Kisosansen Park Center, part of the National Kisosansen Park in Kaizu, Gifu, will hold its winter illumination event "Winter Light Story" (冬の光物語) from Saturday, November 21, 2026 through Monday, January 11, 2027 (a national holiday).
This year's theme is "Hide-and-Seek in the Forest of Light" (光の森のかくれんぼ). About 500,000 lights create a sparkling night scene, and visitors can enjoy an exciting world of light, as if exploring a secret forest as a little person or a fairy.
Scenes From the 2025 Event
The photos below are from the 2025 event, whose illumination theme was 縁JOY! 幸せのWA.
Event Overview
- Event: Winter Light Story
- Dates: Saturday, November 21, 2026 to Monday, January 11, 2027 (a national holiday)
- Illumination days: November 21 (Saturday) to December 27 (Sunday), 2026; January 2 (Saturday) and 3 (Sunday), 2027; and January 9 (Saturday) to 11 (Monday, a national holiday), 2027
- Park hours: 9:30 AM to 9:00 PM on illumination days
- Lighting hours: 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM
- Opening day: On Saturday, November 21, a lighting ceremony starts at 5:15 PM and the lights come on at 5:30 PM
- Closed during the event period: December 14 (Monday) and December 31 (Thursday), 2026; January 1 (Friday, a national holiday) and January 4 (Monday), 2027
- Venue: Kisosansen Park Center, National Kisosansen Park
- Address: 255-3 油島, Kaizu-cho, Kaizu City, Gifu Prefecture 503-0625
- Event page: https://www.kisosansenkoen.jp/~center/mkisosansenevent_winter.html
Due to construction of a new exhibition facility, the "Water and Greenery Hall / Observation Tower" is unavailable. Because of construction restrictions within the park, the route from Parking Lot 1 to the North Zone has also been changed.
