Japanese taste illuminations [“HANA AKARI” ~HANA・BIYORI × Bamboo lights~] will be held again this year.
In this limited-time event, you will be surrounded by gracefully lit trees, cultural properties, and about 1,000 bamboo lights, with holes to light it up.
Please spend an elegant time with HANA AKARI which is different from Jewellumination of the Yomiuriland amusement park.
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On going until April 9. 2023
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HANA AKARI is open to all visitors, with tickets to HANA・BIYORI.
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4:00pm - 8:00pm |
The designers group of Bamboo Lights “CHIKAKEN” have produced roughly 500 bamboo lights and lighting-up cultural property “Sacred Gate” which is said to be relocated from Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Walking through a soft-lighted "Path of Flower Lights" and into the holy gate, you will witness an open and mysterious world. The most prominent object in this space is "Hana-Mandara“. If you take a close look, you are sure to be fascinated by its various delicate designs. On the other hand, if you look at it from a distance, you should be overwhelmed by the three-dimensional and spectacular atmosphere created by the bamboo lights. Moreover, from the gradation of the "Hana-Mandara" in Red, Green and Blue, you can feel the changes of the flowers and plants through the four seasons.
“CHIKAKEN” is a designers unit formed mainly by CHIKAO IKEDA and KENSHI MISHIRO who they met at Sojo university in Kumamoto.
They established “CHIKAKEN” in April 2007 based on the thought “developing communities through festivals” proposed by their master Keiichi Uchimaru.
They are based in Kumamoto but continue to create “scenery” and “stories” utilizing the uniqueness of respective places throughout the nation.
Through bamboo lights, they aim to create a new Japanese 'culture' that connects 'people and people', 'people and communities', and 'people and nature’.
We are convinced that "HANA AKARI" is a scenery
that Japan can be proud of to the world.
We are directing bamboo lights in various places in Japan, hoping to develop “TAKE AKARI” as a new culture. "HANA AKARI" is a unique space where the charm of the place and bamboo lights blend together in our works.
This year marks the third year, and we have added more sophisticated production.
We hope that the bamboo lights through this historical space will lead to healing and enjoyment for everyone, and be a lamplight of hope for the world in the exhausted situation amid COVID-19.
We look forward to seeing many visitors in "HANA AKARI".
Approximately 500 bamboo lanterns illuminate the 500-meter trail from the entrance to the park's promenade and the passage leading to the amusement park.
You can enjoy a walk in the park while being surrounded by mellow light.
This season, bamboo balls featuring the image of a flower chandelier, a specialty of Japan, will also appear on sidewalk decorations.
A part of Sacred Forest area has been opened to light up Japanese umbrellas and cultural properties such as "Tow-Story Pagoda" and “Hassoshi-zo(Statues of Eight Buddhism Sect Founders)".
Please enjoy the beauty of roughly 100 Japanese umbrellas displayed around cultural properties.
In Hana Biyori Hall(greenhouse), you can see more than 300 flower chandeliers, one of the largest in Japan, and will be fascinated by the flower chandelier at night, which gives off a fantastic beauty that is different from the daytime.
You can also enjoy watching a Multi-Ending Show of Flowers and Digital Art that is a first of a kind in Japan in Hana Biyori Hall.
Please enjoy a new experience of combining natural flowers and digital.
The concept of this store's design is "New life style with coffee".
You can enjoy an extraordinary experience with Starbucks coffee in a space surrounded by flowers and sunlight.
For the first time in Japan, Starbucks signage is expressed with real planting.
In the design of the cafe area, a symbol tree and a water basin are arranged in the center, and the seats are installed in a ripple shape.
Aquarium and planting combine to create an image of the aquarium oozing into space.
At night, the illuminated flower chandeliers, gardens and aquariums create a fantastic and beautiful atmosphere.
