{"id":158116,"date":"2023-11-14T13:34:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T04:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=158116&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-11-14T13:34:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T04:34:20","slug":"kanmon-kaikyo-candle-night","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/kanmon-kaikyo-candle-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanmon Kaikyo Candle Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Set against the Kanmon Straits, which can be crossed in just five minutes, is one of Japan&#8217;s largest candle events. The area is illuminated with 30,000 candles, and in the Moji Port area, a Christmas market with more than 24 vendors selling goods and food is held. A market also takes place in the Shimonoseki area, where food and drink are sold. On the 18th, a bonfire is also planned.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fn_illumination-kanmon-kaikyo-candle-night_2023_cl-001.jpg?resize=1242%2C1008&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kanmon Kaikyo Candle Night, \u95a2\u9580\u6d77\u5ce1\u30ad\u30e3\u30f3\u30c9\u30eb\u30ca\u30a4\u30c8\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1008\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-157820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fn_illumination-kanmon-kaikyo-candle-night_2023_cl-001.jpg?w=1242&amp;ssl=1 1242w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fn_illumination-kanmon-kaikyo-candle-night_2023_cl-001.jpg?resize=300%2C243&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fn_illumination-kanmon-kaikyo-candle-night_2023_cl-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C831&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fn_illumination-kanmon-kaikyo-candle-night_2023_cl-001.jpg?resize=768%2C623&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 11\/18 (Sat.), 11\/19 (Sun.)<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/kkcn.jp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/kkcn.jp<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kanmonkaikyocandlenight\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kanmonkaikyocandlenight\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/HhHLrmptyehci9mv9\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mojiko Area<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 17:30~22:00<br \/>\n\u2022 Mojiko Retro Shinsui Hiroba, Chuo Hiroba, Koso Hachimangu Shrine, Dalian Friendship Memorial, Harbor deck, Sakae-machi Gintengai, Premier Hotel Mojiko etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shimonoseki Area<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 17:30~21:00<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/q3jtTuY28yBuMRS17\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Karato Area<\/a> (Shimonoseki City Hall Civic Plaza, Former Shimonoseki British Consulate, Tanaka Kinuyo Bunka-kan, Kameyama Hachimangu Shrine, Shimonoseki Nanbu-cho Post \u2022 Office *Simonoseki Nanbu-cho Post Office is open only on 18th.)<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/iExZmRpYL4rkByE36\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shimonoseki Station Area Eximachi Plaza<\/a> (Nihon Ceremony Walk, in front of Daimaru Shimonoseki Store and Sea Mall, Shimonoseki Civic Activity Center)<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fn_illumination-kanmon-kaikyo-candle-night_2023_cl-002.jpg?resize=1242%2C932&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kanmon Kaikyo Candle Night, \u95a2\u9580\u6d77\u5ce1\u30ad\u30e3\u30f3\u30c9\u30eb\u30ca\u30a4\u30c8\" width=\"1242\" height=\"932\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-157821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fn_illumination-kanmon-kaikyo-candle-night_2023_cl-002.jpg?w=1242&amp;ssl=1 1242w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fn_illumination-kanmon-kaikyo-candle-night_2023_cl-002.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fn_illumination-kanmon-kaikyo-candle-night_2023_cl-002.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fn_illumination-kanmon-kaikyo-candle-night_2023_cl-002.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set against the Kanmon Straits, which can be crossed in just five minutes, is one of Japan&#8217;s largest candle events. 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