# Pandemic-Friendly Transparent Dining Lanterns The Tokyo Lantern Dinner Provides a Safe Experience By Elena Rahman | Published 2021-10-14 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tokyo-lantern-dinner References: [yankodesign](https://www.yankodesign.com/2021/10/14/tokyos-hotel-designs-new-pandemic-era-dining-experience-with-transparent-lanterns-for-guests-to-enjoy-a-face-mask-free-dinner/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+yankodesign+%28Yanko+Design+-+Form+Beyond+Function%29) & [hoshinoya](https://hoshinoya.com/tokyo/en/) The Tokyo Lantern Dinner is taking place at the [Hoshinoya ryokan in Otemachi, Tokyo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hotel-chinzanso-tokyo). It provides customers with transparent and pandemic-friendly personal lanterns while dining for a safe experience. The Lanterns are made from vinyl and allow guests to enjoy dinner without wearing masks. Industries were forced to adapt to the changing circumstances across the world due to the virus. This [dining solution](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/conceptual-fine-dining) allows people to group together to regain a sense of human connection without fear of spreading the disease. The Tokyo Lantern Dinner provides partitions for every individual. Each lantern measures 75-cm in diameter and is equipped with a [soft, warm light](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/calmtern) that pours over the head to illuminate the meal on the plate and the user's facial expressions. Image Credit: Hoshinoya ryokan ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.9/10 - Popularity: 84% | Activity: 83% | Freshness: 10% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Transparent Dining Equipment:** New transparent dining equipment or solutions can be developed to provide a safe dining experience during pandemics. - **Personalized Dining Setups:** Personalized dining setups can be introduced to give customers the chance to choose how they want to dine. - **Luxury Pandemic-friendly Dining:** Luxury restaurants can adopt a pandemic-friendly dining model to provide a safe, yet opulent and memorable experience. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Hospitality:** Hotels and resorts can adopt the Tokyo Lantern Dinner model to provide a safe and unique dining experience for their guests. - **Event Planning:** Event planners can explore implementing similar personalized dining setups to create memorable experiences for guests while ensuring their safety. - **Restaurants:** Restaurants can adopt the Tokyo Lantern Dinner model and develop their own custom-made personal lanterns to provide a pandemic-friendly dining experience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Lantern-Dangling Steakhouse Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aragawa.md) - [Face Mask-Made Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anonymlux-lamp.md) - [Paper Lantern-Inspired Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nendo-andon-table.md) - [Collapsible Emergency-Ready Lanterns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tomori-lantern-kit.md) - [Sea-Inspired Anti-Smartphone Cocktails](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartphonefasting-sour.md) - [Bulbous Bag-Like Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chorong-lantern.md) - [Dual-Function Gas Lanterns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-beacon-lantern.md) - [OLED Display Lantern Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rn-lantern.md) - [Contactless Robot Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beijing-winter-games-restaurant.md)