Kingdom of Flowers & Lights

Magical light-up on New Year's Day at Huis Ten Bosch

Takako Sakamoto Jan 15, 2016 - 1 min read

<p>This is the ''Kingdom of Flowers & Lights"!</p>

<p>Beautiful illumination on the main tower</p>

<p>The half moon was up in the night sky above the beautifully illuminated Huis Ten Bosch</p>

<p>Brilliant lights illuminated Huis Ten Bosch at night</p>

<p>''Waterfall of Light"; this latest feature of the park is 66 meters high!</p>

<p>Tourists were looking up at the beautifully-lit tower with awe from the bridge</p>

<p>The illuminated canal is 6 km long</p>

<p>Huis Ten Bosch viewed from the observation deck</p>

<p>Hotel Amsterdam viewed from the observation deck</p>

<p>Illuminated trees lighting up the street</p>

<p>I wonder if the castle Cinderella went to for the ball looked just like this?</p>

<p>The palace of light. It's said to be the most romantic place in Huis Ten Bosch.</p>

Huis Ten Bosch has been selected as the #1 Illumination Spot in Japan for three consecutive years, and I just wondered... how awesome could the illumination of Huis Ten Bosch be?

To answer this question, I went to see it during this New Year holiday. In this winter season (October to April), the illumination titled, "Kingdom of Flowers & Lights" was on, and that's what I saw. The main attraction of this illumination is the 66 meters high "Waterfall of Light". You just have to see it to believe how beautiful it is. I bet you will be mesmerized by the magic that 13 million LED lights cast at Huis Ten Bosch!

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Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...