hiroshima Dreamination 2003". Archived from the original on 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- "Hiroshima Dreamination 2004". Archived from the original on 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- "Hiroshima Dreamination 2005". Archived from the original on 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- "Hiroshima Dreamination 2006". Archived from the original on 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- "Hiroshima Dreamination 2007". Archived from the original on 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- "Hiroshima Dreamination 2008". Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- "Hiroshima Dreamination 2009". Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- "Hiroden Illuminated streetcars". Archived from the original on 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2009-10-24.