Urabone at Azuchi

In 1581, Nobunaga held an Urabone or lantern festival at Azuchi Castle.  It was well noted in Ota Gyuichi's Shincho-Ko ki and it was a hit with the locals. 

Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga, p. (406)

"On the 15th of the Seventh Month, Nobunaga had a great many lanterns suspended from the donjon of Azuchi Castle as well as from the Sokenji. Members of his horse guards, some posted along the new road and some riding in boats across the inlet, each lit a torch, so the foot of the mountain shone.  As the light reflected in the water, a spectacle delightful beyond words was created.  There were crowds of onlookers."

Nobunaga no tame!