In the city of Kuwana (Mie Prefecture) is Nabano No Sato, a flower park with beautiful sprawling gardens and huge greenhouses. Every year, from mid-November to mid-March, the Winter Festival of Lights takes place here, with one of the main attractions being the famous "tunnel of light". The park also has a hot spring and several restaurants, including the Nagashima Beer Garden. The park is open from 9 am to 9 pm and is always crowded, especially on weekends.
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1. If you visit Japan before March 31, 2013, be sure to visit one of the most stunning light installations, Winter Illuminations, which is open to visitors at the Nabana no Sato botanical garden.
2. This is the best winter light show in all of Japan.
3. The highlight of this show is definitely the famous through tunnels, creating the feeling of bright, magical portals.
4. The park outdoes itself, shining with millions of sparkling LEDs that cover the entire vast garden area, including even the water.
7. “If you can isolate yourself from the noise of hundreds of people around you, you will truly feel like you are on another planet” - Joana Tauscher of Wide Island View
During Winter Festival of Lights, which runs here from mid-November to early March, the park's lush gardens and vast greenhouses sparkle with millions of bright lights.
Thousands of tourists from all over the world strive to look at this amazing beauty, and the festival never ceases to amaze guests uniqueness and originality.
One of the most popular places Nabano No Sato - famous "tunnel of light". Best place For passionate romantics, there is nothing to look for!
Every evening a sea of multi-colored lamps flashes here, persistently dispersing the twilight and filling everything around with dazzling, blinking lights. Even the ponds of the botanical garden are covered with LEDs.
Nabano No Sato is open from nine in the morning to nine in the evening. An insane number of visitors come to admire the light show.
If you are lucky enough to visit Japan in winter, don't miss the opportunity to visit the impressive light installations "Winter Illuminations".
Every year, the organizers choose a specific theme for the festival, in the style of which they decorate the vast territory of the park. In 2012 the choice fell on nature theme.
Sunset over Mount Fuji, rainbow in the sky and even the aurora- the organizers have something to surprise the guests of the largest light festival in Japan.
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Festival of Lights in Japan
If you want to see the most beautiful light show in the world, then you only need to go to Japan and only to the light festival, which takes place in the city of Kuwana. One of the features and huge advantages of the festival is that it runs from mid-November to mid-March.
This incredibly beautiful festival is held in a blooming park with colorful trees and large greenhouses. The park is open from 9 am to 9 pm and there are always a lot of people there, and not only tourists love to visit this amazing place, but also many local residents walk in the park every year. After all, every year everything changes there and everything is new. One of the most significant and traditional places is the “tunnel of light”. Every year they come up with various light shows, such as “sunset over Mount Fuji”, “winter illuminations” and much more. If you can isolate yourself from the noise of people, then you will find yourself as if on another planet. After all, everything looks completely different there, absolutely everything is covered in light, even water. A fabulous festival with fabulous emotions. This is where everyone really should visit.
IN Nabano No Sato Botanical Garden on Negashima Island, Japanese Kuwana city (Mie prefecture) has begun Winter Festival of Lights.
If you visit Japan before March 31, 2013, be sure to visit one of the most stunning light installations " Winter Illuminations", which is open to visitors in Nabana no Sato Botanical Garden.
This is the best winter light show in all of Japan.
The highlight of this show is definitely the famous through tunnels, creating the feeling of bright, magical portals.
The park outdoes itself, shining with millions of sparkling LEDs that cover the entire vast garden area, including even the water.
One of the most visited places of the festival is "Tunnel of Light". Every year from mid-November to mid-March there is a Winter Festival of Lights, one of the main attractions of which is the famous “tunnel of light”. The park also has a hot spring and several restaurants including "Nagashima Beer Garden". The park is open from 9am to 9pm and is always crowded, especially on weekends.
“If you can isolate yourself from the noise of hundreds of people around you, you will truly feel like you are on another planet” - Joana Tauscher of Wide Island View.
The entire territory of the park, including the water, is decorated with LED lights. The theme and scale of the light installation is different every year. In 2012, the organizers seem to have outdone themselves. This is the best winter light show in all of Japan.
This year's theme, "nature", will be showcased through vibrant scenes such as the sun setting over Mount Fuji, rainbows in the sky, and even the aurora borealis.
Many people know that winter in Japan, with the exception of its northern part, is not very severe. At this time of year, many traditional holidays and festivals are celebrated in the Land of the Rising Sun.
In the northern regions of Japan, various festivals dedicated to snow and ice are held in winter. Tourists and locals alike admire the huge snow and ice sculptures and participate in local seasonal celebrations and rituals.
Numerous rituals and fairs take place throughout the country on the eve of the New Year, the most important day for the people of the country.
Winter festivals and holidays in Japan:
December 15-18 is the On-matsuri festival of the Kasuga Shrine in Nara, during which a masquerade procession is held.
December 31 - Namahage ritual on the Oga Peninsula, Akita Prefecture. Men in the guise of devils knock on houses where there are children.
1st of January - New Year. From January 1 to January 3, almost all firms, enterprises and companies are closed. Families, celebrating the New Year, enjoy traditional dishes, wear the best kimonos or other formal clothes, visit Shinto and Buddhist temples, where they pray for health and happiness in the coming year.
January 6 - Dedzomeshiki, or New Year's parade of Tokyo firefighters performing acrobatic stunts at the very top of high fire escapes.
The second Monday of January is Coming of Age Day.
Mid-January (for 15 days) - first sumo wrestling tournament, Tokyo.
The day before Coming of Age Day. Bonfires are lit on Mount Wakakusayama, Nara.
Early February (for seven days) - Snow Festival in Sapporo, Hokkaido. The most famous snow festival in Japan with many huge, expertly crafted snow and ice sculptures.
Beginning or mid-February - Snow festivals in Asahikawa, Abashiri and other cities of Hokkaido.
February 3 or 4 - Setsubun (Spring Eve), or bean scattering festival. Held at leading temples throughout Japan.
February 16-17 - Bonden Festival in Yokote, Akita. Dozens of Bonden figures, symbols of the god of Creation, are carried by young men.
February 15-16 - Kamakura Matsuri in Yokote, Akita. Snow dwellings are built in honor of the God of Water.
Saturday 3 February - Eyo or Hadaka Matsuri (festival of the naked) at Saidaiji Temple, Okayama.
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