Citizens placed 30,000 lanterns at Kokura Castle
Date Time
Held for 11 days: October 24th (Friday), 25th (Saturday), 26th (Sunday), 27th (Monday), 28th (Tuesday), 29th (Wednesday), 30th (Thursday), 31th (Friday), November 1st (Saturday), 2nd (Sunday), 3rd (holiday/Monday), 2025
Position
Kokura Castle, Toranomon and surrounding areas
Time
Lights up at 17:30 (Let’s light the fire together by bringing a chukkaman) Lights out at 21:00
*The gate will be closed at 21:00, so you can enter the castle until 20:45. (Everyone will leave the castle at 21:00)
Fees
Kokura Castle Bamboo Lanterns, Kokura Castle, and Kokura Castle Garden Admission Fee: 1,000 yen (junior high school students and above; elementary school students and below are free)
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— Lawson – L-code 81499
— Ticket Pia — P-code 995642
[Admission ticket only]
[Admission fee with admission ticket to Kokura Castle and Kokura Castle Garden]
— Tsujiri Tea Shop Uomachi Store–
— Castle Terrace–
*Ticket sales hours: 15:00-20:40, last entry is 20:45
Contact Us
Kokura Castle Bamboo Lighting Executive Committee
3-3-20 Uomachi, Kokuragita Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
TEL 070-8376-7103 FAX 093-236-2995 Contact person: Izaki (Public Relations Subcommittee / BASEMENT Kitakyushu)
Please send an email to info@kokurajotakeakari.com.