A unique summer event is held at Nijo Castle, a World Heritage Site. The castle offers a projection mapping that projects an image on the wall. It is an outdoor light-up event creating art out of social distancing.
This year’s fireworks festival will be canceled, and a vivid image of fireworks will blow away a sultry summer night.
This event is sponsored by the production committee and the city, which are made by video production company “Naked” (Tokyo). Up until now, Naked and Nijo Castle have held events with teams, and it is a popular event that makes a long line every time. This time, the organizer decided that it was “The city committee allows neighboring people to go sightseeing.” At the event, the staff takes strict measures against infection, such as temperature measurements and limiting the number of visitors.
Distance Lanterns
Participants have a paper lantern that illuminates the ground with a flower pattern, which marks the social distance. Participants can also participate in the production of light with a circle of light while strolling inside the castle.
Soap Bubbles Light-Up
In the illuminated Seiryuen garden, you can enjoy a very fantastic space with bubbles floating in the air.
FIREWORKS BY NAKED
At Uchibori, bright fireworks will be launched one after another to pray for the convergence of COVID-19. You will be fascinated by the fantastic images reflected on the water surface.
Castle Tower AR
In Ninomaru Garden, holding your smartphone over the AR marker will take you back to the Edo period. Now the castle tower appears. You need to download the NAKED official app.
For those who can’t come to a distant place, there is a “VR (Virtual Reality) Goggles Ticket” that can enter the 3DCG Nijo Castle online for the first time. Become a ninja and sneak into Nijo Castle at night, and encounter phoenixes, tigers, and Japanese monsters who jumped out of the walls and bran! You can experience that at home.
Official website:
https://event.naked.works/nijojo-summer2020/en/lightup.php
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