The Nippon Budokan -- the venue for judo and karate at next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics -- was illuminated Tuesday for a ceremony in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.
LED floodlights that were permanently installed during the building's recent renovation beautifully lightened the huge verdigris roof. And the onion-like ornament sitting atop the roof sparkled in gold to create a mystic scene as the illumination began shortly after 6 p.m.
"I wanted to create a scene that portrayed Mt. Fuji being illuminated by the clear light of a full moon," said lighting designer Motoko Ishii, 81, who worked on the lighting.
The Nippon Budokan will be illuminated from sunset to 10 p.m.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The Nippon Budokan illuminated on Tuesday.
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