Come October, the town of Hakata is illuminated fantastically with paper lanterns. This festival started in 1994, inspired from traditional ceremony called Sentomyo (a thousand candles) that are held at temples and shrines. Illuminated streets and temples of Hakata town are very romantic and large drawings made of paper lanterns add another fantastic charm to the event. The good reputation of the festival has spread from the visitors and it has now been established as a major autumn feature of Hakata. Come to Hakata in the season and spend a memorable dreamy night of Hakata town.