Table Of Contents
- 1, 2024 Weashikawa Illumination: Star Namiki (Nov. 2 – Jan. 13)
- 2, Tokyo Mega Illumination 2024-2025 (November 2 – January 12)
- 3, Roppongi Hills Christmas 2024 (November 7 – December 25)
- 4, Futakotamagawa Rise Christmas 2024 “Blooming Lights” (November 12 – December 25)
- 5, MIDTOWN CHRISTMAS 2024 (November 14 – December 25)
- 6, HIBIYA Magic Time Illumination 2024 (November 14 – December 25)
- 7, TOKYO SNOW DOME CITY (November 14 – December 25)
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From the first event of the year to an event that has become a winter tradition in Tokyo, these are the seven Christmas events you should visit with your loved ones!
1, 2024 Weashikawa Illumination: Star Namiki (Nov. 2 – Jan. 13)
The illumination event “2024 Weatherbeaten Illumination: Namiki of Stars” will be held for the first time. The event will illuminate zelkova trees and roadside trees along Sun Sun Road, which stretches 550 m from Midorikawa-dori in front of Tachikawa Station to the north along the Tama Urban Monorail, with approximately 600,000 light bulbs.
📍 Sun Sun Road
👉Official website5 min. walk from Tachikawa Station
2, Tokyo Mega Illumination 2024-2025 (November 2 – January 12)
Held for 53 days when horse races are not held, this illumination is a wintertime tradition at Oi Racecourse that can be enjoyed by families, dates, and friends. and “Japan’s Original Landscape” will be illuminated in tandem with music.
📍 2-1-2 Katsushima, Shinagawa-ku
👉Official website🚇About 2 min. walk from Oi Keiba-mae Station
🎟️Date-specified advance tickets for adults 800 yen and up
3, Roppongi Hills Christmas 2024 (November 7 – December 25)
Roppongi Hills will be illuminated by 800,000 LED lights along the 400-meter-long Keyakizaka boulevard. 66 Plaza will host “Luminous Bouquet,” a multicolored illumination inspired by a shimmering flower bouquet. The annual “Christmas Market” in O-Yane Plaza will reproduce the atmosphere of an authentic German Christmas, and a “Christmas Tree” will appear in Mohri Garden and West Walk, creating a Christmas atmosphere throughout Roppongi Hills.
📍 Roppongi Hills facilities (Roppongi Keyakizaka Dori, etc.)
Roppongi Hills 👉Official Website
5 min. walk from Roppongi Station
4, Futakotamagawa Rise Christmas 2024 “Blooming Lights” (November 12 – December 25)
This year, the entire Futako Tamagawa Rise will be illuminated with light flowers under the theme of “Blooming Lights. Supervised by flower creator Emi Shinozaki, there will be a 10-meter-high Christmas tree decorated with Christmas rose motifs, illumination reminiscent of colorful flowers, and a skating rink where visitors can experience gliding through a flower garden on ice.
📍 2-21-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku
👉Official website🚇Directly connected to Futakotamagawa Station
5, MIDTOWN CHRISTMAS 2024 (November 14 – December 25)
The concept for this year’s Tokyo Midtown Christmas is “Ensemblewrap – multiple layers of light, enveloping you. Centered around the popular annual tree illumination “Walkway of Light,” visitors can also experience special effects such as fluffy drifting bubbles and snow falling for a limited time. The museum features a Christmas marché and a playful Santa tree consisting of approximately 1,600 Santas. The ice skating rink can be enjoyed throughout the winter season.
📍 Around Tokyo Midtown
👉Official Website🚇Directly connected to Roppongi Station
6, HIBIYA Magic Time Illumination 2024 (November 14 – December 25)
The concept of this year’s Hibiya Magic Time Illumination, an illumination event to color Hibiya in winter, is “a magical moment. 2023 will see approximately 4.2 million visitors throughout the Hibiya area. The Hibiya Step Plaza will be illuminated in collaboration with “Moana and the Legend of the Sea 2,” featuring seven Christmas trees and a fantastical space with blue lights and ornaments, inspired by the beautiful and vast ocean that appears in the movie.
📍 Hibiya area (Hibiya Nakadori Avenue, Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, Hibiya Step Square, Park View Garden)
👉Official website🚇Tokyo Midtown Hibiya is directly connected to Hibiya Station
7, TOKYO SNOW DOME CITY (November 14 – December 25)
The theme of Tokyo Dome City’s illumination, which will be held for the 20th time this year, is “Snow Dome. Spots that represent snow domes and decorations that emit pure white sparkles like snow will create a fantastic space. The highlight of the illumination will be the giant 15-meter-high main tree decorated with 250,000 LED lights, which will be illuminated every 15 minutes with a special effect of dancing light and white soap bubbles.
📍1-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku
🚇About 10 minutes walk from Korakuen Station and Suidobashi Station
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