> Domestic and overseas 2020 Year lantern event information

There are various types of lantern events, such as launching into the sky, hanging like a lantern, and showing it as a model, but this page is not limited to a specific origin or type, but a wide range of lantern-related events are collected. I will.

* Please check the official website of each event for the latest information.

Hokkaido
“Takikawa Paper Bag Lantern Festival”

The handmade paper bag lantern by the citizens of Takikawa is lit for only 3 hours in a corner of the snow-covered shopping street for one night, and you can enjoy a fantastic atmosphere. Volunteers participate not only in the production of lanterns but also in the installation, making it a cozy event supported by the locals. You can also experience making lanterns on the day, which is popular with families.
A photo contest is held every year, and the winning works will be used for posters of the following year.

Iwate
“Night around the stars”

The winter-only event “Hanamaki Hoshi Meguri no Yoru” for those staying in Hanamaki Onsenkyo has reached its third time this year. You can freely write your wishes, messages, illustrations, etc. on the lantern and shoot them all at once in the night sky of Hanamaki where the snowy landscape spreads. It is a lot of events where you can enjoy fireworks and folk performing arts.
After that, you can stay at a hot spring inn in Hanamaki Onsenkyo, warm your body slowly at the hot spring (alkaline simple hot spring), and heal your daily fatigue.

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Yamagata
“Mandala Village / Snow Art Festival 2020 SKY LIGHT ~ Sky Lantern ~”

The launch of sky lanterns, which has been held since 2014 as an outdoor event of the “Snow Arts Festival”. Sky lanterns need to be purchased in advance, but if you apply for a bus transfer tour from Yamagata Station, you can definitely participate in the launch of the sky lanterns. You can also enjoy snow sculptures, votive butoh, and fireworks made by local children at the venue.

Chiba
“China Lantern Festival”

A traditional festival held during the Chinese New Year is reproduced in Tokyo German Village. This year, which will be held for the second time, about 30 works of various sizes will be installed in an area of ​​50,000 square meters, produced by the world’s largest lantern maker “Zigong Lamps Group”. There are also huge lanterns over 10m long and lanterns floating on the surface of the water, and you can also take a look around on a swan boat or a self-driving lantern cart.

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Niigata
“Tsunan Snow Festival”

In Tsunan Town, Niigata Prefecture, we started launching sky lanterns in 2012 with the wish of recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred in 2011.
Sky lanterns are held over two days, the eve and the main festival, and the tickets for the launch are so popular that they sell out early every year. The Tsunan Snow Festival is also a festival with lots of activities such as a snowboard straight jump competition, fireworks, a snow lantern, a snowmobile test drive experience, and a snow bicycle experience. In addition to the event, New Greenpia Tsunan holds a lantern launch experience every day during the winter months.

There is also a Hankyu Travel International charter plan in Tsunan!
“Niigata Tsunan SKY Lantern Festival”
Scheduled dates: March 1, 2020 (Sun), March 2, 2020 (Mon)
Venue: New Greenpia Tsunan
Address: 12300 Akinari, Tsunan Town, Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture

In addition to the fantastic launch of the lantern, there are also plans for downhill torches, fireworks, and dong-yaki. In addition, “Ojiya Balloon (hot air balloon)” and “Kamakura Candle Night” will be newly added from this year.

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Kyoto
“Tanabata Sky Lantern Festival”

The Tanabata Sky Lantern Festival, which is celebrating its third time, will be held in Kyoto for the first time this year. On the night of Tanabata, we will shoot an LED lantern with a wish in the sky. Tickets are required to participate in the event, but group tickets (tickets for 4 people) that are more advantageous than usual are also available. It is a popular event where tickets are sold out every year, so if you want to participate, we recommend that you purchase your tickets early.

Nagasaki
“Nagasaki Lantern Festival”

Originally it was an event where people in Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown celebrated the Chinese New Year (Chinese New Year), but in 1994 it changed its name to “Nagasaki Lantern Festival” and now it is an event that more than 1 million people visit. It was. About 15,000 large and small lanterns will be exhibited this year as well.
Each venue has different attractions, such as the “Shinchi Chinatown venue” where pink lanterns illuminate the venue, the “Hamamachi venue” where the lanterns fill the ceiling of the arcade, and the “Nakashimagawa Park venue” where the lanterns reflected on the water surface are beautiful. there is. Events such as the Emperor Parade, Mazu Procession, and Chinese Lion Dance are held mainly on Saturdays and Sundays, and you can also dedicate a love lantern and pray for love at the “Confucius Temple”.

＞ Click here for a tour of the Nagasaki Lantern Festival

Okinawa
“ Ryukyu Lantern Festival 2019-2020”

“Ryukyu Lantern Festival 2019-2020” will be held at the theme park “Experience Kingdom Murasakimura” using the set of the taiga drama. You can enjoy not only Chinese lanterns but also Japanese paper lanterns and Asian lanterns, which have different atmospheres depending on the area. In addition, 45 works with unique characteristics are gathered and exhibited at the annual lantern contest. Inside the venue, you can enjoy the “Night Lantern Stage” where street performers appear on a daily basis, projection mapping, and the “Night Lantern Cafe” that is only available at night.

“Taiwan Lantern Festival”

The venue of the Taiwan Lantern Festival changes every year. It will be held in Taichung in 2020. Lanterns that match the theme have been exhibited at each venue every year, but this year different themes have been decided for each area, and the theme of the main exhibition area, Houli Flower Expo Park, is “Forest Unexplored Area.” It has been announced that this year’s main lantern will be a giant tree-like object with a height of more than 15 meters, with a design that is significantly different from the conventional one. In addition, you can enjoy not only lanterns but also lasers and fireworks.
At Hankyu Travel International Co., Ltd., only tour participants will hold a “chartered sky lantern raising event”. You can enjoy the sky lanterns soaring in the night sky of Taiwan.

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“Komroi Festival”

The Kom Roi Festival held in Chiang Mai, Thailand is said to have been a model for the lantern launch scene of “Rapunzel on the Tower”. Tickets are contested each year and should be arranged fairly early. Depending on the venue, it seems that you can enjoy Thai food stalls and Thai butoh while waiting for the lantern to be launched.

“Rise Lantern Festival”

The Rise Lantern Festival, which has been held since 2014, is said to be one of the largest lantern events in the world, and 20,000 lanterns are released all at once in the sky. At the venue set up in the Mojave Desert near Las Vegas, full-scale music live will be held from early afternoon, so it is supported not only by those who want to enjoy the launch of the lantern, but also by music fans.

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