murmurYamaga Toro Roman Hyakka Hyakusai (Winter Lantern Festival)
Yamaga City · Buzen Kaido street, from Yachiyoza Theater to Sakurayu
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Yamaga City Tourism Division (Yamaga Tanbou Navi) · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Feb 6–28, 2026 （Ended） Lit on Fridays and Saturdays, 18:00 to 22:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually in February
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held mainly on Fridays and Saturdays in February; lighting may be cancelled or partial on rainy days
- Venue
- Buzen Kaido street, from Yachiyoza Theater to Sakurayu
- City
- Yamaga City, Kumamoto
About
Yamaga Toro Roman Hyakka Hyakusai is the winter partner of the town's famous summer Yamaga Lantern Festival. On Friday and Saturday nights during its run, Japanese umbrellas and bamboo lantern installations line the old Buzen Kaido road from the Yachiyoza theater to the Sakurayu bathhouse, wrapping the historic streets in gentle light from 18:00 to 22:00. Inside Yachiyoza, a playhouse dating from the Meiji era, Yamaga taiko drummers and lantern dancers share the stage in a paid show; tickets are sold at the theater entrance on the day. University students, shopkeepers, preservation groups and volunteers all pitch in to put the festival on. On rainy nights the lights may be cancelled or only partly lit.
Sources
- OfficialYamaga City Tourism Division (Yamaga Tanbou Navi) yamaga-tanbou.jp
- OfficialYamaga Toro Roman Hyakka Hyakusai Executive Committee (Yamaga Onsen Tourism Association) yamaga100.com
Last checked: Oct 10, 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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