2026 Eiheiji Town Great Lantern Floating: Full Day Experience Course

A 1-day course centered around the Great Lantern Floating Festival (August 22, 2026, Matsuoka area, Kukuryu River) held in Eiheiji Town, known as the gateway town to Soto Zen Buddhism's Grand Head Temple Eiheiji. Spend your morning touring the solemn temple grounds of Eiheiji, visiting soba restaurants and shops along the shopping street, and experiencing traditional crafts at the Echizen Bamboo Doll Village. In the late afternoon, enjoy an early dinner at Matsuoka before heading to the riverbank at 5 p.m. Witness the magical summer evening as lantern lights float across the dusk-lit river with your family.