Oya Quarry Illumination Adds A One Night Event With Four Programs
The limited event opens a section of the quarry that visitors normally cannot enter, and it runs without reservations or fees, which shifts the illumination from a walk-through light display into a scheduled one-night program with a fixed capacity.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
The Oya stone quarry ruins in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, host the AURORA in OYA nighttime illumination, and on September 21, 2026, a one night limited event adds four programs: the Oya Mystery Tour into a normally off limits area, a Lantern Night Walk with about 80 rental lanterns, a circuit style mission game, and a kitchen car and marche. It runs from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with no reservation or money required.
The Oya Mystery Tour is the part that changes the night. A guide leads visitors into a dim area of the rock face that is normally off limits, lit only by lanterns, for 45 minutes. It runs at 18:00, 19:00, and 20:00, and only about the first 15 people per session are guided in.
Elsewhere on the grounds, the Lantern Night Walk hands out roughly 80 rental lanterns for a self-paced stroll, and the circuit style mission game sends participants looking for hidden lights after picking up a form at the venue. Kitchen cars and marche vendors stay set up until 8:30 p.m. The wider illumination runs daily from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. through March 22, 2027.
- Oya Mystery Tour: Exploration of a special route led by a guide, 45 minutes, three sessions
- Lantern Night Walk: Free stroll with about 80 rental lanterns
- Circuit-Style Mission Game: A walking game searching for distinctive lights at illuminated spots
- Kitchen Car & Marche Vendors: Street food and sweets, running until 8:30 p.m.
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