Important Cultural Property・Ōten-mon Gate

Light-Up

Every year, the Ōten-mon Gate, a designated Important Cultural Property, is illuminated in the popular YORU MO-DE style. The dynamic lighting that accentuates the architectural beauty enhances the vivid red and vermilion colors of this sacred gate of Heian Jingu Shrine.

Shrine Precincts

Light-Up

The shrine pavilions of Heian Jingu Shrine will be transformed into the world of YORU MO-DE with a mystical production of lights and sounds. The lights of the lanterns carried by visitors changes colors and echo off one another, enveloping the vast precincts of Heian Jingu Shrine with their glows.

Important Cultural Property・Daigoku-den

Interactive Art "Corridor of Light"

The Daigoku-den Hall, a designated Important Cultural Property, will be decorated with the "Corridor of Light," an interactive artwork of light. Colorful lanterns illuminate the long corridor of Daigoku-den, which will be open to the public exclusively for this event. When the NAKED Distance Lanterns® are placed on the pedestals, the projection mapping displays of the corridor transform in this interactive artwork.

Higashi Shin'en Garden: Scenic Spot・Shobikan

Projection Mapping & Autumn Foliage Light-Up

Projection mapping displays on the Shobikan—an iconic scenic spot of Heian Jingu Shrine—and the brilliant illuminations of the autumn leaves reflect on the surface of the water to present a beautiful garden scene.

Taihei-kaku

Lantern Light-Up

The Taiheikaku, which straddles the Seiho Pond, is transformed into a path of light. Visitors are welcome to hang tanzaku (strips of paper with their wishes written on them) from the lanterns that illuminate this pathway. *Tanzakus are available for an additional fee.

NAKED Distance Lanterns®

Participatory and interactive art lanterns created by NAKED. Visitors can become a part of the surrounding art displays through the different patterns of light cast at their feet from the lanterns. Also available for this event are lanterns that change colors in sync with the surrounding displays for an added interactive experience. *Regular lantern: free rental / Interactive lantern: additional fee

Chōzuya of Light

This modern take on "chōzuya" water basins, used by shrine visitors to purify their hands and mouths before praying, incorporates colorful lights projected onto the users' palms as they mimick the practice.