Makabe Lantern Night Festival
Sakuragawa · Makabe Historic District
Oct 2026 10-10
🏮 Festival🌈 Illumination
Sakuragawa
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About this event
Billed as Japan's smallest festival, held in Makabe, Ibaraki's only preservation district for historic buildings. Lanterns made by residents are lit along the old streets, with a market and live music, plus a bamboo-lantern and new-sake event in the historic buildings.