Yukikawa Onsen Kamakura Festival

Yukikawa Onsen Kamakura Festival

Event Overview

Numerous kamakura stand in line. At night, you can enjoy the light up of the kamakura. Among them, at the Sawaguchi Kawashiki Mini Kamakura venue, the light of a candle lit on a small kamakura certified to the Japanese Nightscape Heritage Site creates a fantastic space. Mini kamakura venue is closed on Monday, fire, water and Thursday.

Info

Noiwa Railway Yukinishi Onsen Station → 30 minutes bus bound for Yukinishi Onsen, stop off, 7 minutes walk to Sawaguchi riverbed at the venue
Nikko Utsunomiya Road Imaichi IC via National Highway 121 48km 1 hour
100 units/free

Event Period

* During the period Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Price

Different depending on venue

Event Category

Snow and winter festival, festival of fire and lights


Sawaguchi Riverbed Mini Kamakura Venue

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