Tag: illumination
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…
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…
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….
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…
Nagoya Akari Night Illumination Festival
The last time I’ve been to Nagoya was in 2005 during the Expo in Aiichi. I didn’t stay much longer…
Lightopia Illumination Festival in Tokyo
Unlike most of the other illumination festivals, Lightopia has a very limited run, starting on the 22nd and finishing on…
Shinjuku Southern Lights 2011-12
This illumination festival is a must see if you happen to run a blog that has both “tokyo” and “penguin”…
Yurakucho Winter Illumination 2011-12
Time for new Christmas illumination, this time around Yurakucho Station in Tokyo. This is one of the smaller ones, advertised…
Tokyo Illumination: Ebisu – Baccarat Eternal Lights
The Baccarat Eternal Lights is an annual illumination festival at the Yebisu Garden Place. The Garden Place can be reached…
Sapporo White Illumination Festival
This holiday I try to visit as many illumination festivals as possible and the Sapporo White Illumination Festival was first…
