New Year Fireworks

Have you ever seen winter fireworks ?

Here in Takayama, the city launches beautiful "Hanabi" to celebrate the new year coming.

The fireworks are launched from the Sky park at 20:00.

Good places to see it : the train station, the city hall and near the river.

By the way do you know how to wish a good year in Japanese ?

• "あけましておめでとう！/Ake mashite omedetou ! " it says the 1st of January,
• "良いお年を！/ Yoi o toshi wo !" can be said any day.  

Lets' enjoy a great evening and start the next year with beautiful memories.

Chochin light-up in Old street

Let's enjoy the old street with an enchanting light-up !

The 16th and 17th of December the old streets will be lived-up by the light-up event.
Starting at 18:00 until 20:30 in the Kami-san-no-machi and Kami-ni-no-machi we will be able to enjoy light-up with traditional Japanese lantern chochin and andon.

Chochin lantern

Andon lantern

 You can also enjoy some event in the Sake breweries :

• Funasaka Sake Brewery : Lion dance 19:30~
• Harada Sake Brewery : Amazake degustation
• Niki Sake Brewery : Jazz concert ( twice a day from 18:30)

If you dressed-up in kimono do not miss to take one free rental Japanese umbrella to walk down the street. You can also take a picture on a Jinrikisha !

Feel authentic Japan and travel back in time.