--- title: Lighting up Cherry Blossom season with High End Systems description: High End Systems lights up the highly anticipated, spectacular display of cherry blossoms in Tsukuba, Japan. image: https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/sakura-pu-750x500.jpg --- - [ETCCONNECT](https://etcconnect.com/) - [ABOUT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/about) - [AUTHORS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/blog-authors) - [CONTACT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/contact) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [![EtCetera_319x104](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "EtCetera_319x104")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) [![ETC Blog](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "ETC Blog")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) Search ## [![blog-header](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-header.png?width=476&height=155&name=blog-header.png "blog-header")](https://www.etcconnect.com) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [✕](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/08/lighting-up-cherry-blossom-season-with-high-end-systems#gwen-offcanvas-primary) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) # Lighting up Cherry Blossom season with High End Systems ![Opasna Randev](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Opasna-Randev.png?width=34&height=34&name=Opasna-Randev.png)By [Opasna Randev](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/opasna-randev) 15 Aug 2018 ![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/sakura-pu-750x500.jpg)   Each year, springtime in Japan brings the much awaited, spectacular display of cherry blossoms. The iconic pink blooms are anticipated by the entire nation and five years ago, High End Systems dealer Ushio Lighting Inc. saw an opportunity and proposed the idea to illuminate the cherry trees in Tsukuba, Japan. “Every spring, swarms of people visit Japan to see the cherry blossoms which we light up on the Tsukuba premises,” stated Hideto Hosoi, Tech Manager of Ushio Lighting Inc. “The people in the neighborhood should enjoy and make the most of the blossoms with the lighting that we set up”. The selected High End Systems fixtures were the SolaSpot series: the first family of bright white light LED engine spot luminaires. Due to the varying shades of color that the cherry blossoms bring, the SolaSpot lighting provided rotating and fixed gobos which allowed total control of beam shaping, enhancing the illumination of the cherry blossoms. The SolaSpot 1500 was chosen by Ushio Lighting for its ‘multi-functional, LED, bright light offering’. Its state-of-the-art color mixing system created impressive beam effects and offered a limitless palette of different shades. Below, the image demonstrates the SolaSpots emitting light through the windows onto the cherry blossoms. The powerful automated spot luminaires change color every 15 seconds, allowing visitors to admire the spring trees in vivid pink, orange, green, white, yellow, blue and purple ­– also demonstrated here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIitYRvUg9w&feature=youtu.be](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIitYRvUg9w&feature=youtu.be). ![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/sola-sakura-350x263.jpg?width=704&height=529&name=sola-sakura-350x263.jpg) The celebrated blooms which were lit up in a variety of colours, created a stunning effect across Tsukuba Science City in the evening. ![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_3717-350x263.jpg?width=704&height=529&name=IMG_3717-350x263.jpg) - - - 0 [#SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) [#FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) [#High End Systems](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/high-end-systems) ### RC Lurie outfits new HQ with ETC controls [Previous article](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/08/rc-lurie-outfits-new-hq-with-etc-controls) ### A recipe to master: LED color mixing [Next article](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/07/a-recipe-to-master-led-color-mixing) [Opasna Randev](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/opasna-randev) ![Opasna Randev](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Opasna-Randev.png?width=180&height=180&name=Opasna-Randev.png) Opasna joined ETC as a Marketing Communications Specialist in the London office in 2018. Prior to joining the company, she worked in a communications agency in her home town, Manchester. Having a case of the travel bug, she took out some time to explore the world before starting with ETC; a few of her favorite stops include Montenegro, Italy, and India! 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