[Kyoto] Will be held again in 2024! Enjoy the cherry blossoms at night at the World Heritage site of Nijo Castle🌸🏯

The experiential art event at Nijo Castle, a World Heritage Site in Kyoto, which was hugely popular last year, "NAKED Sakura Festival 2024 World Heritage Site Nijo Castle" will be held again this year from Friday, March 8th, 2024 to Sunday, April 7th, 2024✨ [2024 Event Overview]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ NAKED Sakura Festival 2024 World Heritage Site Nijo Castle📍Venue: Former Imperial Palace Nijo Castle (541 Nijojo-cho, Horikawa Nishiiru, Nijo-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City)🗓Event period: Friday, March 8, 2024 to Sunday, April 7, 2024⏰Event time: 18:00-22:00 (last entrance 21:00)💵Ticket price (tax included) [Advance ticket] [Mon-Thur] Middle school students and above: 1,600 yen Elementary school students: 1,000 yen [Fri, Sat, Sun, Holidays] Middle school students and above: 2,000 yen Elementary school students: 1,400 yen [Mon-Thur] Middle school students and above: 2,000 yen Elementary school students: 1,200 yen [Fri, Sat, Sun, Holidays] Middle school students and above: 2,400 yen yen Elementary school students: 1,600 yen *Special days: March 23 (Sat), March 30 (Sat) [Early bird discount] Junior high school students and above: 2,400 yen Elementary school students: 1,800 yen [Regular] Junior high school students and above: 2,800 yen Elementary school students: 2,000 yen *Free admission for preschoolers *Discounts available for people with disabilities *Limits on number of tickets depending on ticket type *Tripods not allowed ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ So, as a preview, I'd like to introduce you to what 2023 will be like🫡 ✼••┈┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈┈••✼The theme for 2023 was cherry blossoms x traditional Japanese culture. See, smell, hear, and taste the cherry blossoms. A cherry blossom castle to explore with all five senses ✼••┈┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈┈••✼The venue is mainly divided into 9 spots 🥰① Karamon Gate [Sakura Emaki] 💬Dynamic projection mapping is displayed on the Karamon gate, an Important Cultural Property, and the ground 🌸𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄 𓈄② In front of the South Gate [Hikari Sakura] 💬Sakura of different shades are lit up on the wall! We recommend taking photos with the wall as the background 📸𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄 𓈄③Cherry Blossom Orchard [Kanon] 💬 Interactive art where you can enjoy the sound of Japanese instruments and the change in light by holding your hand over the butterfly! The sound and light change depending on where you hold your hand 👀𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄 𓈄④ Cherry Blossom Garden [One Cherry Blossom, One Encounter]💬Digital art created in collaboration between Ritsumeikan University students and NAKED! You can enjoy projection mapping that matches your changing mood 🌸 You'll need a smartphone to read the QR code issued on LINE and project it onto the cherry blossoms 📱𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄 𓈄⑤ Inner moat [DANDELION PROJECT] 💬 The projection mapping on the moat is reflected on the water surface and is very beautiful ✨ You can write your name on your smartphone and project it! A chance to have your name projected on a World Heritage Site 😳❤️𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄 𓈄⑥Kountei [Lights of Spring]💬The Kountei reflected in the pond is lit up along with real cherry blossoms, creating a beautiful sight🌸𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄 𓈄⑦Seiryuen Garden Cherry Blossom Illumination 💬Lighting and music that accentuate the beauty of the cherry blossoms create a fantastic night-time row of cherry blossom trees 🎶𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓈄⑧NAKED Tsukubai 💬When you put your hands in it, a projection mapping of cherry blossoms will be projected onto your palm along with alcohol disinfectant ✨Have fun disinfecting your hands 🫶𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄 𓈄⑨Kitchen Front Yard [Night Cherry Blossom Tea Ceremony] 💬Interactive art where the shoji screen opens to reveal a waka poem when you approach a circular window projected on the wall 🌸Drinks and sweets supervised by TREE by NAKED are also available 🍵💓And there's also NAKED flower fortune telling in the shape of a cherry blossom! 𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄𓐄 𓈄 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌👉【How to enjoy🌸】︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎☑️A digital pamphlet that can be viewed on your smartphone is a must! There is also a venue map, recommended photo spots, and a coupon for Kyoto Fukujuen tea❤️︎︎︎︎☑️The scent changes at each spot, and there is a lot of interactive art, so we recommend experiencing it with all five senses☑️Advance tickets include a set plan where you can have your name engraved on a lantern and a set plan that includes kimono rental👀☑️If you plan to include people in your photos, we recommend white clothing with a beautiful silhouette✨ 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌👉【Points to note⚠️】☑️You will be using your smartphone in many situations other than taking photos, so it's a good idea to bring a mobile battery! ☑️There's a lot of gravel inside the castle, so it's best to avoid wearing high heels 😔 Your heels will get damaged...☑️The venue is large, so it's best to allow 2 hours for the entire experience. I'm looking forward to what kind of experiences I'll have this year 🥰❤️ #sakura2024 #sakura2024 #cherryblossomspectacle #cherryblossomconquest #kyoto #nijocastle #worldheritagesite