Kōdai-ji Temple Spring Illuminations
Kyoto's Kōdai-ji Temple features one of the city's most stunning springtime illuminations, complete with projection mapping and Zen vibes.
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Hikone Castle Cherry Blossom Festival 2026
This nighttime event lights up the thousands of cherry blossoms at Hikone Castle near Lake Biwa.
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Osaka Castle Cherry Blossom Illumination
With extended evening hours, food stalls, and a rare chance to see Osaka’s iconic castle framed by illuminated cherry blossoms, this is nighttime sakura viewing at its most enchanting.
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teamLab Nemophila Illumination
An outdoor night museum, with nemophila in the spotlight. This seasonal installation by international art collective teamLab is worth checking out.
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Fuji-Kawaguchiko Cherry Blossom Festival 2026
Take this chance to visit Kawaguchiko during cherry blossom season and be rewarded with an incredible view of Mount Fuji.
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Kyoto Toji Temple Cherry Blossom Illuminations
Kyoto is no stranger to spectacular sakura views, but Toji Temple's nighttime atmosphere is something else entirely.
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Maruyama Park Weeping Cherry Tree Illumination
The light-up event of the weeping cherry tree at Maruyama Park in Kyoto is a must-see annual tradition.
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Illuminations at Hirakata Amusement Park in Osaka
Hirakata Park’s illuminations return. Explore seven themed light areas, including a 13-meter Flower and Fairy Tree, 500 glowing lanterns, and 20 illuminated rides.
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Kiyomizu-dera Spring Illuminations
To celebrate the change to spring, Kiyomizu-dera will hold a night event to brighten up the foliage.
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Gion Shirakawa Evening Cherry Blossom Illuminations
For just a short window in late March and early April, the sakura in Gion's Shirakawa area are illuminated.
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Glover Garden Night Illumination
Get your dose of local history while also enjoying pretty nighttime illuminations.
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Shuzenji Niji-no-Sato Winter Illuminations
Shuzenji Niji-no-Sato's winter illuminations return. This time, there's fireworks, too.
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“Light of Versailles” Winter Illumination
A winter illumination event involving fountains, water, and lots of lights.
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Kyoto Candlelight Concert: Best of Joe Hisaishi (Studio Ghibli)
Warm up a chilly night with candlelight and your favorite songs from Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi.
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Tsunan Snow Festival
Sky lanterns light up the night, snowboarders take on epic jumps, and local food stalls bring Niigata’s snow country to life at the Tsunan Snow Festival.
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Osaka Magical Fantasy Bridge
This is a past eventGoda Bridge, the park’s main attraction and Japan’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge, is lit up after dark.
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Osaka Candlelight Concert: Tribute to Joe Hisaishi (Studio Ghibli)
This is a past eventWarm up a brisk spring night with candlelight and your favorite songs from Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi.
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Heian Jogakuin University Kyoto Campus Agnes Illumination
This is a past eventThis free illumination event in Kyoto is worth checking out.
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Fukuoka Phantom Castle
This is a past eventSee Fukuoka Castle shine in all its glory at this special illumination event happening between March and April.
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teamLab: Digitized Fukuyama Castle
This is a past eventteamLab: Digitized Fukuyama Castle is a fantastic exhibition created by light from the international art collective teamLab that will take place in Fukuyama. It coincides with the 400th …
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ROHM Illumination
CancelledThis is a past eventThis was Kyoto’s largest illumination with over 860,000 lights and some stunning spaces. Highlights included the well-known pair of Yamamomo trees which mark the entrance to the glowing …
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