The Illumination In Yuri no Sato Park Is Not Only In The Winter But All Year Round!

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Every year, illumination events in Japan are getting bigger and bigger. There are many kinds of illuminations and different themes. Don’t you wish you could see illuminations not only in the winter but all year round? Illumination and projection mapping are held not only in winter but all year round in Yuri no Sato Park in Sakai city, Fukui!!

Summary

Every year, illumination events in Japan are getting bigger and bigger. There are many kinds of illuminations and different themes. Don’t you wish you could see illuminations not only in the winter but all year round? Illumination and projection mapping are held not only in winter but all year round in Yuri no Sato Park in Sakai city, Fukui. In addition, Yuri no Sato Park has so much more to see during the day. You can enjoy Yuri no Sato Park all day long, all year round!

Illuminations In Japan Are Very Detailed, Large-scale, Lights Displays

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Going to see illuminations in Japan is a big winter event for people for both in Japan and abroad. Each illumination has a different theme and scale aiming for different groups of people. Some are popular among family and friends, some are very romantic that couples would want to go on a date and there are even illumination that lit up entire theme parks. It is very fun to go to a couple of different illuminations in Japan and enjoy different themes and atmospheres.

Recently, there are even tourists from abroad that come to Japan to spend Christmas, one of the most important holidays, and to see great Christmas lights. Very detailed light works that Japanese people are very good at and its big scale are what attract people from all over the world to come to see illumination in Japan.

Before we introduce the Yuri no Sato Park illumination, we would like to introduce the top three illuminations voted in 2017-2018.

Huis Ten Bosch “Kingdom of Lights” Where The Entire Theme Park Is Lit Up By Beautiful Lights

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It is the world’s largest illumination with 13 million lights. Huis Ten Bosch is an European theme park in Nagasaki. It has beautiful canals, attractions, museums, shops, restaurants and hotels that you can spend all day. It is also famous for its flower festival and illumination. The entire park is covered with Christmas lights and there are different spots with different theme for illumination in the park such as a water fountain show with music and light, Japan’s largest Christmas market on street lit up with beautiful lights, art garden, cafe, canal and so on. Especially a view from “Cafe of Light Sky” is great that you can look out the street lit up with beautiful lights. Once you sit down at the cafe, you will feel like you are floating above the ocean of lights and its atmosphere is very mystical and beautiful.

Sapporo White Illumination, The City Of Sapporo Decorated With Tons Of Christmas Lights With Five Different Themes

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The Sapporo White Illumination is one of the biggest winter events in Sapporo, Hokkaido. The entire city is having an illumination event in five different parts of the city including Odori park and an area in front of Sapporo station. Each place has a different theme, so you can visit one by one to enjoy different atmospheres. There are symbolic light works in each place so you would want to take pictures and post on Instagram! Walking down the street lit up by a lot of lights will make you feel arm and it is a great place to go on a date.

There is a Christmas market where you can enjoy German beer and food while you enjoy the illumination. It is a great way to spend a cold night with your family as well. The Illumination in Sapporo has a beautiful contrast with snow and lights.

Ashikaga Flower Park, A Great Wisteria Made Of A Beautiful Works Of Lights

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The “Light Flower Garden” is held from the end of October to the beginning of February. You can see the flower theme illumination at Ashikaga flower park. The symbol tree “the great wisteria” is created with 25,000 LED lights, and each flower petal is made in detail. You can see a very high quality light work in this park. There are a lot of works of lights to see such as “Rose garden of lights”, “Flower castle”, and “Painting of lights”. During the season, the theme of lights works changes so you can visit more than once to see different illuminations at Ashikaga Flower Park.

The Illumination In Yuri no Sato Park Is Not Only For The Winter But For All Year Round!

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Yuri no Sato Park is a big park with beautiful lilies located in Haruecho, Sakai city, Fukui prefecture. There are not only beautiful lilies but also different kinds of flowers and facilities such as a cafe, BBQ area and market. Illumination and projection mapping in Yuri no Sato Park are very popular. What makes Yuri no Sato Park special is the fact that you can see illuminations not only in the winter but all year round.

Yuri no Sato Park is famous for beautiful flowers but after it was renovated in November 2017, the park became famous not only for flowers but also for water, lights, and sounds performances. Fountains and small streams are everywhere in the park. These fountains and streams are lit up at night with beautiful lights. There is a projection mapping performance at a certain time of the day, and the theme of the performance is different depending on the season.

Seeing Christmas lights under the cold weather in winter is a great event but you can see illuminations in other seasons; not having to worry about the weather is also great. Since there are different illuminations in different seasons, you would want to go to see illuminations and projection mapping performances in each season.

Not only At Night! You Can Enjoy Yuri no Sato Park All Day Long

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Illumination and projection mapping are not the only charms that attract people to come to Yuri no Sato Park. There are various things you can do in the park! The Yuri no Sato Park has more than 150,000 lilies. During the blooming season, the park is filled with beautiful yellow, orange and pink lilies. The best part of this park is that the entrance fee is free! There is a lily-shaped hall in the center of the park surrounded by an open area of lawn and flowers.

There are other facilities you can use with your friends and family such as BBQ area, kids playground, restaurants and so on. There is also Sakai city farmer’s market called “Yuri ichi”. You can buy fresh local vegetables and fruits as well as flowers and plants in this market. This is a great place to buy souvenirs.

You Can Enjoy One Of The Biggest Events In Winter, Christmas Illumination, In Different Time Of The Year At Yuri no Sato Park!

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As we introduced above, Yuri no Sato Park is a great park to enjoy flowers, local products, recreation time with your family and friends and illumination all year round. During the summer, you can see beautiful lilies as well as enjoy BBQ in the vast field. At night, you can enjoy beautiful illumination and projection mapping. Illumination and projection mapping is different in each season so you can see a different face of Yuri no Sato every time you visit the park!

Information

Yuri no Sato Park

Access:
By train: 20 min. on foot from Echizen railway Nishinagata Yuri no Sato station
15 min. by car from JR Hokuriku line Harue station
By car: 20 min. From Hokuriku Maruoka IC

Address: 21-2-3 Haruecho Ishizuka, Sakai, 919-0483, Fukui prefecture
Phone: +81-776-58-0100
Admission: Free *Using a facility may cost
Hours: 9:00~21:30
Closed: Tuesdays, From December 29th~January 3rd, A day after national holidays

Illumination Schedule
Spring: 18:00~21:30
Summer 18:30~21:30
Fall: 17:30~21:30
Winter: 17:00~21:30
*Projection mapping starts every 30 minutes(:00 & :30) on the wall by the big fountain

Reference List

http://www.yurinosato.com/
https://www.jalan.net/news/article/207503/
https://www.city.fukui-sakai.lg.jp/nogyoshinko/shisetsu/shisetsu-joho/shukuhaku/yuri-no-sato-koen.html
https://ihoku.jp/fukui/sakai/431670.html