Daisen Park Thanks Lantern 2026

Dates & time: September 19, 2026 (Sat) - September 20, 2026 (Sun) 15:00–20:00 (lantern release around 19:30)
Price & booking: 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) 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.
Venue & access: Daisen Park Great Lawn 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.

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Why You Should Visit

For two nights around the harvest moon, the great lawn of Daisen Park, next to the World Heritage Mozu tombs, fills with balloon-shaped LED lanterns. Write a message of thanks or a wish on yours, then float it skyward on a tether at 19:30. Entry is free, and from late afternoon there are street performers, illuminated bubbles, food trucks and fair games, so you can simply sit on the grass and watch without buying a lantern. The park's Japanese garden and tethered balloon also run night hours the same weekend, keeping the whole park open late.

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

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FAQ

Can I come without buying a lantern?

Yes. Entry is free with no booking. A ticket is only needed to release a lantern; you can watch from the lawn and enjoy the food trucks, fair games and illuminated bubbles without one.

How many people can share one lantern?

Up to 4 people per lantern. Preschoolers are not counted, so a family with small children needs just one. You take the lantern home afterwards.

What if it rains?

If a weather warning for the event day is in effect at 15:00 the day before, the event is cancelled and tickets refunded. The release alone may also be called off on the day; if that happens after 15:00 you receive the lantern instead of a refund. Decisions are posted on the official site and social media.