Those charming lanterns fluttering gently in the wind on the streets of Japan

Although Japanese culture is closely related to China culture, they seem to insist on preserving some traditions, as if praising them and applying them to daily life. Lanterns common in Japanese shops are the most obvious example.

Japanese people seem to like lanterns better than China people. Aomori Prefecture in the northeast of China holds a "headlight meeting" every summer. Headlights of various samurai shapes are made of bamboo, wood and paper, and marchers dance while playing drums. There is also the local lantern village, where you can see all kinds of non-cylindrical lantern shapes. Although Taiwan Province Province will decorate lanterns when celebrating traditional festivals, compared with the Japanese, there is still a gap in their love for lanterns.

Besides shrines and shops, we often see all kinds of lanterns. Business-minded Japanese certainly know how to use old traditions to become new commodities. Odahara, located in the southwest of Kanagawa Prefecture, used to be a post station of Gudong Haidao Road. There were many tourists coming and going, and many local people made lanterns. For the convenience of travelers, they even developed new lanterns that can be folded and stored.

This skill has not been lost. Odahara Lantern is one of the top 100 famous products in Kanagawa, and the Japanese are really leading the world in mastering business trends.

When I traveled to Japan for the first time ten years ago, I found that small lanterns with the names of local cities or scenic spots were sold in the streets and alleys of well-known shops, such as Osaka Castle, Tokyo Leimen and Kyoto Kiyomizu Temple. This is the standard lantern product for tourists. Of course, it also has practical uses, such as lighting when lighting candles and hanging them.

After traveling to Japan in recent years, I found that this kind of small lanterns is much less, and lanterns hanging inside and outside the store as signs are still everywhere for ten years. Sushi shops will hang lanterns, and izakaya will hang lanterns of ""and "."When you see "ラーメンンンンンンンンンンンンンンンンン125

Most of the famous shops next to Kiyomizu Temple are hung with lanterns of "Eight Bridges" (a special dessert in Kyoto, a triangle). Once I walked on the streets of Kyoto, I found a white lantern printed with "romance" on the roadside, which really made people blush (actually it was just the name of the hotel).

These various lanterns are another sign that shops are different from acrylic boards. The handwriting in calligraphy looks much more intimate than the acrylic signboard processed by computer. As soon as the wind blows, the lanterns will shake gently, and when they are lit at night, the misty colors are even more charming.