Fukushima DC Special Project "Mugenkyo no Watashi x Balloon Lantern Event - Night of Foggy Lights" to be Held
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- Fukushima DC Special Project "Mugenkyo no Watashi x Balloon Lantern Event - Night of Foggy Lights" to be Held
- Kaneyama Town, Fukushima Prefecture, will host a special event "Night of Foggy Lights," combining the traditional "Mugenkyo no Watashi" ferry ride with balloon lanterns. The event aims to enhance night tourism content and promote tourism to the region.
- Source: PR Times
- Date: May 8, 2026
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Kaneyama Town, Fukushima Prefecture, will host a special event "Night of Foggy Lights," combining the traditional "Mugenkyo no Watashi" ferry ride with balloon lanterns. The event aims to enhance night tourism content and promote tourism to the region.
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- Fukushima DC Special Project "Mugenkyo no Watashi x Balloon Lantern Event - Night of Foggy Lights" to be Held (May 8, 2026), PR Times
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- PR Times
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- May 8, 2026
Kaneyama Town, Fukushima Prefecture, will host a special event "Night of Foggy Lights," combining the traditional "Mugenkyo no Watashi" ferry ride with balloon lanterns. The event aims to enhance night tourism content and promote tourism to the region.
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Although Mugenkyo spun a history of 300 years, it unfortunately became a deserted village in 1964 due to a landslide on the back mountain. In that deserted village, industrial heritage such as Oyamazumi Shrine, Mugen Jizo, old folk houses, and a sulfur mine still remain as they were in history.
In recent years, this Jizo statue, shrine, and Kannon-do temple, which escaped repeated disasters, have attracted attention as guardian deities and as "power spots" where the spiritual energy residing there boosts the luck of visitors and grants wishes.
The river fog rising from the water surface is so fantastic that it's as if you've transcended time and space to another world! It is said to be a popular activity in Oku-Aizu that you must visit at least once in your life.
Mugenkyo no Watashi with a view of the river fog
1. About this initiative
Our association, with the support of Fukushima Prefecture's "Fukushima Prefecture Tourism-Related Business Operator Invitation Promotion Support Project (Content Creation Type) Subsidy," will hold the titled event as a Fukushima DC special project to increase the number of tourists visiting the town by creating night content.
2. About the "Mugenkyo no Watashi" Fukushima DC Special Experience Program
"Mugenkyo no Watashi" was used as a means of transportation in the daily lives around the Tadami River. We have planned a special experience program divided into four plans, including lanterns viewed from the boat, and lanterns launched from land and from the boat.
You can enjoy a special scenic view where the Tadami River, boats, and lanterns can be seen all at once.
3. Date and Location of this event
Date: Saturday, June 20, Reiwa 8 (2026) 13:00-20:00 (Marche), 19:00-20:00 (Lantern Lighting)
Location: Michi-no-eki Okuaizu Kaneyama ~ Nakagawa Rural Park
949-8 Nakagawa Kamieira, Kaneyama Town, Onuma District, Fukushima Prefecture
4. About content sales
1) Lantern launch only *First 100 people
2) Boat ride only *No lantern
3) Chartered boat with boat + lantern *Maximum 6 people can ride
4) Special chartered boat with boat + lantern *Maximum 2 people can ride
Currently on sale at Asoview: https://www.asoview.com/base/159780/
Application deadline: Until June 17, Reiwa 8 (2026)
5. Organizers, Co-organizers, Sponsors
Organizer: General Incorporated Association Kaneyama Town Tourism and Products Association
Co-organizer: Kaneyama Town
Sponsors: Tadami River Power Basin Promotion Council, Oku-Aizu Five Towns Revitalization Council
Boat and Lantern
Boat and Lantern
Lantern
Image by AI
View of the "Oshi" village with old folk houses
Mugenkyo no Watashi during autumn leaves
Mugenkyo no Watashi in the river fog *Special photography
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Kaneyama Town, Fukushima Prefecture, will host a special event "Night of Foggy Lights," combining the traditional "Mugenkyo no Watashi" ferry ride with balloon lanterns. The event aims to enhance night tourism content and promote tourism to the region.
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Kaneyama Town, Fukushima Prefecture, will host a special event "Night of Foggy Lights," combining the traditional "Mugenkyo no Watashi" ferry ride with balloon lanterns. The event aims to enhance night tourism content and promote tourism to the region.
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PR Times: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000001.000172384.html | May 8, 2026