Hinase Lantern Night Market

To avoid crowds and allow everyone to enjoy the lantern-making process at their own pace, we’ve introduced an “advance reservation and purchase” system organized by time slots for this year’s Sky Lantern event. ✳︎ While lanterns will also be available for purchase on the day of the event, quantities are limited, so we encourage you to purchase in advance. During your reserved time slot, you can enjoy the entire experience—from creating your one-of-a-kind lantern to launching it into the sky.

When your appointment time arrives on the day of your visit, please go to the “Lantern Reception Booth” on the first floor of Hinase Sunbars (please show the reservation screen on your smartphone).

　Once you’ve checked in, you’ll be given a lantern. Please write your feelings of gratitude for everyday blessings, any messages you’d like to convey, and your dreams and hopes on the lantern. Let’s send the light of your heart up into the night sky! If you’re purchasing a lantern on the day of the event, please be careful not to lose your numbered tag. Taking a photo of your numbered tag is also an effective way to prevent loss.
　After that, please hand your lantern to a staff member. We will hold your lantern on the first floor until 7:00 PM, when it will be returned to you. Please feel free to enjoy yourself until then. We will make an announcement at the venue shortly before 7:00 PM to notify you that it is time to pick up your lantern.

　Please hand in your number tag on the first floor of Sunberth. You will receive a lantern. Please go directly to the venue and wait there until the MC (moderator) arrives.

　There will be an explanation of precautions, etc. Please follow the rules and keep safety and security in mind. Please check the following precautions. After the countdown, all lanterns will be launched at once.

　After the event, you can take the lanterns home with you. You can take the lantern home after the event and enjoy it as a memento of the event (the lantern will wilt over time). The LED lanterns are filled with gas. Please use safely and do not use fire. The LED light used in the lantern can be used repeatedly. When disposing of the lantern, please remove the batteries and dispose of it according to the sorting rules of each municipality.
If you do not wish to take the lantern home with you, please ask the headquarters tent or management staff to collect it at the venue on the day of the event and hand it over.

In order for everyone to enjoy the event safely and securely, please be sure to read the following precautions.
Please follow the instructions of the staff at the venue.
The event will be held near the road and the ocean, so please keep an eye on your children if you are bringing them.
The event staff may take photos and videos at the venue for recording and publicity purposes. Photographs and videos taken may be used by Bizen City, Bizen Tourist Association, and Hinase Lantern Night Market Executive Committee on SNS and other media.

Since these items will be used for the event’s spatial design (100 Bizen-yaki pieces and the “Corridor of Light”), they cannot be taken home immediately on the day of the event. They will be available for pickup at the Bizen Tourism Association starting the day after the event.