Belgium: Pumpkimania festival takes over Groot-Bijgaarden Castle
Foxes, owls and deer made from pumpkins have taken over Groot-Bijgaarden Castle near Brussels. The Pumpkimania festival features a 772kg giant, pumpkin boat rides and Halloween activities until 1 November.
Kumamoto Castle in Japan's Kumamoto city is hosting the annual Autumn Festival featuring illuminated nighttime displays. The event runs concurrently with the city's autumn foliage period, attracting visitors who revel in the autumn ambiance. This particular year's festival aims to showcase the castle's restoration progress following the July Kumamoto earthquake.
On-site attractions include projection mapping and special light-and-sound performances. The Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper designed for Japanese language learners, provides a translation of the festival coverage. Readers can follow the article by first reading in English and then in Japanese, or vice versa, to gauge their understanding.
The content is updated every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 4 p.m. Japan time. For past editions, readers can visit the linked site. Furigana (small hiragana characters) accompany each kanji in the text for additional assistance.
Written by urgent.news from The Mainichi's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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