{"id":1111,"date":"2023-07-27T15:01:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T06:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=1111"},"modified":"2024-07-22T20:32:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T11:32:12","slug":"paper-lanterns-for-takasaki-matsuri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2023\/07\/27\/paper-lanterns-for-takasaki-matsuri\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper lanterns for Takasaki Matsuri"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d8e3f432798&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/KIMG1740-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/KIMG1740-rotated.jpg 854w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/KIMG1740-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/KIMG1740-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I took this picture last week at the east exit of Takasaki Station. These lanterns were put up for the Takasaki summer festival, which is for the last weekend in August, the 26th and 27th. I love Japanese paper lanterns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I took this picture last week at the east exit of Takasaki Station. These lanterns were put up for the Takasaki summer festival, which is for the last weekend in August, the 26th and 27th. I love Japanese paper lanterns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[115,114],"class_list":["post-1111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-japan","tag-matsuri","tag-photography"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2393,"url":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2025\/08\/04\/paper-lanterns-at-the-numata-matsuri\/","url_meta":{"origin":1111,"position":0},"title":"Paper lanterns at the Numata Matsuri","date":"2025-08-04","format":false,"excerpt":"The Numata Matsuri is underway. 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