Ishinomori Shotaro Memorial Museum 2025 Light Pageant

Event Overview

The winter wind poem at Shotaro Ishinomori Hometown Memorial Hall. With the vestibule of the memorial hall as the main venue, with a beautiful music box melody, around 35,000 electric lights, garden trees and streams are colored to create a fantastic world. There is also a spot that incorporates about 20 thousand eco-friendly LED decorations. In order to enliven the area, the solemn handmade decorations by the cooperation of each group also create a wonderful evening. Since the front yard is the main venue, there is no car residence, and it is well received by families with small children.

Info

Event Location:

Shotaro Ishinomori Hometown Memorial in the Garden

Address:

132 Ishimori-cho, Nakata-cho, Tome-shi, Miyagi

Public Transportation:

JR Ishigoshi Station → bus 20 minutes, bus stop: Ishinomori Furusato Memorial Hall front and drop off, short walk

Car Access:

16km25 minutes from Tohoku Expressway Wakayanagi Kansei IC via Prefectural Road No. 4

Phone Number:

0220-35-1099 (Shotaro Ishinomori Hometown Memorial)

Parking Number:

50 units/free

Event Period

December 1, 2025 (Monday) - December 25, 2025 (Thursday)

Price

Free walks in the gardens

Event Category

Illumination

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