[Tochigi x Yunishigawa] A winter tradition: the Kamakura Festival. A fantastic world of candlelight.

📍Sawaguchi Riverbed Venue

1042 Yunishigawa, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture

Dates: Friday, January 31, 2025 to Sunday, March 2, 2025

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The "Kamakura Festival", a winter tradition at Yunishigawa Onsen, is a winter-only event that I've always wanted to go to.

"Mini Kamakura at Sawaguchi Riverbed" certified as a Japanese Night View Heritage

On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during the period, hundreds of mini kamakura will be lit with candles, creating a fantastical world.

Mini igloos are lined up at the Heike no Sato site,
and at night they are lit with candles, warmly lighting up the whole village.

When I went this time, I thought I would be able to enter all of the mini igloos.

But no way? I didn't expect the area to be so small...
It's a shame that it's only held on weekends, when there are a lot of people.
It's almost impossible to get a photo without people in it,
and it was quite difficult to take a photo of the mini igloo in the foreground and the igloo under the riverbed together.

Event times
■Sawaguchi Riverbed Mini Kamakura Venue
Event period/Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during the event
Lighting time/17:30-21:00
■Heike no Sato
Event period/Open throughout the event
Opening hours/9:00-21:00 (last entry 20:45)
Mini Kamakura illumination/17:30-21:00
■Yunishigawa Suinosato Snow Park
Event period/2 February (Sun) - 2 March (Sun), 2025 *Closed on Wednesdays
Opening hours/10:00-15:00 (last entry 14:00)
Hot springs available/10:00-19:00 (last entry 18:00)
■Sawaguchi Riverbed Mini Kamakura Venue
Free
Parking space for 50 cars
It fills up during the season, so it's more convenient to use the shuttle bus from the hotel.
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