Following a dai seshoku memorial service (a memorial service where sutras, posthumous Buddhist names and legal names are read aloud) by the more than 120 role dormitory and Kumoosame crowd of Daihonzan Eiheiji Temple, about 10,000 lanterns are released into the Kuzuryu River. The scene which the band of light creates is sublime and magical.

Event Dates	Late August every year (tentative)
Event Details	14:00-21:00
Official site	http://toronagashi.com/?lang=en
Location (venue)	Eiheiji River Park
Address	Taniguchi, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui
Price	Lantern fees: Memorial lantern: 1,500 yen Wish lantern: 1,000 yen Balcony seating: 2,500 yen (1,300 seats)

Region	Chubu
Category	Illumination, Traditional performing arts, Illumination

Event organizers may change the date and time. Please check the official website.

update: Aug.20.2018