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<\/p>\nA signature autumn event in Kitakyushu, where around 30,000 bamboo lanterns illuminate the area surrounding Kokura Castle in a magical glow. The lanterns are made from bamboo harvested locally in Kitakyushu\u2019s forests. Visitors can bring a lighter and join in lighting the candles at 17:30. Bamboo crafts such as cups and coasters will be available for purchase, along with hands-on workshops.<\/p>\n
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\u2022 10\/24 (Fri.) ~ 11\/3 (Mon., hol.) *cancelled in case of rain A signature autumn event in Kitakyushu, where around 30,000 bamboo lanterns illuminate the area surrounding…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":173631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-173639","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","event-type-others","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/173639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Lighting begins at 17:30, ends at 21:00 (last entry at 20:45)
\n\u2022 Admission fee (includes entry to Kokura Castle and Kokura Castle Garden: \u00a51,000 for JHS and above), free for ES and younger
\n\u2022 Kokura Castle, Toranomon, and surrounding areas
\n\u2022 2-1 Jonai, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka<\/a>
\n\u2022 https:\/\/kokurajotakeakari.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"