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 Admission Fee: 1,000 yen (for junior high school students and above.Free for elementary school students and below.)
Admission fee with admission ticket to Kokura Castle and Kokura Castle Garden: 1,500 yen (adults)
Admission fee with admission ticket to Kokura Castle and Kokura Castle Garden: 1,300 yen (junior high and high school students)
Admission ticket to Kokura Castle and Kokura Castle Garden: 160 yen (elementary school students)
Tickets will go on sale from September 1, 2025.

— KKday —

— Lawson —

— Ticket Pia —

— e+–

[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.