In Photos: Great Hanshin Earthquake memorial glows in downtown Kobe

The Cassa Armonica light installation is seen in Kobe East Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, on Dec. 4, 2020. The installation is normally part of the Kobe Luminarie memorial illumination event for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, but the annual event was canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fuji)

The Cassa Armonica light installation is seen in Kobe East Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, on Dec. 4, 2020. The installation is normally part of the Kobe Luminarie memorial illumination event for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, but the annual event was canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fuji)

The Cassa Armonica installation, left, is seen in Kobe East Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, on Dec. 4, 2020. In a normal year, an arched corridor in lights would stretch along the street at right. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fuji)

The "arch of hope," front, leads to the Cassa Armonica light installation in Kobe East Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, on Dec. 4, 2020. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fuji)

A sign warning people to take preventative measures against coronavirus transmission is seen near the Cassa Armonica light installation in Kobe East Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, on Dec. 4, 2020. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fuji)

Someone uses a smartphone to take a picture of the Cassa Armonica light installation in Kobe East Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, on Dec. 4, 2020. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fuji)

The Cassa Armonica light installation is seen in Kobe East Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, on Dec. 4, 2020. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fuji)

The Cassa Armonica light installation, center, is seen in Kobe East Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, on Dec. 4, 2020. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fuji)