In other cases, special Chochin called Bon chochin (Bon Festival Lantern) are displayed in front of the Buddhist altar; Toro (lanterns) of wooden frames covered with paper are set adrift in a ceremony called Toronagashi; and Chochin on small boats are floated down a river in the Shoryonagashi ceremony.
また、盆提灯と呼ばれる特別な提灯を仏壇の前に飾ったり、木組に和紙を貼り付けた灯篭を流す灯篭流しや、提灯を小船に乗せたようなものを川などに流す精霊流しを行う場合がある。