{"id":168029,"date":"2024-12-18T13:59:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T04:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=168029&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-12-18T13:59:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T04:59:26","slug":"kitakyushu-tops-japans-nightscape-rankings-again","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kitakyushu-tops-japans-nightscape-rankings-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitakyushu Tops Japan\u2019s Nightscape Rankings Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitakyushu claimed first place in the &#8220;New Three Major Night View Cities of Japan&#8221; rankings for 2024, announced at the Night View Summit on December 17. Recognized for its diverse nightscapes, including factory light cruises and the iconic Mount Sarakura view, Kitakyushu beat out Yokohama (2nd) and Nagasaki (3rd) in a nationwide vote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Efforts by the city\u2019s administration to promote its night views contributed to its success. Officials plan to leverage this recognition to boost tourism and local economic activity. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/yakei-cvb.or.jp\/news\/4019\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YAKEI Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-168019\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_kitakyushu-yakei_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C913&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kitakyushu Tops Japan\u2019s Nightscape Rankings Again\" width=\"1400\" height=\"913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_kitakyushu-yakei_2024_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_kitakyushu-yakei_2024_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_kitakyushu-yakei_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C668&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_kitakyushu-yakei_2024_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C501&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kitakyushu claimed first place in the &#8220;New Three Major Night View Cities of Japan&#8221; rankings for 2024&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":168026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-168029","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/168029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"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=168029"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}