YAMAGA, Kumamoto Prefecture--Hundreds of traditional Japanese umbrellas and thousands of bamboo lanterns are warming the atmosphere of the cold winter nights here. The festival, called “Yamaga ...

Saturday’s free, family friendly event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. launches 17 days of Yozakura -style nighttime viewings of ...

Orange light glimmering from the lanterns created a magical scene, mesmerizing the visitors. A man in his 30s who came from the western Japanese city of Kobe with his family said he was moved ...

Vibrant colors and hypnotic light come together at an event held every winter in Yamaga City, Kumamoto Prefecture, to spotlight the beauty of Japanese lanterns and umbrellas. The glow of more than ...

The Japanese hacker group [Hackerfarm], founded by Hackaday friend [Akiba], is looking to help by sending some of their solar lanterns to provide off-grid light. They’ve already shipped one ...

The lantern festival at Manpukuji temple also commemorates the 350th anniversary of the death of its founder, Yin Yuan (1592-1673), as he is called in Chinese. Japanese know him as Ingen.