The Fireworks in Niseko Hanazono Autumn 2026 !6

by Kazu

The parade of light-emitting optical fibers continued through the night so calmly but the sounds of explosion made by the fireworks of the event " the Mountain Lights" broke the silence for ten to fifteen minutes.

The scenery like a dream created by the steering committee that had carried out the event for years will not come again next year. I was wondering if the optical fibers will be reused or not. 

It's a pity that this scenery will not appear again next year but the steering committee that ran the event will figure out make another kinds of happiness absolutely, I think.  

 

The Fireworks in Niseko Hanazono Autumn 2026 ! 5

by Kazu

The variety of fireworks seemed to be ample to entertain the audiences in Niseko Hanazono for ten to fifteen minutes. On the hillside of Mt. Niseko Annupri, watching the fireworks over the illumination made of optical fibers might not need so long time. 

The event of "The Mountain Lights" may be resumed next year but it requires so many requests from the citizens and tourists who love the atmosphere an scenery created in the darkness.

I hope other kinds of nig events are being figured out now and they will strike us with new surprise and inspiration. Please keep watching the movem of this area and try them soon.

 

The Fireworks in Niseko Hanazono Autumn 2026 ! 4

by Kazu

The fireworks over the illumination on the hillside of Hanazono side of Mt. Niseko Annupri seemed to be saying "Good-bye" after years of the fabulous performance that allured and entertained the visitors from other areas on this globe and citizens of Kutchan and Niseko.

To be surprised, I had been assigned to the post that managed and controled the gunpowder and explosive materials last year. There are various kinds of regulations and rules to handle and stock the explosive materials including gunpowder.

In many cases, the local government officers, particularly the ones from the branch offices, must be watching and checking the gunpowder storage and the system that shoot the balls of fireworks.Nowadays, the collaborations of drones and fireworks seem to be in all over Japan but new rules must be installed as soon as possible.

 

The Fireworks in Niseko Hanazono Autumn 2026 ! 3

by Kazu

Even if the name of "Niseko Hanazono" got known worldwide, the fascinating event "the Mountain Lights" might as well be continued as it had been carried out for years, I think. It must have costed so much but the evening lift service for the event costed 2,500 Japanese Yen per diem that could cover a certain part of the total cost.

The visitors who didn't stay in the area but enjoy just watching the fireworks might have increased. Considering the maning cost of the event, the sponsors must have contemplated a variety of other tactics and strategy for the sustainable development of the area.

Some new buildings were under construction in Hanazono Area but I heard that some projects of development had already suspended because of the steep rise of the construction cost and lac of fuel.

 

The Fireworks in Niseko Hanazono Autumn 2026！2

by Kazu

As the event of "the Mountain Lights" would end up this year, the fireworks seemed to be more colorful than past years. I am not sure the cost of the fireworks but considering the finale of the event this year, the cost performance might be too tough to continue.

The competition among the east side of Niseko Annupri, Hirafu Side and Hanazono side, must be fine but the expenditure to allure the tourists to each area at the foot of Mt. Niseko Annupri  seemed to be not so effective nor efficient. 

On the other hand, Niseko Hanazono Area might have reached the stage where no more extra attraction is necessary to make the name known worldwide. If so, I am very happy but we would miss the beauty and calmness next year. 

 

The Fireworks in Niseko Hanazono Autumn 2026！

by Kazu

The Fireworks of the Mountain Light 2026 event in Niseko Hanazono started when we walke down the trail beside the illumination like a waterflow on the hillside of Mt. Niseko Annupri. The townlights of Kutchan made a special backdrop of theflowers of explosion.

The illumination and Fireworks were as if inviting us to another world or beyond the horizon. Walking down the hillside, we felt the wind going down the hillside with us.

It's a pity that the event will end up before the ski season of this year but it had given us so beautiful memories and inspiration for a few years. The workers who set up the illumination and the Fireworks should be appreciated amply.

 

The Last Mountain Lights in Niseko Hanazono !

by Kazu

Why the people living in Sapporo City, including ourselves want to stay in Kutchan/Niseko mountainous area ? Even decades ago, some citizens of Sapporo purchased or built their second or third house at the foot of Mt. Yotei, Mt. Niseko Annupri, Mt. Chise-nupri and Mt. Iwao-nupri,

Even my father-in-law and mother-in-law once contemplated to do that when my wife was a little kid. If that had happened, we may have had that property sold to the realtor including foreign company.

Having properties in that area must be fine but throwing and taking away t heavy snow almost every day in winter must be so tough even for the young couples even if they use the snow-shooting machine., I think.