HANA・BIYORI, a new-style flower park operated by Yomiuriland Co., Ltd., will launch an upgraded version of its currently running illumination event "Hana-Akari: HANA・BIYORI × Bamboo Lanterns" on October 29 (Thu).
"Hana-Akari" is a Japanese-style illumination event in which the park is wrapped in soft light from bamboo lantern objects and from elegantly lit trees, flowers and cultural properties. This year, the light-up of the new "Akaribana no Mon" (灯り花の門) joins the lineup. The decorations are once again produced by CHIKAKEN, a bamboo lantern production group that aims for coexistence with nature.
With the new light displays added, visitors can enjoy the evening side of HANA・BIYORI that can only be seen after dark.
Event Details
Period: From October 29, 2026 (Thu)
Hours: 4:00 PM to 8:30 PM
※For details on operating days and hours, please check the official website: https://www.yomiuriland.com/hanabiyori/
Admission: Adults (junior high school students and older): ¥800 / Elementary school students: ¥500 / Preschool children: Free
※Visitors who have entered the Yomiuriland amusement park can enter HANA・BIYORI at a discounted rate. Please check the official website for details.
Hana-Akari Venue Map
New Spot
Akaribana no Mon (灯り花の門)
Near the Hanatemizu (花手水) flower water basin, six house-shaped bamboo lanterns and flower-motif objects make their first appearance. The central panel decorated with flowers creates a gorgeous atmosphere that suits HANA・BIYORI.
Akaribana no Mon (image)
Other Highlights
1. Hanaakari Komichi (花灯小路)
Visitors can enjoy about 500 bamboo lanterns and the lit-up cultural property "Seimon" (聖門), said to have been relocated from the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
2. Takemari Kairo (竹毬回廊)
This area is located just inside the HANA・BIYORI entrance, where many bamboo balls hung high above shine brightly.
3. Waakari no Yagura (和灯のやぐら)
This yagura (tower)-shaped object stands in front of the entrance to Kakeinoyu (花景の湯), the hot spring facility inside HANA・BIYORI. The lantern with a logo in the center is an eye-catching design during the day and welcomes visitors with warm light at night.
4. Takemari no Fusha (竹毬の風車)
This decoration has a flower-shaped pinwheel built into a bamboo ball. Visitors can enjoy the pinwheel turning gently in the wind and the sparkling light display at night.
5. Touka Tairin (灯華大輪)
This decoration, inspired by a large bloom, is located on the connecting passage between HANA・BIYORI and the amusement park. Combining multiple bamboo objects, it creates a fantastical entrance of light.
6. Hikari no Hanabatake (光の花畑)
This flower-motif decoration is also located on the connecting passage between HANA・BIYORI and the amusement park. It expresses the beautiful flowers blooming in the park's gardens.
About CHIKAKEN, the Bamboo Lantern Production Team
A bamboo lantern production group that aims to spread bamboo lanterns as a new part of Japanese culture and to live in harmony with nature.
The unit is centered on Chikao Ikeda (池田親生) and Kenji Mishiro (三城賢士), who met at Sojo University (崇城大学) in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Based on the "festival-style community development" (まつり型まちづくり) advocated by their mentor Keiichi Uchimaru (内丸惠一), they founded CHIKAKEN in April 2007 as a group that produces and directs bamboo lantern displays, in which holes are drilled into bamboo and lights are placed inside. Based in Kumamoto, they light bamboo lanterns across Japan and continue to create "landscapes" and "stories" that exist only in each place.
They hope that bamboo lanterns, which connect "people to people, people to towns, and people to nature," will be passed down as a new part of Japanese "culture" rather than being consumed as a one-time "business." In addition to working with local communities on festivals across the country, they present bamboo lantern displays as a new form of Japanese beauty. They exhibited bamboo lanterns as a new part of Japanese culture at the dinner venue of the spouses' program at the G7 Ise-Shima Summit (held in May 2016) and in the government public relations exhibition area at the G7 Hiroshima Summit (held in May 2023).
Next Door: Yomiuriland Jewellumination at the Amusement Park
"Yomiuriland Jewellumination," which started in 2010, is a spot where visitors can enjoy jewel-colored illuminations together with a sweeping view of Tokyo's night skyline. This year it is again produced by lighting designer Motoko Ishii (石井幹子), who is active around the world. The sub-theme for this season is "Growing Light," which focuses on green, the treasure of the Earth, and expresses the vitality of plants as they sprout, grow and spread their leaves through lighting and spatial design. A new-color illumination themed on green gemstones will appear for the first time in two years.
Yomiuriland Jewellumination (last year)
Event Dates: October 29, 2026 (Thu) to April 4, 2027 (Sun), a planned total of 138 days excluding closed days
On weekdays from March 1, 2027 (Mon) to March 12, 2027 (Fri), only the daytime amusement park operates.
※For details on operating days and hours, please check the official website: https://www.yomiuriland.com/jewellumination/
※Discounted rates are available for visitors who have entered HANA・BIYORI.
