This annual floating lantern ceremony is to remember the victims of the great Tokyo air raid during the Second World War (March 10, 1945). The only heavy bombed places in Edogawa-ku were Komatsugawa and Hirai (east of Arakawa). 40000 people died in these areas and 2800 bodies were found in the waters of the KyuNakagawa. May the souls rest in peace.
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