Hikari no Machi HAKATA
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Hikari no Machi HAKATA is an event held every year between November and January at the JR Hakata City AMU Plaza Hakata mall of Hakata Station in Fukuoka, Japan. The event features LED light Christmas decorations and an European-style market in front of the station's main entrance. The 2025 edition of the event, titled Hikari no Machi HAKATA ~HAPPY HOLIDAYS in HAKATA with SUPER MARIO~,[1] is themed after the Super Mario franchise, with special decorations being set up for it between November 1, 2025 and January 12, 2026.[1] The event coincides with the opening of Nintendo Fukuoka on November 14 in the same mall.
Super Mario-themed elements[edit]
At the event's lighting ceremony on November 1, mascots of Mario and Luigi were present on stage to count down to the lighting of the decorations. Additionally, a Super Mario Bros. medley was performed by the British brass band Fukuoka Flourish Brass.[2]
Two of the ten highlights of the event are themed on the Super Mario franchise: the Symbol Tree (シンボルツリー, Shinboru Tsurī) and the LED Sky Walk.[1] The Symbol Tree is decorated with 2D artwork of various objects including a Mushroom, a coin, a Super Star, Mario and Luigi's caps, snowmen of Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, and Yoshi, a ? Block, a Fire Flower, a Goomba, Green and Red Shells, a Yoshi's Egg, and a Super Bell. The LED Sky Walk features a scrolling animation of the same objects.
Inside the mall and station itself, four Super Mario "holiday spots" were set up, consisting in a display facing the station's atrium, a photo spot at the station's main entrance, and decorations at the mall's entrances and atrium.[1]
At the Christmas market, a Super Mario-themed version of the event's commemorative mug can be bought for ¥1,500 starting from November 14 (excluding November 15 and 16). The mug depicts the same artwork of snowmen of Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, and Yoshi featured on the decorations.[3]
Gallery[edit]
Japanese key art
Symbol Tree
Symbol Tree artwork
LED Sky Walk
LED Sky Walk artwork
The display holiday spot
Artwork of the display holiday spot
The photo spot holiday spot
An entrance holiday spot
The atrium holiday spot
The Super Mario-themed mug sold at the Christmas market
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 光の街・博多[1] Hikari no Machi Hakata |
City of Lights Hakata |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e 光の街・博多 2025｜JR博多シティ アミュプラザ博多. jrhakatacity.com (Japanese). Retrieved October 14, 2025. (Archived November 13, 2025, 22:25:04 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ October 14, 2025. 光の街・博多 ～HAPPY HOLIDAYS in HAKATA with SUPER MARIO～. jrhakatacity.com (Japanese). Retrieved November 13, 2025. (Archived November 13, 2025, 21:53:42 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ November 12, 2025. 【2025】クリスマスマーケット in 光の街・博多｜白いヒュッテとイルミが彩る“大人の冬”. デュエム (Japanese). Retrieved November 15, 2025. (Archived November 15, 2025, 12:36:54 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
