Huis Ten Bosch New Year's Countdown

Fireworks paint the night sky of New Year's Eve

Nagasaki

By Takako Sakamoto Jan 19, 2016

Magnificent fireworks explode in the pitch-black night sky.

You can hear the voices of spectators rise into the air where the fireworks are carved into the night sky.

White and purple reflected in the winter night sky.

An exploding firework looks like stars in the night sky.

It is said that fireworks are the start of the universe.

At the end of last year, I visited a theme park for the New Year's holiday for the first time in my life. The park I visited was Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki.

This theme park is modeled after a European town and boasts one of the largest theme parks in Japan at 1.52 million square meters (Appoximately 1.6 million square feet). In the evenings, the gardens are lit up with about 1.3 million LED lights. This stunning illumination on New Year's Eve under the night sky filled with fireworks was like something straight out of a fairy tale. I wholeheartedly recommend this location for people who want to experience a surreal New Year.