Winter lights up Soja: SOJA Illumination opens in November

The listed venues include the Soja Station area, City Hall Street, Chuo Bunka-suji, Soja City Hall and Kamigatsuji Plaza. This event is not confined to a single venue; it takes place at several locations. Before visiting, decide which place you would like to see and check the information for that venue in the event announcements to help plan your route. The venue list includes “and other locations,” so do not assume the names shown are exhaustive; check the latest information before setting out.

The event’s theme is “Each person shines, and everyone in Soja is filled with smiles.” Alongside the illuminations around the station and City Hall Street, the theme expresses the spirit of an event set across the city of Soja. Details of the displays and highlights at each venue are not provided, but with several locations listed, you can plan your evening around which ones you would like to visit.

The event runs from late November through the start of January, spanning the end of the year. The listed hours are 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. When choosing a date during the event period, check the hours to fit your evening plans, and look up the information for the venue you intend to visit. No route or travel times between venues are provided, so if you plan to visit more than one, base your arrangements on the transport information for each venue rather than assuming a standard itinerary.

A lighting ceremony is planned for the opening day. If you would like to attend, consider visiting on the first day, but check the latest announcements before setting out, as the ceremony’s start time and details are not provided here. If you are considering another date, keep the ceremony schedule separate from the regular event hours and plan around the specific date and venue you intend to visit.

Once you have chosen which of the venues to visit, check its address and access information in the official announcements. A list of venue names does not mean that one address or set of directions applies to every location. The event information also lists the Soja City website and a contact number. For details about the venues or the lighting ceremony, you can also contact the SOJA Illumination Executive Committee Secretariat at the Tourism Project Division, Soja City Hall, on 0866-92-8277.