Why don’t you enjoy live music before Christmas or on Christmas Day? Here are 5 concerts and musicals that are a little different from the usual Christmas!
1, Starry Sky Jazz Lounge -winter collection- (November 14 – January 30, 2026)
At Konica Minolta Planetaria TOKYO, you can enjoy live jazz music by piano, saxophone, and double bass while being surrounded by a star-filled sky and 360° immersive images. In a space filled with twinkling stars and moonlight, Christmas-themed illumination, and a fantastic winter scene with dancing snow, three performers will play winter songs, movie music, and other famous tunes that everyone has heard before.
📍 9F Yurakucho Marion, 2-5-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku
👉Official website🚇About 3 minutes walk from Yurakucho Station Central Exit
🎟️ online ticket reserved seat ￥3,800, standing ￥3,300
2, Candlelight Christmas Concert (December 18, 25, 26)
Candlelight Concerts ” will be held at the Kanze Noh Theater on the 3rd basement floor of GINZA SIX on December 18 and 25, and at Christ Shinagawa Church Gloria Chapel on December 26, featuring live performances of Tatsuro Yamashita’s “Christmas Eve” and Mariah Carey’s “Christmas Eve” respectively. On December 18 and 25, the concerts will be held at the Kanze Noh Theater on the basement floor of GINZA SI on the 18th and 25th, respectively, and at Christ Shinagawa Church Gloria Chapel on December 26 on the 26th , respectively.
Candlelight: クリスマス定番ソング
3, Broadway Christmas Wonderland (December 23-25)
A “Christmas at the Theater,” featuring breathtaking performances of song and dance, a skating show, and an appearance by Santa Claus, will be held again this year at the Steeplechase Theatre Orb. For the four performances from December 23 to 25, all visitors will receive a Santa hat as a gift.
📍 Tokyu Theatre Orb (Shibuya Hikarie 11F, 2-21-1 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku)
👉Official website🚇Directly connected to Shibuya Station on JR Line and Keio Inokashira Line by a connecting walkway on the 2nd floor.
🎟️S seats 11,800 yen, weekday pair discount 11,000 yen, weekend pair discount 11,250 yen, A seats 7,800 yen
4, The 90th Anniversary Residency THE LEGENDARY COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA directed by SCOTTY BARNHART (December 23-28)
The Count Basie Orchestra, a big band with a 90-year history, will be performed at Blue Note Tokyo for seven days. Even after the founder Basie’s death, the band has continued to perform vigorously, winning the 66th Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for their 2023 album “Basie Swings The Blues! Don’t forget to take a commemorative photo of the Christmas tree and other gorgeous decorations inside the store during the event.
📍 Blue Note Tokyo (4-20-4 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
👉Official website🚇About 5 minutes walk from Ebisu Station East Exit on Yamanote Line, about 7 minutes walk from Ebisu Station Exit 1 on Hibiya Line
🎟️1 from ￥12,500 for a person
5, Suntory Hall Christmas 2025 (Dec. 25)
The Christmas Concert at Suntory Hall is a concert for both those familiar with classical music and beginners, featuring “Christmas Overture,” a magnificent orchestral performance of hymns, Tchaikovsky’s ballet suite “The Nutcracker,” Debussy’s “Moonlight,” and other works. A pre-concert concert by organist Kanaka Shimizu will be held 20 minutes before the concert begins, and the solemn music played by the world’s largest organ will add a romantic touch to the sacred night.
📍 Suntory Hall (1-13-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku)
👉Official website🚇5 min. walk from Exit 3 of Roppongi 1-chome Station, 7 min. walk from Exit 13 of Tameike-sanno Station
🎟️S seats ¥7,000, A seats ¥6,000, B seats ¥5,000, S seats pair seats ¥14,000 (with a gift of blue rose “Applause” / limited to 25 pairs)