Daisen Park Thanks Lantern 2026

Essentials

location

Daisen Park Great Lawn

period

September 19, 2026 (Sat) - September 20, 2026 (Sun)

Time

15:00–20:00 (lantern release around 19:30)

cost

Free entry. Lantern release: ¥5,000 per lantern on the day (up to 4 people; preschoolers not counted), ¥4,500 online early bird through Sept 18 (¥3,900 super early bird sold out)

Links

• Official Website
• Thanks Lantern on Instagram
• Osaka Sakai Balloon

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access

About a 10-minute walk from Mozu Station on the JR Hanwa Line. By car, roughly 10 minutes from the Sakai exit of the Hanshin Expressway Sakai Route; paid parking at Daisen Park (lots 1–3, 369 spaces in total).

There are 1 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Daisen Park Great Lawn, and 6 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.

TICKETS / REGISTRATION

No booking needed to enter. To release a lantern, buy a ticket via asoview from the official site and show the issued QR code at check-in. Early-bird tickets are limited to 700 and sold through Sept 18; day-of tickets follow.

NOTE

Lanterns

• Original balloon-shaped design lit by LED
• Released on a tether for environmental reasons; it will not fly off if you let go, and cutting the string is prohibited
• Permanent markers are available on site, but bringing your own avoids the queue
• You take the lantern home afterwards

On the lawn (15:00–20:00)

• Performers: dice-stacking artist Sugoroku and street performer Hachi-kun, several sets each
• Fair games: super-ball scooping, lottery draws
• Bubble play zone and a free bubble machine, lit up after dark
• Food trucks

Also on in the park

• Sept 19–22, the park's Japanese garden opens at night for Moonlight Evenings (17:00–21:00)
• Same dates, the Osaka Sakai Balloon runs night flights (18:00–21:00, last check-in 20:30)

Cancellation and refunds

• If a storm, lightning, heavy-rain or flood warning is in effect for the event day at 15:00 the day before, the event is cancelled and tickets refunded
• The lantern release alone may be cancelled for weather on the day. Cancelled by 15:00: refund. Cancelled after 15:00: you receive the lantern, no refund
• No cancellations or date changes for personal reasons

※Elementary and junior high students must be accompanied by a guardian

※No drones. Dogs on a lead

TAGS

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出典: PR TIMES（トライト株式会社）