Japan's New Three Great Night View Cities Decided, "Kitakyushu City" Wins 2 Consecutive Titles, "Yokohama City" Breakthroughs, Regular "Nagasaki City" Continues

On December 17, 2024, for the first time in three years, the results of the final selection were announced for the new "Japan New Three Great Night View Cities" (commonly known as Japan New Three Great Night Views). The event was organized by the Night Landscape Light Convention Bureau. (Photo: Kitakyushu city seen from Mt. Sarakura)

The "New Three Great Night View Cities in Japan" was launched in 2015 with the aim of spreading nightscape light. An initiative to disseminate Japan's night view culture both domestically and internationally and bring about economic effects. Selection is made once every three years. The target area is selected based on the results of a questionnaire conducted among 6,610 night landscape light professionals nationwide, based on the beauty of the night view and the abundance of tourism resources.

Best 3

1. 1. Kitakyushu City (4,124 points / 1st place in the previous survey)
      Kitakyushu City won its second consecutive title. In addition to tourist attractions such as Mt. Sarakura and Mojiko Retro, the abundance of night view resources such as the photo spot of Mt. Takatoyama Park, the illumination of Mt. Sarakura, and the Shikawa River Spectacle has been highly evaluated. It has received overwhelming support from night landscape light officers.
   2. Yokohama City (3,408 points / 6th place in the previous survey)
      Yokohama City entered the top 3 for the first time (6th place in the previous survey). Nighttime events in the bay area, such as "Yornoyo" and "Yokohama Sparkling Twilight," are attracting attention. In addition, the appeal of the new night view due to the changes in the city was highly evaluated.
   3. Nagasaki City (3,343 points / 3rd place in the previous survey)
      Since the start of the system in 2015, Nagasaki City has been the only city to maintain the "New Three Great Night View Cities in Japan". In addition to night view spots such as Mt. Inasa, Mt. Nabekan, and churches, new facilities such as City Hall and Nagasaki Stadium City are also attracting attention due to the redevelopment of the area around Nagasaki Station triggered by the opening of the West Kyushu Shinkansen.

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4th place: Tokyo, 5th place: Kobe City, 6th place: Sapporo City, 7th place: Hakodate city, 8th place: Osaka City, 9th place: Sendai city, 10th place: Ashikaga city

The problem of nighttime overtourism that needs to be addressed

The recognition of the "New Three Great Night View Cities in Japan," which is also featured on TV programs, is expected to have an economic effect by promoting a nationwide nighttime economy. On the other hand, there are concerns about overtourism due to the concentration of tourists, and traffic congestion, lack of parking lots, delays in facility maintenance, garbage and noise problems have already occurred. In addition, the night zone has the aspect that it is difficult to see bad manners.

In the future, we will convey the charm of the night view to those involved in promoting the night landscape light Information Dissemination In addition, it is necessary to disseminate information that proposes responsible tourism that contributes to the resolution and prevention of overtourism.