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Six nights of music-synchronized fireworks at the Dutch-themed park, ending with a New Year countdown.
Paid (park admission required).
Dates confirmed from press reports.
Dates, times and details can change, for example because of the weather. Please check the official information before you go.
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About 4 km of Osaka's main boulevard is lit up from Umeda to Namba.
Fairy-tale themed light displays line Peace Boulevard in central Hiroshima.
Trees along Marunouchi Naka-dori near Tokyo Station are lit in champagne gold.
Lanterns and lights decorate the streets of Yokohama Chinatown ahead of Lunar New Year.
One of Japan's largest illumination events, held in a flower park with light tunnels and a large themed display.
Paid entry. Closed 6–7 January. Dated tickets are required on 23–25 December.
Fireworks
Sat, Dec 26 – Thu, Dec 31
Huis Ten Bosch, Sasebo, Nagasaki · Kyushu
PaidAfter dark
Six nights of music-synchronized fireworks at the Dutch-themed park, ending with a New Year countdown.
Paid (park admission required).
Dates confirmed from press reports.
IlluminationsOn now
Until Thu, Dec 31From around 17:00
Midosuji Boulevard, Osaka (Umeda to Namba) · Kansai
FreeAfter dark
About 4 km of Osaka's main boulevard is lit up from Umeda to Namba.
Illuminations
Fri, Dec 4 – Sun, Jan 24
Peace Boulevard, Hiroshima · Chugoku
FreeAfter dark
Fairy-tale themed light displays line Peace Boulevard in central Hiroshima.
IlluminationsOn now
Until Sun, Feb 1416:00–23:00 (until midnight in December)
Marunouchi Naka-dori, Tokyo · Kanto
FreeAfter dark
Trees along Marunouchi Naka-dori near Tokyo Station are lit in champagne gold.
IlluminationsOn now
Until Sat, Feb 2016:00–23:00
Yokohama Chinatown · Kanto
FreeAfter dark
Lanterns and lights decorate the streets of Yokohama Chinatown ahead of Lunar New Year.
IlluminationsOn now
Until Mon, May 31
Nabana no Sato, Kuwana, Mie (train and bus from Nagoya) · Chubu & Hokuriku
PaidAfter dark
One of Japan's largest illumination events, held in a flower park with light tunnels and a large themed display.
Paid entry. Closed 6–7 January. Dated tickets are required on 23–25 December.