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Winter Illuminations in Kobe & Kansai 2026

Kansai's winter illuminations, listed by date — Kobe Luminarie and Kobe Illuminage, Osaka Castle Illuminage, the Midosuji Illumination and OSAKA Hikari-Renaissance, Himeji Castle, Hirakata Park and Festa Luce at Wakayama Marina City. Each event page has the lighting hours, admission and dates.

October

Kobe Illuminage 2026–2027

Kobe Illuminage 2026–2027

Michi-no-Eki Kobe Fruit & Flower Park Ozo

Festa Luce 2026-2027

Festa Luce 2026-2027

Porto Europa, Wakayama Marina City, Wakayama City

10/31 Sat

Hirakata Park Hikari no Yuenchi 2026-27

Hirakata Park, Hirakata

November

11/3 Tue

Midosuji Illumination 2026

Midosuji Avenue (Hanshin-mae to Namba-Nishiguchi intersections), Kita-ku / Chuo-ku, Osaka

UMEDA SKY BUILDING Christmas 2026

UMEDA SKY BUILDING Christmas 2026

Umeda Sky Building (1F Wonder Square / 40F Kuchu Teien Floating Garden Observatory)

11/20 Fri

Himeji Otemae-dori & Castle Illumination 2026-27

Himeji Station area, Otemae-dori, Himeyama Park and Himeji Castle Sannomaru Square

Osaka Castle Illuminage 2026–2027

Osaka Castle Illuminage 2026–2027

Nishinomaru Garden, Osaka Castle Park

11/21 Sat

Kyoto Tamba KAMEOKA Yumenarie 2026

Kikyo no Sato (Kameoka)

December

12/1 Tue

TWINKLE JOYO Light Pageant

LOGOS LAND (Recreation Zone, Joyo City General Sports Park)

12/11 Fri

OSAKA Hikari-Renaissance 2026

Around Osaka City Hall to Nakanoshima Park, Kita-ku, Osaka

January 2027

32nd Kobe Luminarie

32nd Kobe Luminarie

Meriken Park, Higashi Yuenchi, Former Foreign Settlement

Already held

Nada Yumenarie 2026 (24th)

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