[Chiba/Sawara] Bamboo lights float in an 800-tsubo Japanese garden. A limited-time early summer event by garden restaurant Kittei.
Kittei, a garden restaurant in Sawara, Chiba, is holding a limited-time early summer event featuring bamboo lights in its 800-tsubo Japanese garden. Guests can enjoy creative Japanese-French cuisine in a fantastical atmosphere.
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The "Bamboo Light" event currently held at Kittei.
From April 29th to the end of August 2026, "Auberge de Manoir Kittei" in Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture, is hosting a limited-time event where its approximately 800-tsubo Japanese garden is adorned with bamboo lights.
The garden, lush with green during the day, is enveloped in a soft glow as dusk falls, transforming into a fantastical scene at night.
This is an event where you can enjoy the beauty of the garden unique to this season, along with your meal.
Admire the garden, savor the light. An early summer moment unique to Kittei.
Kittei is a garden restaurant with an approximately 800-tsubo Japanese garden. In this bamboo light event, we have arranged lights within the garden to create a space where you can enjoy a quiet charm different from the daytime.
The beauty of the green trees during the day, the soft shadows at dusk, and the bamboo lights floating up at night. The garden shows different faces depending on the time of visit, which is another charm of this season.
The beauty of bamboo spheres woven by the hands of bamboo craftsmen.
At Kittei, we offer creative Japanese-French cuisine that combines French techniques with a Japanese sensibility, crafted by Chef Daijiro Ezoe, who trained at a three-star Michelin restaurant. The course, which incorporates seasonal ingredients, has a different expression with each dish, enriching the time spent enjoying it while viewing the garden.
On a quiet night enveloped in bamboo lights, the cuisine, the scenery, and the atmosphere of the place gently overlap, allowing you to enjoy a seasonal experience unique to Kittei.
Kittei Course Meal "Kirameki"
Irises adorn Sawara in early summer, now in full bloom.
A signature feature of early summer in Sawara is the "Suigo Sawara Iris Festival" held at Suigo Sawara Ayame Park. In 2026, it will be held from May 23rd (Sat) to June 21st (Sun), where about 400 varieties and 1.5 million irises will color the waterside. The sappa boats that tour the park and the events held during the period are also highlights of this season, cherished as an event where one can enjoy not only the beauty of the flowers but also the atmosphere of the waterside district.
Suigo Sawara Ayame Park
During the iris festival season, the number of people visiting Sawara for the flowers increases, and the flow of enjoying town walks, waterside scenery, and historic streetscapes becomes even more lively. The charm of Sawara, which retains the atmosphere of a "Little Edo," becomes even more pronounced with the early summer scenery. Sawara is now entering a period where flowers, watersides, and townscapes overlap, expanding the joy of visiting.
A waterside paradise where you can enjoy seasonal flowers while being swayed by a small boat.
Kittei "Bamboo Light" Event Overview
Please experience this unique seasonal scenery where the garden, lights, and food overlap at Kittei. We sincerely look forward to your visit.
Bamboo Light Period
April 29th to the end of August, 2026
Location
Auberge de Manoir Kittei
Time to enjoy bamboo lights
Dusk to nighttime
*Available to customers using our dinner service.
[Visitor Benefit]
Customers who mention they "saw the article" will receive a complimentary first drink during weekday dinners throughout the Suigo Sawara Iris Festival.
Applicable period: May 23rd to June 21st, 2026
*Applies to drinks under 1,000 yen. Alcoholic beverages are also available.
*Please mention this when making a reservation or upon arrival.
Facility Overview
■ Facility Name: Auberge de Manoir Kittei
■ Address: 789-2 Sawara I, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture 287-0003
■ Access: About 5 minutes by car from JR Narita Line "Sawara" Station / About 10 minutes from Higashi-Kanto Expressway "Sawara Katori IC"
■ Store Information: Seating: 100 (table seats, private rooms, group/private bookings available) / Phone: 0478-55-0350 / Hours: Lunch 11:30-14:00, Dinner 17:30-21:00 / Closed: Monday
■ Reservations: Please use our phone or internet reservation service.
(For restaurant reservations) https://kittei.jp
(For accommodation reservations) https://www.ikyu.com/00003384/
From April 29th to the end of August 2026, "Auberge de Manoir Kittei" in Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture, is hosting a limited-time event where its approximately 800-tsubo Japanese garden is adorned with bamboo lights.
The garden, lush with green during the day, is enveloped in a soft glow as dusk falls, transforming into a fantastical scene at night.
This is an event where you can enjoy the beauty of the garden unique to this season, along with your meal.
Admire the garden, savor the light. An early summer moment unique to Kittei.
Kittei is a garden restaurant with an approximately 800-tsubo Japanese garden. In this bamboo light event, we have arranged lights within the garden to create a space where you can enjoy a quiet charm different from the daytime.
The beauty of the green trees during the day, the soft shadows at dusk, and the bamboo lights floating up at night. The garden shows different faces depending on the time of visit, which is another charm of this season.
The beauty of bamboo spheres woven by the hands of bamboo craftsmen.
At Kittei, we offer creative Japanese-French cuisine that combines French techniques with a Japanese sensibility, crafted by Chef Daijiro Ezoe, who trained at a three-star Michelin restaurant. The course, which incorporates seasonal ingredients, has a different expression with each dish, enriching the time spent enjoying it while viewing the garden.
On a quiet night enveloped in bamboo lights, the cuisine, the scenery, and the atmosphere of the place gently overlap, allowing you to enjoy a seasonal experience unique to Kittei.
Kittei Course Meal "Kirameki"
Irises adorn Sawara in early summer, now in full bloom.
A signature feature of early summer in Sawara is the "Suigo Sawara Iris Festival" held at Suigo Sawara Ayame Park. In 2026, it will be held from May 23rd (Sat) to June 21st (Sun), where about 400 varieties and 1.5 million irises will color the waterside. The sappa boats that tour the park and the events held during the period are also highlights of this season, cherished as an event where one can enjoy not only the beauty of the flowers but also the atmosphere of the waterside district.
Suigo Sawara Ayame Park
During the iris festival season, the number of people visiting Sawara for the flowers increases, and the flow of enjoying town walks, waterside scenery, and historic streetscapes becomes even more lively. The charm of Sawara, which retains the atmosphere of a "Little Edo," becomes even more pronounced with the early summer scenery. Sawara is now entering a period where flowers, watersides, and townscapes overlap, expanding the joy of visiting.
A waterside paradise where you can enjoy seasonal flowers while being swayed by a small boat.
Kittei "Bamboo Light" Event Overview
Please experience this unique seasonal scenery where the garden, lights, and food overlap at Kittei. We sincerely look forward to your visit.
Bamboo Light Period
April 29th to the end of August, 2026
Location
Auberge de Manoir Kittei
Time to enjoy bamboo lights
Dusk to nighttime
*Available to customers using our dinner service.
[Visitor Benefit]
Customers who mention they "saw the article" will receive a complimentary first drink during weekday dinners throughout the Suigo Sawara Iris Festival.
Applicable period: May 23rd to June 21st, 2026
*Applies to drinks under 1,000 yen. Alcoholic beverages are also available.
*Please mention this when making a reservation or upon arrival.
Facility Overview
■ Facility Name: Auberge de Manoir Kittei
■ Address: 789-2 Sawara I, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture 287-0003
■ Access: About 5 minutes by car from JR Narita Line "Sawara" Station / About 10 minutes from Higashi-Kanto Expressway "Sawara Katori IC"
■ Store Information: Seating: 100 (table seats, private rooms, group/private bookings available) / Phone: 0478-55-0350 / Hours: Lunch 11:30-14:00, Dinner 17:30-21:00 / Closed: Monday
■ Reservations: Please use our phone or internet reservation service.
(For restaurant reservations) https://kittei.jp
(For accommodation reservations) https://www.ikyu.com/00003384/