Pink Ribbon month light up

With the aim of raising awareness of the "Pink Ribbon Campaign," the "Global Landmark Illumination" is held every October 1st on pink ribbon day. Major buildings around the world are lit up in pink. In Japan, four landmarks were lit up in pink on pink ribbon day in 2017: Tokyo Skytree, Kiyomizu-dera Temple (Niomon Gate, Three-story Pagoda, Kannon Jiko), Himeji Castle, and Tokyu Plaza Ginza. Since then the number of places lit up has increased nationwide. 

Back in 2020 I wrote about the events at a local temple for pink ribbon month. At the time it was one of only a handful of places that ran breast cancer awareness campaigns in Saitama Prefecture. But since 2020, the number of places participating (in Saitama prefecture) in pink ribbon month has grown exponentially. And this year again there are even more new places participating in the awareness drive. 

Light up events seem to be the most common type of event for pink ribbon month. This year there are at least twelve places in Saitama Prefecture that will have light up every single night of the month of October. They will light their premises up pink. In addition, there are even more places, at least another 20, that will light their premises up pink on select dates during the month of October. If you are interested, you can see all the places (in Saitama Prefecture) with pink ribbon light up on my personal blog.