Traditional Umbrellas Illuminated in Gifu City, Projection Mapping Lights Up Park Near Gifu Castle

Traditional Umbrellas Illuminated in Gifu City, Projection Mapping Lights Up Park Near Gifu Castle

GIFU — Nearly 100 traditional umbrellas were illuminated in Gifu City on Friday during a media preview of an event the day before its official start.

Gifu Akari Monogatari 2026

Traditional craft, contemporary lightingAbout ten meters past the entrance to Gifu Park, wagasa umbrellas appear, lit from below so the paper glows and bamboo ribs cast shadows onto the gravel. Gifu has been making these for centuries. For two weeks in January, the city sets out around a hundred of them after dark and sells tickets to walk thorough the Gifu Akari Monogatari, running January 17 through February 1. Traditional Gifu wagasa umbrella…