Illuminations · Kyushu
Usuki Takeyoi Bamboo Lantern Festival
うすき竹宵
Some 20,000 bamboo lanterns light the samurai streets of Usuki for the legend of Princess Hannyahime.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Sat 07 to Sun 08 Nov 2026
- Date status
- Confirmed by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Nioza Historical Road and central Usuki
- City
- Usuki
- Prefecture
- Oita
- Region
- Kyushu
- Category
- Illuminations
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Oita's official tourism site lists Usuki Takeyoi on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November 2026, when around 20,000 hand-cut bamboo lanterns and bamboo artworks line the stone-paved Nioza Historical Road and the castle town streets. The festival welcomes the soul of Princess Hannyahime, heroine of a local legend tied to the Manano Choja who built the Usuki Stone Buddhas.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking links for this event are added after the product checks pass.
Official source: https://oita-tourism.com/en/events/index_1_2_18.html. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.