Lantern Festival 2024 Japan. “2024 nagasaki lantern festival” has been decided ☆ this year's lantern festival has been extended for two days from the usual 15 days. Head to the yamaguchi tanabata lantern festival for one of japan’s largest lantern festivals, featuring the traditional chochin lantern.

Japanese lantern festivals are held to ward off evil or send off the dead, or just to warm up a chilly winter. Shimabara, nagasaki prefecture—international students were invited to join a lantern boat festival here, helping to preserve the local tradition and learning from the.