{"id":174785,"date":"2025-12-08T10:04:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T01:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=174785&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-12-08T10:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T01:04:12","slug":"uminaka-candle-night-2025","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/uminaka-candle-night-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Uminaka Candle Night 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This winter tradition at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park wraps the grounds in the gentle glow of candlelight, offering a warmer, more intimate atmosphere than typical illuminations. For 2025, the candle art theme is \u201cA Happy Christmas Connected by Light.\u201d Based on a winning design selected through a public contest, around 10,000 candles will create a magical scene.<br \/>\nThe \u201cWonder World\u201d area transforms into a \u201cLight Amusement Park,\u201d where visitors can ride go-karts and a mini steam locomotive through illuminated paths. It\u2019s a unique evening experience that blends tranquility and festive cheer in the wintertime setting of Uminaka.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fn_illumination-uminonakamichi_2024_cl-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C921&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Uminaka Candle Night, \u3046\u307f\u306a\u304b\u30ad\u30e3\u30f3\u30c9\u30eb\u30ca\u30a4\u30c8\" width=\"1400\" height=\"921\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-166696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fn_illumination-uminonakamichi_2024_cl-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fn_illumination-uminonakamichi_2024_cl-001.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fn_illumination-uminonakamichi_2024_cl-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C674&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fn_illumination-uminonakamichi_2024_cl-001.jpg?resize=768%2C505&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 12\/13 (Sat.) ~ 12\/14 (Sun.),  12\/20 (Sat.) ~ 12\/21 (Sun.) , 12\/24 (Wed.) ~ 12\/25 (Thu.)<br \/>\n*cancelled in case of inclement weather<br \/>\n\u2022 17:30~20:45<br \/>\n\u2022 Park entry after 17:30: over 15 y.o. \u00a5290, 65 y.o. and over  \u00a5210, free for JHS and under<br \/>\n\u2022 Uminonakamichi Seaside Park (Outdoor theater, Wonder World, West Gate)<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/HGhiBmrpz31gctEe6\" target=\"_blank\">18-25 Saitozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/uminaka-park.jp\/candle-night2025\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/uminaka-park.jp\/candle-night2025\/index.html<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/fukuoka-winter-illumination-guide\/\">Fukuoka Illumination Guide 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fn_illumination-uminonakamichi_2024_cl-002.jpg?resize=1400%2C918&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Uminaka Candle Night, \u3046\u307f\u306a\u304b\u30ad\u30e3\u30f3\u30c9\u30eb\u30ca\u30a4\u30c8\" width=\"1400\" height=\"918\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-166697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fn_illumination-uminonakamichi_2024_cl-002.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fn_illumination-uminonakamichi_2024_cl-002.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fn_illumination-uminonakamichi_2024_cl-002.jpg?resize=1024%2C671&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fn_illumination-uminonakamichi_2024_cl-002.jpg?resize=768%2C504&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This winter tradition at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park wraps the grounds in the gentle glow of candlelight&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":166696,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-174785","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-higashi-ku","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/174785","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\/30291"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}