Unzen Light Flower Festival 2026

Unzen Light Flower Festival 2026

Event Overview

Locals call the drizzle ice on the trees of Yunsen in the early morning at freezing temperatures in winter "Hanaboro". During the period, large and small illuminations and candles in the image of this flower are romantically colored on the sidewalks of the hot spring town. In front of the Yunsen Hot Springs Tourist Information Center, a pale and shining tree with the image of drizzle ice also appears in Keyaki Square. In addition, it is also planned to carry out a "light flower buro fireworks feast" in which fireworks are launched in the winter night sky from the center of Unsen onsen town on Saturdays during the period (canceled during bad weather).

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • In front of the Yunsen Hot Springs Tourist Information Center, Keyaki Square, Yunsen Hot Springs Town
  • Address:   
  • Unzen, Obama-cho, Unzen, Nagasaki
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Isahaya Station → bus 1 hour 20 minutes, bus stop: Unzen, short walk
  • Car Access:   
33km 45 minutes from Nagasaki Doi Isahaya IC via National Route 57
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0957-73-3434 (Yunsen Tourism Bureau)

Event Period

  • February 7, 2026 (Saturday) to February 28, 2026 (Saturday)

Price

Free

Event Category

Festival of fire and lights, illumination


Illumination in front of Yunsen Onsen Tourist Information Center


Children's Story Illuminations of Light


Feast of fireworks

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