LIGHT PARKS in Ehime Kodomo no Shiro
LIGHT PARKS in えひめこどもの城 spotlighted by FeStA LuCe
A winter illumination at a hillside children's park in Matsuyama, Ehime, that adds hands-on light activities and a laser show over the lake to its displays.
Ehime Kodomo no Shiro: entry until 21:00, gates close at 22:00. When Monday is a holiday it opens and the next day closes. Closed 2026/12/31 and 2027/01/01. Boats, water guns, the restaurant and Koshiro Cafe run only on 2026/11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/05, 12/12, 12/19, 12/20, 12/25, 12/26, 12/27 and 2027/01/02. Called off in stormy weather. Matsuyama-shi Station Square: lit 17:00 to 23:00 daily, 2026/11/08 to 2027/01/31.
〒 791-1135
〒 790-0012How to get there
松山市Iyotetsu Honmachi Line1 min walk from the station
LIGHT PARKS is a winter illumination at Ehime Kodomo no Shiro, a children's park on a hillside in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. Its displays follow the slopes of the park and reach out over the lake, and the evening is built around things to do as well as things to look at. The FeStA LuCe committee is in charge of the overall production.
The 2026 edition: Otonameku, Night Journey
The theme for 2026 is Otonameku, Night Journey (オトナメク、ナイトジャーニー). Otonameku means to turn grown-up, and the organizers aim the evening at adults as much as at children. The flyer also carries a logo marking ten years of FeStA LuCe.
Lasers cross the lake and the night sky in a show that uses the water among the hills as its stage.
The Christmas tree, dressed in oranges and mikan, Japanese mandarins, stands more than 13 metres tall. On one slope, coloured lights are laid out like dandanbatake (段々畑), terraced fields. Santa Village has a sleigh that visitors can sit in for a photograph. A bonfire corner, where people gather around a fire, is also planned.
Night of the Nutcracker (Kurumiwari Ningyo no Yoru, くるみ割り人形の夜) is a projection mapping and light-up show, billed as a pre-show.
The first evening opens with a lighting ceremony on the lawn, Shibafu Hiroba (芝生広場). After opening music, children from Keio Kindergarten (慶応幼稚園) and the visitors count down together, and the whole park lights up at once.
Light activities in 2026
Hikari no Shateki (光の射的), a shooting gallery of light, has players aiming water guns at ornaments of light. Night Swan (ナイトスワン) is a swan boat that goes out onto the lake where the laser show plays. A hunt for neon lights is tied to a puzzle story, and the other activities are Hikari no Rakugaki (光のらくがき), or light graffiti, and Colorful Shadow (カラフルシャドー). A digital stamp rally and a photo contest run alongside them.
The Christmas market and the station display in 2026
The Ehime Christmas Market (えひめクリスマスマーケット) is held for the first time in 2026. The Mican payment app also works at the kitchen cars, the food trucks at the venue.
A satellite display stands in the town centre at Matsuyama-shi Station Square, renewed in September 2026, and is co-hosted by Matsuyama City. It has no lighting ceremony of its own.
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