One of the displays at Kobe Luminarie, the illumination festival commemorating the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, collapsed Friday after apparently being buffeted by strong winds, the organizing committee said.
No one was injured.
The structure, about 9 meters tall and 25 meters in diameter, had been erected around a water fountain. It was found collapsed at around 5:30 a.m.
Workers were seen later taking the frames of the structure out of the fountain and unwinding cords strung with light bulbs as they cleared the area.
The committee checked the other displays and said the annual festival, which opened on Dec. 4, will continue as scheduled through Sunday.
A strong wind warning was issued for Kobe on Friday, the local observatory said, and gusts with a maximum velocity of 96.12 kph were logged at Kobe airport at 5:43 a.m.
The festival is now in its 21st year and attracts more than 500,000 visitors a day at its peak, with luminous gates, arches and other illuminated structures lined up to create a dazzling corridor of lights along the main venue.
This year's show involves around 300,000 light-emitting diodes and 17 illuminated structures.
