{"id":175824,"date":"2026-01-30T09:05:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T00:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=175824&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-02-12T18:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:09:28","slug":"yamaga-lantern-fes-26","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/yamaga-lantern-fes-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Yamaga Romantic Lantern Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A nighttime illumination event set along the historic Buzen Kaid\u014d, where traditional Japanese umbrellas, bamboo sculptures, and thousands of candles gently light up the street. The area is bathed in a warm glow, quietly evoking the charm of a bygone era. At the Important Cultural Property Yachiyoza Theater, the stage performance \u201cYamaga Fuzei Monogatari\u201d features Yamaga taiko drumming and the Yamaga lantern dance (20:30\u201321:30 \/ \u00a51,000 \/ free for elementary school children and younger).<\/p>\n<p>The main venue at the Sakura-yu multipurpose plaza hosts food stalls serving warm meals\u2014ideal for a break while strolling. A unique evening event combining lights, traditional performing arts, and townscape exploration.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-175778\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fn_yamaga-lantern-fes_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Yamaga Romantic Lantern Festival, \u5c71\u9e7f\u706f\u7c60\u6d6a\u6f2b\u30fb\u767e\u83ef\u767e\u5f69\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fn_yamaga-lantern-fes_2026_cl-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fn_yamaga-lantern-fes_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fn_yamaga-lantern-fes_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fn_yamaga-lantern-fes_2026_cl-001.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Feb. 6, 2026 (Fri.) ~ Feb. 28, 2026 (Sat.) *Fri. &amp; Sat. only<br \/>\n\u2022 Light up: 18:00~22:00 (lights start at 18:00)<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/E3pLeZBszVH7yMcHA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buzen Highway<\/a> (main venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/Bf2RwWQBargDMyov8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yachiyoza<\/a>~<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/kqa7SQ6S8Urg2C4X7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sakurayu<\/a>)<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/yamaga100.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/yamaga100.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-175780\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fn_yamaga-lantern-fes_2026_cl-002.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Yamaga Romantic Lantern Festival, \u5c71\u9e7f\u706f\u7c60\u6d6a\u6f2b\u30fb\u767e\u83ef\u767e\u5f69\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fn_yamaga-lantern-fes_2026_cl-002.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fn_yamaga-lantern-fes_2026_cl-002.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fn_yamaga-lantern-fes_2026_cl-002.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fn_yamaga-lantern-fes_2026_cl-002.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nighttime illumination event set along the historic Buzen Kaid\u014d, where traditional Japanese umbrellas, bamboo sculptures, and thousands of candles gently light up the street&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":175778,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-175824","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-yamaga","event-type-festival","event-type-stage","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/175824","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=175824"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}