See the Northern Lights in just 3 hours! Three must-see light seas in Kansai during Japan’s year-end season

Osaka
The annual “Feast of Light” event in Osaka not only illuminates street trees with colorful LED lights but also uses elegant architecture for stunning 3D light projection mapping, running from November 20 until January 9, 2017.

If you’re in the Osaka city area in late November, be sure to walk along Midosuji Street, where 4 kilometers of roadway are lined with vibrant LED lights on the roadside trees, stretching from the Hanshin intersection to Namba West Exit. On November 20, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., the road will be closed to vehicles, turning into a pedestrian paradise where visitors can walk on the street and admire the breathtaking light sea.

From December 14 to 25, the Nakanoshima Library building will become the most beautiful light wall in Osaka at night, featuring a 3D projection light show combined with music effects, putting on an epic and dreamlike light spectacle on the building façade. The Osaka City Central Public Hall will also host 3D light projection mapping.

Meanwhile, various department stores and tourist facilities such as Hankyu Department Store, JR Osaka Station’s Time Square, Umeda Sky Building, and Namba PARKS also offer a variety of light sea displays, making it an unmissable event for those traveling to the Kansai region at the end of the year.