Today I attended the Kinen-sai (Prayers for a Good Harvest) at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. These are the lanterns of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. Kinen-sai is a ritual to pray for a bountiful harvest that year, national peace, and the well-being of the people.

December 4th It snowed in Azumino as well A landscape dressed in snow At Hotaka Shrine, the “Azumino Shintake Lanterns” begins tomorrow at 4:00 PM About 10,000 bamboo lanterns in the shrine grounds will cast a gentle glow There will be a time and space that soothes the heart A night market called “Yomichi” runs at the same time, with food trucks and craft stalls Please come and visit♪

Photographed on July 19, 25. It is a wind chime at the edge of Hikawa Ryofuso (Hikawa Kaikan). Currently, Hikawa Ryofuso is closed.

Photographed 8/21/25. Seen from Hikawa Ryofuso (Hikawa Kaikan), it is the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Otorii Gate and lanterns.

Photographed on June 21, 25. It is the lantern and hydrangea of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed on June 9, 25. It is the lantern of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine and hydrangeas.

Yomitan Village tourist spots & events introduction [December–March] Winter in Yomitan Village is full of fun! Here are just a few tourist spots and events to check out!! Come experience them for yourself! [Zanpa Lighthouse & Whale Watching] Zanpa Lighthouse, the only climbable lighthouse on Okinawa Island and certified as a “Lighthouse for Lovers,” offers whale watching in winter when humpback whales are raising their calves. [Ryukyu Lantern Festival] Now in its tenth year, the Ryukyu Lantern Festival ranks among Okinawa’s three greatest night views! Enjoy activities like making washi paper lanterns and projection mapping! [Illumi-Banta Seaside Night Lights] Illumi-Banta Seaside Night Lights, planned by Banta Cafe by Hoshino Resort, creates a magical scene where the blue sea and white sandy beach glow under a star-filled sky! [Yomitan Cosmos Field] A vast cosmos field spreads north of Yomitan Junior High School! While cosmos typically bloom in autumn on mainland Japan, they appear in Okinawa during this season. The Yomitan cosmos field is a perfect photo spot!

The 13th Azumino Kamiakari Bamboo Lantern Festival 2024 — Held over 6 days Friday, November 29 to Sunday, December 1 Friday, December 6 to Sunday, December 8 Around 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. each day Hotaka Shrine (about a 5-minute walk from Hotaka Station on the JR Oito Line) Enjoy the gentle atmosphere of Hotaka Shrine, illuminated by about 10,000 bamboo lanterns Anyone may join the 4:00 p.m. lighting. Those who will light lanterns should bring a long-handled lighter Live performances take place at the Kagura Hall, and Azumino Terrace in the South Garden features food trucks and booths. In the North Garden, a special stage presents the traditional Hotaka dolls * Admission is free * Parking is limited; please use public transportation when possible

The sight of two 24-meter-high castle lanterns and two 17-meter-high castle lanterns parading through the city was truly spectacular!

TDS/Fantasy Springs Rapunzel's area, lanterns are beautiful 😊 at night I want to see it in the daytime next time.

✨Illumination Event✨ From Saturday, January 27th to Saturday, February 24th, illuminations will light up the area in front of Tomakomai Station at night. The opening will feature a live music performance and a sky lantern launch among other activities!🎶😊 Come and enjoy the sparkling snowy scenery.⛄✨

Lantern Festival 🌟 This is a lantern festival held in Motomachi, Kobe City. At a certain time every year, the lanterns in the city glow in various colors. You can only see it in Chinatown, so please visit it 😊 Location: Motomachi Chinatown

Okinawa Murasaki Mura Ryukyu Lantern Festival

Turn on the ⭐ lights This is located in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture 　　　　　　　　　　"Nankinmachi" I took this photo when the Lantern Festival was being held. Personally, I prefer 😁 this to Yokohama

*◇*◆*◇*◆*◇*◆*◇*◆*◇*◆* ◇* Event Announcement *◇*◆*◇*◆*◇*◆*◇*◆*◇*◆* ◇* On Saturday, December 23, the pedestrian thoroughfare in front of the station, Symbol Street (Ekimae Hondori), will host the event “Symbol Street Terrace – A Path Where Light Meets Sound.” ✨ A meat fast-food shop produced by SHOKICHI of EXILE will make its first appearance, and there will be plenty of activities, including a sky lantern launch! 🥳 The area will be a pedestrian zone, and vehicles will be prohibited from 11:00 to 22:00. 🙅‍♀️ Also, please note that among the Donan Bus stops, “Ekitō Jūjigai” and “Ekitō” will be out of service for the entire day. For details, search for “Symbol Street Revitalization Project Pre-Event”! 💻 (This information is also posted in the news section of the Tomakomai Convention & Visitors Bureau website.)

Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture Famous Kinosaki Onsen It is my favorite place in Hyogo Prefecture, and the number of people from overseas is increasing 😌. Kinosaki Onsen in summer

This is the "Lantern Forest" of "teamLab Borderless" in Odaiba, Tokyo, taken in 2021. It is an art that weaves light that brings together the exquisite technology that Japan is proud of. It impressed many people and greatly changed the way we think about art.

【🎄 Hiroo Santaland 🎄】 The lighting ceremony ended successfully on October 28th, and the lighting of the illumination began! This year, along with about 150,000 illumination balls, the number of wood lanterns has increased to about 10,000. In addition, the inside of the "Santa Workshop" next to the newly installed parking lot is a very nice space! Please enjoy it as a beautiful spot! It is limited from 4 o'clock when this "Santa Workshop" illumination lights up until Santa's house shop closes. business hours Santaland: ・Late April ~ October The day before the lighting ceremony: 10 am ~ 6 pm ・October 28 ~ Late December: 10 am ~ 8 pm ・January ~ late April: 10 am ~ 4 pm *Closed from December 26th ~ January 10th Light up: October 28, 2023 ~ January 3, 2024 16:00~22:00 Hiroo Santaland www.santaland.or.jp Hiroo Town Tourism Association hiroo-kanko.jp 🚌 Bus Information: By Tokachi Bus, about 2 hours / Get off at Hiroo Elementary School and walk 5 minutes about 353m Timetable No.6 60.Hiroo Line: www.tokachibus.jp/rosenbus/timetable 🎫 Visit Tokachipas 1 & 2 Day Pass|We recommend unlimited bus rides in the Tokachi area. →For details, Tokachi Bus TEL 0155-37-6500 #Hokkaido #Minami Tokachi #Hiroo #Santaland #Solid #illumination #Wood Lantern #Romantic #Lover's Sanctuary

Otaru Summer Lights An event held on September 30th ~ October 1st at the Otaru Canal in Hokkaido to pass the baton from summer to autumn Although it is called "summer lantern", it signals the arrival of autumn for the citizens of Otaru. Put your thoughts on a lantern and float in the sky and wait for autumn to come. By the end of this event, the climate and temperature in Hokkaido will advance to autumn.

Kotone River Lantern Festival At the festival that began in the early Showa era, about 250 large lanterns of one tatami mat float Shooting a scene at dusk

Former Shimazu Ujitamari Residence Garden 🤗 It is a daimyō garden built by the Shimazu clan, the lord of Satsuma Domain, in 1835, and is 😃 designated as a National Place of Scenic Beauty by 2007 Heisei 19. Above all, it is attractive 😆 that admission is free. The photo shows cherry blossoms 😍 from a stone lantern

The long-awaited "Snow Lantern Road" event will be held!!! One of the events I have been waiting for a long time..... From January 28 to February 4, 2023, 1,000 handmade snow candles will be placed at Jozankei Shrine from January 28 to February 4, 2023 ✨. 💓 Don't forget to join us for this unique and welcoming event every winter! Of course, I want to stay at the Jintang Pavilion for one night in the evening! Make yourself a different trip.

Some more photos from our trip to Nikko. There were so many awesome monuments, landmarks, and buildings that it'd be impossible to fit it all into one post. I was so glad that I had my mobile battery with me because I was taking so many photos that I was just burning through my battery lol. I really liked how the incense burner looked and I tried looking up how old it was but I wasn't able to find anything about it, only the one in front of Tokugawa Ieyasu's burial site. I would have liked to use the chozuya as well, but unfortunately it was closed off due to covid. I also liked seeing the sake barrels as well as they always brighten up shrines. The "Ippon Toro" lantern was interesting as well. I'd never heard of Empress Tofukumon'in before either, so it gave me some interesting things to read about Japan's Edo Period. Apparently she helped rebuild prominent temple in Kyoto and collected art and pottery from famous artisans of the time and even those of the past. Some buildings I'd have to look at a map to know their names but there was definitely no shortage of decorations. Unfortunately we weren't able to take photos inside some of the main buildings, but a few of them had ceiling paintings done by famous painters. Many of them were birds, and I'm not an expert, but I think they were mostly cranes and they were all really beautiful.

I found some photos of when I visited Todaiji Temple. I took a photo of the bronze lantern out front of the temple because I thought it looked really cool, but it's pretty crazy to think that the lantern is around 1,300 years old at this point. I also took some photos of a few of the statues inside the temple, the first being Akasagarbha 虚空蔵菩薩, one of the Eight Great Bodhisattva, and the second which took me forever to find the name of... being Virupaksa 広目天, one of the Four Heavenly Kings. I'm not sure what Virupaksa is made of but I think this statue is made of wood, although I could be wrong. It looks like a different material from the other statues inside the temple, although it's been quite a while since I visited and I can't recall exactly. All the statues are really awesome though. I'll have to upload some more photos later!