Illumination Events in Tokyo

Caretta Shiodome Winter Illumination 2023

Rated as one of the best illuminations by local light-up junkies.

Shinagawa International Film Festival 2024

An International Film Festival focusing on shorts, this annual event is free and offers a festival atmosphere with food trucks, live performances, and illuminations.

Halloween Night in the Forest

Take a stroll under the sprawling lights on Shinrin park on Halloween night - a bright delight without the frights.

Enoshima Lanterns 2024

See Enoshima Island lit up with dazzling illuminations.

Chidorigafuchi Moat Lantern Floating Festival

Around 2,000 lanterns will travel down Chidorigafuchi Moat as the sun sets.

Marine Day Lantern Festival in Odaiba

Marine Day is a somewhat new only-in-Japan holiday to celebrate the ocean. Maybe an island country does have the right to celebrate the ocean twice as much as others. While many hit the beach …

Candle Night for 1 Million People

As Tokyo Tower turns off its lights, 1,690 candles will be lit for this poignant annual event.

Ukima Park Cherry Blossom and Tulip Illumination

You don't need to travel outside of Tokyo to grab a little slice of the Netherlands.

Midtown Blossom 2024

Tilt your cherry blossom viewing to the cosmopolitan, with exhibits and cafes in Tokyo Midtown to provide a unique experience to accompany your trip.

Tokyo Sakura Garden Spring Festival at Happo-en

Experience nighttime cherry blossoms in the traditional Japanese garden of Happo-en.

Shibuya Sakura Stage Cherry Blossom Festival

Come and celebrate cherry blossom season in the heart of the city.

Ark Hills Cherry Blossom Festival

If you want to stroll down a cherry blossom-lined street without big crowds, then head to Spain-zaka near Ark Hills.

Yomiuriland Jewellumination

Light up your Christmas with this brilliant illumination display that transforms Yomiuriland into a kaleidoscopic dream.

Bokutei Sumida Park Cherry Blossom Festival

See sakura in the shadow of Tokyo Skytree at Sumida Park. With festival stalls, music, and a promenade of blossoms a kilometer long, you could forget you're still in the city.

Gotenyama Cherry Blossom Festival

Gotenyama has been a much loved cherry blossom viewing spot since the Edo period.

Rikugien Gardens Cherry Blossom Nighttime Illuminations

See a unique sight among cherry blossoms, an enormous weeping cherry blossom tree lit bright.

Candlelight Concert: Best of Joe Hisaishi (Studio Ghibli)

Warm up a chilly night with candlelight and your favorite songs from Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi.

Happy New Year Tokyo Countdown

This early countdown sees hundreds of lanterns being sent up into the air in Shinjuku.

Candlelight Concert: Holiday Special Ft. The Nutcracker

Huddle up on a chilly night before Christmas with candlelight and the tune of carols.

Autumn Night Garden at Shinjuku Gyoen

See the fall leaves of Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in a new light.

Candlelight Concert: Favorite Anime Themes

Warm up a chilled October night with candlelight and your favorite anime theme songs.

Cherry Blossom Night Garden at Shinjuku Gyoen

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is beautiful during the day, but have you ever wanted to check it out after hours?

Washi Candle Garden

In what has become an annual event, washi (Japanese paper) lanterns will be arranged on the grass square behind Tokyo Midtown. The organizers visit municipalities in Tohoku in the area affected …

Smart Illumination Yokohama 2019

For five days in early November, you can spend an evening oohing and aahing over the nightly illuminations that transform Yokohama’s waterfront area. The yearly displays are created by …