In Photos: Memorial events mark 27th anniversary of Kobe earthquake

People observe a moment of silence around bamboo lanterns at Kobe East Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward during a memorial event for the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, at 5:46 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2022. (Mainichi/Naohiro Yamada)

People observe a moment of silence at Kobe East Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward during a memorial event for the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, at 5:46 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2022. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii)

People light lanterns during a memorial event for the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake at Kobe East Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, on Jan. 17, 2022. (Mainichi/Naohiro Yamada)

A woman pays a moment of silence during a memorial event for the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake at Kobe East Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, on Jan. 17, 2022. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii)

A girl lights a lantern during a memorial event for the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake at Kobe East Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward, on Jan. 17, 2022. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii)

Trumpeter Akira Matsudaira is seen playing in tribute to the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17, 2022. He says he picks different children's songs every year to ease the souls of children lost to the 1995 disaster and wants to continue playing the trumpet on the anniversary as long as his condition allows. (Mainichi/Maiko Umeda)

A woman carrying a baby touches a plate with the name of a Great Hanshin Earthquake victim at Kobe East Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17, 2022. (Mainichi/Daiki Takikawa)

A man touches a plate bearing the name of his older brother who died in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at Kobe East Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Jan. 17, 2022. (Mainichi/Daiki Takikawa)

The Kobe cityscape is seen on the 27th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, on the morning of Jan. 17, 2022. (Mainichi/Maiko Umeda)