Hiroshima Dreamination
# Hiroshima Dreamination

Hiroshima Dreamination (ひろしまドリミネーション) is a winter festival of electric light held in Hiroshima, Japan since 2002. "Dreamination" is a composite word coined from "dream" and "illumination".

## Overview

The festival is hosted by the Light-up Hiroshima Project Executive Committee and supported by all public and private broadcasters in Hiroshima as a winter night attraction in for residents and visitors. Every street in downtown Hiroshima, together with the town squares are illuminated with a million and a half LED lights.

## Theme and staging dates

| Year | Theme | Period |
| - | - | - |
| 2002 | Peaceful land and a witch – turn the town into the fairyland | November 6 – December 31, 2002; 18:00–23:00 |
| 2003 | Fairyland – story of The Dragon and the George | November 15, 2003 – Jananuary 12, 2004; 17:00–23:00 |
| 2004 | Fairyland – story of a winemaker and a Christmas tree on a starlit hill | November 17, 2004 – January 3, 2005; 17:00–23:00 |
| 2005 | Fairyland – story of a prince in merry-go-land in Hartland | November 17, 2005 – January 3, 2006; 17:00–23:00 |
| 2006 | Fairyland – story of Maeterlinck's Blue Bird | November 17, 2006 – January 3, 2007; 17:00–23:00 |
| 2007 | Fairyland | November 17, 2007 – January 3, 2008; 17:00–23:00 |
| 2008 | Fairyland | November 17, 2008 – January 3, 2009; 17:30–23:00 |
| 2009 | Fairyland | November 6, 2009 – January 3, 2010; 17:30–23:00 |

## Sites

* Green belt of Peace Boulevard – main venue

| Area | Location on Peace Boulevard | Area | Location on Peace Boulevard |
| - | - | - | - |
| Fruit grove | NHK Hiroshima | Guardian grove | Hotel Sunroute Hiroshima |
| Tower of the origami crane | ANA Crown Plaza Hiroshima | Dream tree | Hotel Dormy Inn Hiroshima |
| Peace Castle | Hiroshima Crystal Plaza | Holy place | Hiroshima Daini Yuraku Building |
| Hopes of the citizens | Mitsui Garden Hotel Hiroshima | Sailing ship of healing | Takeda Hiroshima Building |
| Happy land | Hiroshima Tokyu Inn | Phoenix hill | Chugoku Apollo |
| Snowfield of auroras | Kouwa building | Paradise of angels | Hiroshima Shinkin Bank |
| Wings | Oriental Hotel Hiroshima | Protective god Dragon | Hiroshima Kenshin |

* Namiki-dori
* Kinzagai
* Chuo-dori
* Hondōri
* Nakanotana
* Hiroshima Alice Garden
* Higashi-Shinnten-chi public plaza
* Eastern riverside of Motoyasu River
* The former Hiroshima Branch of the Bank of Japan – one of the Hiroshima buildings hit by the 1945 atomic bomb.
* Kamiyachō Shareo
* NTT Motomachi Cred
* Hakushima Q-Garden
* Urban View Grand Tower

## Illuminated streetcars

* Illuminated streetcars are operated by Hiroshima Electric Railway

## Events

* Opening Event – parade, opening ceremony, lighting up ceremony, mini concerts on the first day
* Memorial Light up Ceremony and Mini Concert – every Saturday and on two national holidays in front of Hiroshima Crystal Plaza on Peace Boulevard
* Photo Contest
* Monument Design Contest
* Dreami coffee shop

## Sponsorships

### Sponsor

* Hiroshima Light-up Project Executive Committee

### Co-sponsors

* Chugoku Shimbun – Japanese daily newspaper for Chūgoku region, based in Hiroshima
* NHK Hiroshima – Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Hiroshima
* Hiroshima Telecasting
* Hiroshima Home Television
* Shinhiroshima Telecasting
* Hiroshima FM
* Hiroshima P-station
* Fureai Channel
