善光寺さんの五輪記念イルミネーションイベント「灯明祭り」は2014年にまた開催されます。2月8日（土）から16日（日）まで行われる予定。五輪の五色で善光寺の五か所を照らすイベントです。この立派なお寺が彩に光られて、なお感動的になる。
長野の2月の夜は痛いぐらい温度が低いけど、灯明祭りは見るべし。おすすめです。
Nagano City's venerable Zenkoji Temple commemorates the 1998 Winter Olympics every year with a special illumination festival called the Toumyou Matsuri. 5 areas of the temple grounds are lit up in the 5 colors of the Olympic rings. The temple's architecture is impressive in ordinary times -- with being lit up in the Olympic colors, Zenkoji takes on a whole deeper level of mysticism.
For 2014, the Toumyou Matsuri will be held from Saturday 08-February through Sunday 16-February. Every year it is held in the middle of the winter, with the temperature often being brutally cold. But getting to see Zenkoji lit up in the Olympic colors is worth it!
