Gonohe de Lantern Festival 2026

About this event

"Gonohe de Lantern Festival 2026" will be held in Gonohe Town. At this event, 200 lanterns illuminate the magical winter night sky. Stage events, an inter-team tug-of-war tournament created together with local residents, vendor stalls, and workshops will also be held. Food trucks and gourmet stalls are also very popular. In the finale, a lantern release floating up into the clear winter night sky takes place, providing a magical experience. The venue is Sakuranuma Park Parking Lot (Sakuranuma Biotope), where visitors can also enjoy the reflection of the lantern lights on the water's surface at night. Purchasing a ticket is required to participate in the lantern release. Advance tickets are sold for 2,000 yen, and same-day tickets for 2,500 yen. Advance reservations via Google Forms are also available. Additionally, a bamboo lantern workshop will be held from 10:00, with the bamboo lanterns created there being installed as part of the venue illumination toward the evening.

Venue

Sakuranuma Park (Biotope)

72 Nakasatoyama, Kamiichikawa Nakasatoyama, Gonohe, Sannohe District, Aomori 039-1501