illumination Archives

7. December 2024 Mia Jaap

Omotesandō Illumination

You may not be able to afford Omotesandō’s shops, but you can afford this impressive annual show of light, the Omotesandō Illumination festival.

Rikugien Nighttime Illumination Central pond

2. December 2024 Mia Jaap

Rikugien Autumn Nighttime Illumination

Autumn colors have finally reached the Tokyo area and with it the special nighttime illuminations at gardens such as Rikugien.

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11. November 2014 Mia Jaap

Tokyo German Village – Winter Illumination

Tokyo German Village is a park in Chiba, located about two hours from central Tokyo. The park offers facilities for families, flower events, a souvenir shop and German food. It’s not an educational place meant to teach you German – in many ways it’s very much a Japanese park.

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14. July 2012 Mia Jaap

Floating lit lanterns – Chidorigafuchi Toro-nagashi

If you are in Tokyo now, the biggest festival to see is the Mitama Matsuri at Yasukuni Shrine held until

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14. January 2012 Mia Jaap

Illumination of Hakodate’s historic Motomachi district

Hakodate was the first port to be opened to foreign trade after Japan was forced to give up its isolation.

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9. January 2012 Mia Jaap

Fort Goryokaku in Hakodate during Winter

Originally, my next stop after Sapporo was supposed to be Aomori, but I switched to Hakodate instead. Hakodate is Hokkaido’s

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25. December 2011 Mia Jaap

Sendai Pageant of Starlight Illumination festival

Sendai was the biggest Japanese city hit by the tsunami and earthquake, although if you walk in the city centre

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25. December 2011 Mia Jaap

Nagoya Akari Night Illumination Festival

The Nagoya Akari Night is held around the iconic Nagoya TV Tower, the oldest tv tower in Japan. The tower is illuminated of course, but they also added some additional lights at the bottom for christmas.