Ogura Castle Bamboo Akari

Ogura Castle Bamboo Akari

Event Overview

An event to decorate 30,000 bamboo lanterns around the Toranomon area of Kokura Castle and at the Tenkaku Square to enjoy a fantastic landscape. Kitakyushu is known for producing good quality bamboo shoots and has a large bamboo forest area. Because the number of abandoned bamboo forests that have a negative impact on the environment has increased, the bamboo is processed to make lanterns and light light. From bamboo logging to processing, lighting on the day, and creating a mechanism to recycle used bamboo lanterns into bamboo charcoal, etc., are all carried out by citizen volunteers. The lit light highlights the unique beauty of bamboo cut diagonally, and the fantastic scenery spreads out.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Kokura Castle, Toranomon and surrounding area
  • Address:   
  • Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Ogura Station → 15-minute walk
  • Car Access:   
1.2km5 minutes from Kitakyushu city highway Otemachi entrance via Seiwari Street
  • Phone Number:   
  • 070-8376-7103 (Ogura Castle Bamboo Akari Executive Committee)

Event Period

  • October 24, 2025 (Friday) - November 3, 2025 (Monday, Holiday)
* 17: 30 to 21: 00 (entry to 20:45)

Price

Kokura Castle Bamboo Light: 1000 yen for middle school students and above, free for elementary school students and below (includes admission ticket to Kokura Castle and Kokura Castle Garden)

Event Category

Festival of fire and lights

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