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Winter-Limited Light Festival: The Three Great Light Displays of the Kanto Region

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Last updated 2026-09-27 — On romantic winter nights, beautiful light festivals have always captured the hearts of many. Across Japan, there are various night light displays where twinkling lights bring a sense of fantasy and happiness. The Three Great Light Displays of the Kanto region are selected by the Japan Night View Association...

Text by MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network, compiled and reported by Ren Xiang
Thanks to East Japan Railway Company (JR East) 'h木w ?Light Exchange Division
 
On romantic winter nights, beautiful light festivals have always captured the hearts of many. Across Japan, there are various night light displays where twinkling lights bring a sense of fantasy and happiness. The Three Great Light Displays of the Kanto region are selected by the Japan Night View Association. This year’s Kanto winter light displays are represented by “Ashikaga Flower Park (あしかがフラワーパーク)” and “Kanagawa Jewels: Yokosuka & Shonan (江の島 湘南の宝石).”

During winter, Ashikaga Flower Park uses lights to showcase the beauty of wisteria. (Photo provided by MOOK Editorial Department, photographed by Zhou Zhiping)

Ashikaga Flower Park ~ Flower Fantasy
 
Ashikaga Flower Park features three wisteria trellises covering a total of 300 tsubo (approximately 1,000 square meters), an eight-layered large wisteria trellis also spanning 300 tsubo, as well as an 80-meter-long white wisteria tunnel and a yellow wisteria tunnel—making it one of the rarest wisteria parks in the world. As the largest light display venue in the Kanto region, last year it ranked second in Japan in the Yahoo Japan Light Display Awards. Themed “The Garden of Glowing Flowers (光るの花の庭),” Ashikaga Flower Park uses 2.1 million bulbs to recreate the splendor of blooming flowers, with colorful lights creating a fantastical and dreamy world.

A scene of Japan’s four seasons created using 300,000 lights. (Photo provided by あしかがフラワーパーク)

This year’s highlights include not only the continuation of the annual mysterious large wisteria trellis, yellow wisteria tunnel, and white wisteria corridor that recreate wisteria scenes, but also last year’s 300,000-light light mural “Heart’s Homeland (こころの故郷)” depicting Japan’s four seasons, a flower fortune-telling corner, and the essential 23-meter-high Christmas tower for the season. Stroll through the light garden, enjoy a romantic winter evening, and before you leave, don’t forget to try the famous fuji manju (wisteria buns) here—made with 100% domestic Japanese red beans, reduced-sugar bean paste filling, soft, delicious, and not overly sweet.
 
【INFO】
Address: 607 Sakuma-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture
Phone: +81-284-91-4939
Display Period: October 26, 2013 – January 26, 2014 (closed on December 31)
Admission Fee: Adults 600 yen
Lighting Hours: 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
◎ Attraction Page → Ashikaga Flower Park
www.mook.com.tw/scenery.php?op=sceneryinfo&sceneryid=55266

Wisteria trellises and their reflections in the pond, illuminated by lights, create a new painting-like scene. (Photo provided by あしかがフラワーパーク)

Yokosuka ~ Jewels of Shonan
 
The Yokosuka SEA CANDLE Observation Deck is recognized by the Japan Night View Association as one of Japan’s Night View Heritage Sites. With about 6 million visitors annually, winter—with its crisp, clear air—is the season when the most naturally beautiful views are reflected. In winter, from the top of the Yokosuka SEA CANDLE Observation Deck down to the garden below, the space is enveloped in light. Decorated with 40,000 crystals, the light tunnel shimmers in hues of white and purple. The SEA CANDLE resembles a “Festival of Light and Color (光と色の祭典),” filled with a dreamy atmosphere. Additionally, from the top of the observation deck, you can enjoy a panoramic view of Yokohama at night, while winter tulips and the decorative lighting of the Enoden train are also must-see winter spectacles.
 
【INFO】
Address: 3-2 Matsu-no-ura, Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
Phone: +81-466-23-0623
Display Period: November 30, 2013 – February 2, 2014
Lighting Hours: 4:30 PM – 10:00 PM
 
◎ Attraction Page → Yokosuka SEA CANDLE Observation Tower
www.mook.com.tw/scenery.php?op=sceneryinfo&sceneryid=47872
 

The Yokosuka SEA CANDLE Observation Tower is a landmark of Yokosuka, located within the Samuel Cocking Garden (江の島サムエル・コッキング苑). (Photo provided by MOOK Editorial Department)

Tokyo German Village ~ Winter Illumination
 
Become the master of the “Light Picture Book (光の絵本)”! This year marks the eighth installment of the Tokyo German Village light festival. Using 2 million bulbs, the event creates a fantastical world—not only captivating with its dazzling glow, but also touching the heart with “lights that illuminate the soul.” The beautiful interplay of light and shadow presents scenery reminiscent of scenes from storybook illustrations, moving the hearts of all who see it.
 
【INFO】
Address: 419 Nagayoshi, Sodegaura, Chiba
Tel: +81-438-60-5511
Exhibition Period: November 9, 2013 ~ March 31, 2014
Admission Fee: Adults (daytime) 1,200 Q????00Q????00Q?/div>
Night Entry: (after 3:00 PM) 1,500 Q?? per car / 00Q?/div>
Lighting Time: 4:00 PM ~ 8:00 PM (last entry at 7:30 PM)
 
 
 
●  Read More: Make Your Trip Smarter – Japan Mobile Internet Guide
www.mook.com.tw/article.php?op=articleinfo&articleid=9223
 
 
 
◎ East Japan Railway Company
web: www.jreast.co.jp/tc/index.html
 
◎h Wood Information
web: www.tochigiji.or.jp/ch-index.html
 

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