🌌A Festival Where Lights Connect Hearts and Nature! The 4th Ōki HOTAL Lamp Village Festival @ Kamiōki (Izumisano City)　 June 21, 2025

The enchanting Ōki HOTAL Lamp Village Festival—where fireflies dance and lights glow—returns this year!

Five types of lights—Firefly Glow, Stained Glass Lanterns, Bamboo Lanterns, Student-Crafted Lamps, and candle-lit “HOTAL” letters—will illuminate the Kamiōki area, transforming it into a “Museum of Light.”
Enjoy early summer fun with Yosakoi dance performances, live music, festival booths, and a café featuring local ingredients—fun for both kids and adults!

✨Come witness the miraculous lights of this year’s festival!

📌 The 4th Ōki HOTAL Lamp Village Festival2025
―Welcome to the Village of Firefly Dances – A Festival of Lights Connecting Hearts－
📅 Date: Saturday, June 21, 2025｜16:00–21:00 (Booths open until 20:00)
📍 Venue: Kamiōki area (Ōki 324, Izumisano City)｜General Reception
🚍 Access:
From Nankai Izumisano Station or JR Hineno Station, take the Nankai Wing Bus and get off at Nakaōki Bus Stop.
Walk approx. 10 minutes to the General Reception.
Extra bus services available (Check schedule after June).
👉 Bus Timetable　https://www.nankaibus.jp/rosen/　　（Japanese）
🚌 Nankai Wing Bus Inquiries: 072-467-0601
🚫 No parking available. Please use public transportation.
💴 Free Admission

🎪 Highlights:
・Experience the fleeting beauty of fireflies dancing in the terraced rice fields of Kamiōki—part of the Japan Heritage “Medieval Hineno-sho Landscape.” In Japanese culture, fireflies are cherished as a poetic symbol of summer, their gentle glow evoking feelings of nostalgia and wonder.

・Stained-glass lanterns glowing under the eaves of local houses
・Bamboo lanterns crafted from overgrown bamboo forests
・Craft lamps made by local students (including Nightingale Lamps by students from Hineno High School Medical Course)
・Candle-lit “HOTAL” letters illuminating the main stage
・Festival booths & stamp rally lottery
・Handmade café & gourmet booths by Kamiōki residents
・Yosakoi dance & live music by singer-songwriters

📞 Inquiries: NPO Wa o Tsunagu｜090-7880-9191
🔗 Official SNS: 📘 Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556112185441　（Japanese）
👉 More Info：https://visitizumisanojpn.com/en/ogi-hotal-lamp-village-fes/