murmurTakasaki Kannonyama Mantoe Candle Festival
Takasaki City · Kannon-dori, the approach street, the Byakue Dai-Kannon (Jigen-in Temple) and Gokoku Shrine
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Takasaki Kannonyama Mantoe Executive Committee · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sat, Sep 19, 2026 （Ended） 17:00–21:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid September
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held around September each year; may be cancelled depending on rain
- Venue
- Kannon-dori, the approach street, the Byakue Dai-Kannon (Jigen-in Temple) and Gokoku Shrine
- City
- Takasaki City, Gunma
About
On an autumn night, Kannonyama hill in Takasaki holds a mantoe, a Buddhist rite of offering lights to wipe away wrongdoing, bring about good and grant wishes. More than ten thousand lanterns and candles, each offered with a prayer, run from Kannon-dori up the temple approach and its shops to the Byakue Dai-Kannon statue and Gokoku Shrine, so the whole hill glows. At Jigen-in Temple you can pass through a ring of light, watch a great fire ritual before the giant Kannon and hear a short concert of Buddhist hymns, while the Peace Pagoda square at the summit hosts an opening ceremony and acts such as Tsugaru shamisen. The inside of the Kannon statue is open, and there is a stamp rally and food trucks. The 2026 event was the thirtieth. It may be cancelled depending on rain.
Sources
- OfficialTakasaki Kannonyama Mantoe Executive Committee www.mitsuwa-unyu.co.jp
- OfficialGunma Prefecture / Gunma Association of Tourism, Local Products & International Exchange gunma-kanko.jp
Last checked: Oct 11, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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