New Year Drone Show at Funabashi Racecourse in Chiba Pref.; ‘Horse’ Drawn in the Night Sky

The Yomiuri Shimbun

15:00 JST, January 1, 2026

FUNABASHI, Chiba — To mark the start of the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac, Funabashi Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, held a New Year drone show. Using 2,026 drones, the show displayed designs of horses and other imagery in the night sky.

The show was planned and operated by Tokyo-based company Red Cliff Inc., which held daily drone shows at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo.