The picture shows the Tokyo Tower China Red event in previous years.
Chinese Herald On New Year’s Eve in 2022, Tokyo Tower will once again light up in Chinese red.
Since New Year’s Eve 2019, the annual “Tokyo Tower Lights Up China Red” event has become a hot spot of concern among overseas Chinese society, Japanese society and even the world. Every year, the event of lighting up Tokyo Tower in Chinese red has something new.
On New Year’s Eve 2019, as Tokyo Tower lit up in red, Chinese children in Japan released more than 1,000 balloons symbolizing peace wishes.
On New Year's Eve 2020, a huge iron pot was set up under Tokyo Tower to cook dumplings, dragon and lion dances filled the Spring Festival atmosphere.
On New Year's Eve 2021, amid the epidemic, no large-scale activities were held under the tower, but for the first time the word "hope" was typed on Tokyo Tower. This is also the first time that Chinese characters have been used in Tokyo Tower. It was a period when the epidemic was relatively serious. These two words comforted people and were widely reported by domestic and foreign media, especially in Japan.
The picture shows the Prefectural Museum of Art in Oita Prefecture, the city selected as the "Cultural Capital of East Asia" for cultural exchanges between China, Japan and South Korea in 2022, and will be lit up at the same time this year.
On New Year's Eve in 2022, the Tokyo Tower Lighting in Chinese Red event is hosted by the Tokyo Tower Lighting in Chinese Red Organizing Committee, co-organized by CCTV, CGTN and TOKYO MX, and organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Saga Prefecture, Oita Prefecture and support from the Chinese Embassy in Japan. The event is mainly supported and sponsored by the Saga Prefectural Government of Japan, which has deep historical and cultural ties with China, highlighting the significance of this special year. The event will be held in full compliance with Tokyo’s epidemic prevention regulations.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, and is the year when Beijing will host the 2022 Winter Olympics. With the reaffirmation of the friendly and peaceful relations between China and Japan, with blessings for the Winter Olympics , and with the prayer for the new crown epidemic to subside globally - in such an important year, this year's Tokyo Tower is lit up The China Red event will be exciting again.
On November 31, what kind of light will Tokyo Tower leave behind in the post-epidemic era? Virtue is not alone, but there must be neighbors. This year's Tokyo Tower lighting up is a meaningful event. It is also expected to light up in conjunction with the domestic Chongqing, Wuhan, Qingdao , Shanghai and Oita Prefectural Museum of Art in Japan. Oita Prefecture, Japan, was selected as a cultural exchange city between China, Japan and South Korea in 2022. In response to the lighting of Tokyo Tower, the Prefectural Museum of Art in Oita Prefecture lit up "Future" that night and there will be live performances.
The music video "Believe in the Future", the theme song of the 2022 Tokyo Tower Lights Up China Red event "Future", jointly produced by Chinese and Japanese artists, will also be premiered globally at the Tokyo Tower event.
Saga Prefecture has a long history of historical and cultural exchanges with China. The picture shows the Kuzu Shrine in Kudu City, Saga Prefecture, dedicated to Confucius. The ceremony of worshiping Confucius has lasted for 310 years.
Fukuhara Ai will live broadcast the feeling of overlooking Tokyo Tower from a helicopter;
In conjunction with the scene, the video prepared by the organizing committee for the Tokyo Tower event will convey blessings from various time and space:
By overseas Chinese ski enthusiasts in Japan and Japanese A beautiful video shot by a friend on Mount Fuji to support the Beijing Winter Olympics;
A Spring Festival blessing video shot by overseas Chinese children in Japan under the snow of Mount Fuji and a video of lighting blessings at Sensoji Temple ;
Kyoto, which symbolizes Sino-Japanese cultural exchanges The thousand-year-old temple " Manpukuji " lights up the video of "peace" and "prayer";
Japan's Matsuyama Ballet also sent a video recorded on the stage blessing the Winter Olympics and wishing Chinese friends the New Year...
And at the scene, I Chinese children in kimono carry lanterns and place them one by one at ZoujojiIn the quiet night, with Tokyo Tower in front of them, a dreamlike scene will appear;
Oita Prefecture selected by this year's China-Japan-Korea Cultural Cities The opening taiko drum performance of the taiko drum team DRAM TAO. DRAM TAO is famous for its overwhelming sound performance. It has performed in 500 cities in 26 countries around the world, representing the extremely high level of Japanese taiko drums;
Japanese comedian team Bicsmalln's " Beijing Winter" The three of them are also famous in the world for their body art. They once created the body expression "2020 Tokyo Olympics" for the Tokyo Olympics. This time they have new ideas for the Beijing Winter Olympics;
The second generation of Chinese The Chinese-Japanese bilingual song "Motto Motto Come Together!" created by musician Remi through online crowdfunding. ! 》, dancers led by singer-songwriter Remi, Chinese-Japanese mixed singer Changwoo and former Chinese dancer Cai Xiaoqiang of the Four Seasons Theater, as well as dancers from Tokyo Huawu Dance School, Tokyo Hua Lefang Art School, Japan Huashi Art School "Five Rings" composed of a total of 25 teachers and students from the Sakura Art Troupe and the Japanese Overseas Chinese International Dance Alliance will be presented;
Z generation overseas Chinese Chinese, Japanese and English trilingual singer Mei Mei has a unique voice condition and graduated from a famous art high school in the United States. After graduation, she signed a contract with Warner Music at the beginning of last year, and a famous Japanese music producer created a new single for her;
The chorus "Believe" by the Children's Choir of the Japanese Chinese Education Association and the Peony Chorus will sing people's hopes for the future. ——"Believe in the future";
This year's on-air host is Fukuhara Ai, and the ground host is Matsuda Ayuko and Osa Dolma. After the final speech by Yan An, chairman of the "Tokyo Tower Lights China Red" organizing committee, everyone present will release balloons with wishes for peace and blessings for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Tokyo Tower is 333 meters high and was built in 1958. It is not only a TV signal transmission tower, but also a landmark building that represents Japan and is well known in China. The lights of Tokyo Tower are generally orange at night. There have been some special lighting moments in history: such as the five Olympic colors when Japan successfully bid for the Olympics in 2016, the blue in 2013 to commemorate the 520th anniversary of the Japanese Football League, and the blue in 2018. Lighted up with special colors to celebrate Tokyo Tower's 60th anniversary. On New Year's Eve, February 4, 2019, Tokyo Tower was lit up in Chinese red again to celebrate the Chinese New Year. On January 31, 2022, it will be lit up in Chinese red for the fourth time, and two Chinese characters will also be printed on the tower. This year What are the Chinese characters for?
