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2014.12.25

Winter Only! Vivid Colors & Sparkling Illuminations (3/3)

Illuminations brightly light up winter towns. People all over Japan enjoy these festivals of light, down to the lighting that makes the most of the surrounding buildings and natural features, and events shows that use the latest technology.

Powerful Impact! Tenkaichi Light Festival
"Osaka Castle 3D Mapping Super Illumination" (Osaka)

Osaka Castle 3D Mapping super Illuminations

See a 3D show being projected onto Japan's historical Osaka Castle towers in this "Osaka Castle 3D Mapping" project. Enjoy this entertaining show as it brings the castle and historical figures, as well as a traditional winter castle camp, back to life in lights.

Osaka Castle 3D Mapping super Illuminations

Feel like you're standing in the midst of a big blue ocean in this "Lights of the Big Blue"

Osaka Castle 3D Mapping super Illuminations

Reintroducing Japan's largest,23 meter tall, pyramid-shaped mapping art installation that brings to life the story concerning the tree.

Osaka Castle 3D Mapping super Illuminations
Exhibition Dates: December 13th, 2014 - March 1st, 2015
Illumination Times: 17:30 - 22:30 (last show starts at 22:00)
December 20th - 25th until 23:00,January 13th - March 1st 18:00 - 22:30
Fee: Adult 1,700yen (Specific days: 2,100yen), Children 1,000yen (Specific days: 1,300yen)
Access: Subway Tanimachi line "Tanimachi 4-chome Station" (10 minute walk)
JR "Morinomiya Station" (15 minute walk), "Osaka Castle Park Station (25 minute walk)
*All prices include tax

Elaborate Light Art 「Illuminage」(Hyogo/Osaka)

Illuminage

Illuminage will be held in 4 locations: Kobe, Suma, Abeno Tennoji, and Okugawauchi. Be in awe at the glittering works of art as swim through the sky like an aurora. Drown in a sea of beautiful sound and light in the Kobe Illuminage, setting of November 2014 film "Miracle Debikuro's Love & Magic".

Illuminage

In Suma, see "The World of Light & Sea" projected onto water for the first time in Japan using 4D ray mapping. There's an even deeper surprise in store for you as well.

Illuminage

In Abeno Tennoji see illuminations in the shapes of historical Japanese military commanders and what the world perceives to be distinctly Japanese.

Illuminage

In the flower cultural garden illuminations of Okugawauchi, over 100 terracotta warriors and fairies are waiting to greet you.

Kobe Illuminage
Exhibition Dates: Saturday November 1st, 2014 - Sunday February 1st, 2015
Illumination Times: 17:30 - 21:30
Fee: Adult 1,000yen (middle school and up)/Child 500yen (elementary school and under)
*Under 3's go free
Access: JR "Sanda Station" (15 minutes by taxi or shuttle bus)

Suma Illuminage
Exhibition Dates: Monday December 1st, 2014 - Sunday March 1st, 2015
Illumination Times: 17:30 - 21:30
Fee: Adult 1,500yen (middle school and up)/Child 1,000yen(elementary school and under)
*Under 3's go free
Access: JR "Suma Kaihin Koen Station", Sanyo Electric Railway "Tsukimiyama Station" (5 minute walk)

Abeno Tennoji
Exhibition Dates: Saturday November 1st, 2014 - Sunday February 1st, 2015
Illumination Times:17:40 - 21:30
Fee: Adult 1,000yen (middle school and up)/Child 500yen (elementary school and under)
*Under 3's go free
Access: JR Subway "Tennoji Station" (5 minute walk)

Okugawauchi Illuminage
Exhibition Dates: Saturday December 6th, 2014 - Sunday March 1st, 2015
Illumination Times: 17:30 - 21:30
Fee: Adult 1,000yen (middle school and up)/Child 500yen (elementary school and under)
*Under 3's go free
Access: Nankai Koya and Kintetsu Kawauchi Nagano line "Kawauchi Nagano Station" (15 minutes by car)
*All prices include tax

Kanto's Largest Light Festival with 5,000,000 Light Bulbs
"Lake Sagami Illumillion" (Kanagawa)

Lake Sagami Illumillion

Lake Sagami's overwhelmingly huge Illumillion presents a new theme of "palace and grounds of light" this year. In the "Light and Water Show", which takes place in Japan's largest water and light production space, see lights and fountains of lights change in time to the music, as if you're on another world.

Lake Sagami Illumillion
Exhibition Dates: November 1st, 2014 - April 12th, 2015 (Held everyday until January 7th, then Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, holidays thereafter, with exception to March 20th - April 5th)
Illumination Times: 17:00 - 21:30 *Entry until 21:00 *Times vary depending on season
Access: Tsukui Kanako Bus from JR Chuo line "Sagamiko Station" (8 minutes)
Fee: Adults (Middle school and above.Includes seniors) 600yen/Children (From 3 years to elementary school) 400yen
*All prices include tax

Light & Flowers Glitter Dynamically Ashikaga Flower Park
"Flower Fantasy~Garden of Flowers of Light~ (Ibaraki)

Ashikaga Flower Park

A new spot has appeared at the No.1 National Illumination Ranking "Flower Fantasy" that's loved by night view enthusiasts everywhere. The "Fly to the Future" which features organic EL panels that change color depending on the angle you look at them, and "Starlight Magic", an expanse of star-like lights, are not to be missed.

Ashikaga Flower Park

A magnificent illumination display on the parks largest wisteria tree that's grown from 72M² when the park first opened to 1,000m2 now. These illuminations tell the story of a spring tree budding, blooming, and withering.

Ashikaga Flower Park Flower Fantasy
Exhibition Dates: October 25th, 2014 - February 5th, 2015
Illumination times: 16:30 - 21:00 (Weekends and holidays until 21:30)
Access: JR Ryomo Line "Tomita Station" (13 minute walk)/
Tobu Isesaki line "Ashikaga Station" (30 minutes by shuttle bus)
(The shuttle bus operates between November 22nd - December 28th on weekends and holidays)
Fee: Adults 700yen /Children 350yen
*All prices include tax

A Mysterious World Spreads Before You Tokinosumika Illuminations
"Flapping of Fairies" (Shizuoka)

Tokinosumika Illuminations

This year's theme is "the flapping of fairies" and the lines of trees that pierce through the central area of this park have been illuminated to create a tunnel of light. In there you can immerse yourself in a mysterious fairy-like world and lose track of time as the sound of flapping fairy wings surrounds you.

Tokinosumika Illuminations

A rainbow of lights runs up this 20m tall fir tree.

Tokinosumika Illuminations

The incredible "Light of Versailles" fountain show reaches 70 m into the air. (*Entry fee: Adults 1000yen / Elementary school children 200yen)

Tokinosumika Illuminations Flapping of Fairies
Exhibition Dates: November 7th, 2014 - March 15th, 2015
Illumination Times: 16:30 - 22:00 *Varies depending on season
Access: JR "Iwanami Station" (5 minutes by taxi)
*All prices include tax

Lights Glimmer Over a Wide Area
"Tokyo German Village Shangri-La ~Discover a Smile~ (Chiba)

Tokyo German Village

One of the three largest illuminations in the Kanto region, starting with the "lLight and Sound Show", Tokyo German Village utilizes the latest technology to create a 3D illumination illusion. This year's theme is "Shangri-La" so enjoy watching a mysterious and beautiful world unfold before your very eyes.

Tokyo German Village

We don't just recommend viewing these illuminations close up, but also from far away

Tokyo German Village
Exhibition Dates: November 8th, 2014 - March 31st, 2015
Illumination Times: 16:00 - 20:00
*From sunset from beginning of January
Access: JR Uchibo line "Anegasaki Sation" of "Sodegaura Station" (20 minutes by taxi)
A shuttle bus will operate from "Sodegaura Station" between December 13th - 31st and January 1st - 4th
Fee 9:30 - 15:00 Normal park admission price After 15:00 November 8th - January 12th Parking 2,000yen/January 1th - March 31st 1,500 yen
Admission for customers on foot - 4 years and over 500 yen
*All prices include tax

Japan First! 2 x 3D Mappings! "Laguna Ten Bosch 3D Mapping" (Aichi)

Laguna Ten Bosch

Experience Japan's first double whammy of 360° 3D mapping and water mapping at Laguna Ten Bosch. 360° 3D mapping produces a beautiful fantasy world of light particles, which when viewed with the outstanding illuminations, are not to be missed.

Laguna Ten Bosch

Water mapping is an illusion show that uses plenty of water from features such as water screens and fountains

Laguna Ten Bosch
Exhibition Dates: November 14th, 2014 onwards (Illumination show until 31st March 2015)
Access:JR "Gamagori Station" (15 minutes by free shuttle bus)
Fee:Entry Ticket: Adults (middle school and up) 2,150yen /Elementary
school students 1,200yen / Infants (3 and under) 700yen 
※All prices include tax

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