10,000 Candle Art Designs Wanted [Uminonakamichi National Seaside Park]
Parks Japan.F. General Incorporated Foundation Parks Foundation Press Release: October 13, 2025 Calling for Designs for 10,000 Candle Art [Uminonakamichi National Seaside Park] The “Uminaka Candle Night,” a winter tradition at Uminonakamichi National Government Seaside Park (Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture), will be held again this year. This year, the 19th annual event will be held for the longest period ever, spanning six days (December 13th (Sat), 14th (Sun), 20th (Sat), 21st (Sun), 24th (Wed), and 25th (Thu). We are accepting designs for “10,000 Candle Art,” a ground drawing made of candlelight that will be the main attraction of the event, until Sunday, November 9th. This year’s design theme is “A Happy Christmas Connected by Light.” The best design will be selected from the submissions and turned into a giant light ground drawing measuring approximately 100m in length and width. Click here for application details
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/32901/563/32901-563-7660d4129b8212570c8f0e711df60462-3900×2925.jpg The design will be redesigned by a designer into a geoglyph, and a candle art piece will be completed using 10,000 candles. ■Scenes from last year’s event
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/32901/563/32901-563-dbdf9d0837d6d5f3c98ed6c03e01483d-1042×364.jpg Uminonakamichi National Seaside Park Umi-no-Nakamichi Seaside Park is located on Umi-no-Nakamichi, a sandbar-like formation surrounded by the two seas of Hakata Bay and the Genkai Sea. This national park stretches approximately six kilometers from east to west, covering an area of approximately 350 hectares. Visitors can enjoy seasonal flowers within the park, and in the Animal Forest, they can interact with adorable animals such as squirrel monkeys, capybaras, and kangaroos. Additionally, on March 15, 2022, a stay-and-learn recreation center offering a relaxing, learning, and playful experience opened in the Light and Wind Plaza. 18-25 Nishitozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, 811-0321 TEL:
092-603-1111 FAX: 092-603-1199 Park website: https://uminaka-park.jp/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uminaka.go.jp/ X:
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