UMI NO HI (OCEAN DAY) AT ODAIBA : BEAUTIFUL LANTERNS LIT UP

Ocean Day is a celebration of the sea and her relationship and importance to Japan. Celebrated mid July, it is a national holiday. Odaiba, Tokyo’s romantic beach front and popular dating spot, is set in a wonderful light using beautiful paper lanterns, which are lit up by citizen volunteers every year on the third Monday in July to celebrate Ocean Day.

Umi No Hi (Marine Day) at Odaiba Event starts at 7pm and the light up is done on the beach sides of Odaiba. Many volunteers first arrange hundreds of paper lanterns in patterns in the afternoon itself. Last year the patterns were to celebrate the selection of the Tokyo City as an Olympic venue for 2020.