The city emblem at the top of Ashiya City Hall’s North Building and the North Building’s entrance will reportedly be illuminated in blue on Saturday, June 20.
Source: Press release
The illumination is part of a nationwide blue light-up campaign marking the United Nations-designated World Refugee Day.
This year, landmarks and public facilities at 66 locations across Japan will be illuminated.
↑ This is the North Building of Ashiya City Hall illuminated in blue for a previous event (World Autism Awareness Day and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week). It will likely look something like this again.
Here’s a map of the North Building of Ashiya City Hall ↓
The address is 7-6 Seido-cho, Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture.
The blue illumination reportedly symbolizes a wish for peace and solidarity with people forced to flee their homes due to conflict or persecution.
Ashiya City is also undertaking a variety of peace initiatives.
芦屋市役所のてっぺん（市章）が時々カラーライトアップされてるの、知ってた？
