Activities Sparkling View 2025 Nov 6th - Dec 25th When winter rolls around in Japan, a variety of fun illumination events pop up on the calendar. One new event in Tokyo is Sparkling..
Activities Omotesando Fendi Illumination 2025 Early - Late Dec To celebrate the festive season, Fendi will be organizing 900,000 LED lights along Omotesando's zelkova tree-lined street ..
Nightlife Osaka Light Festival 2025 Apr 9th - Dec 31st The Osaka Light Festival is an annual illumination event that bedecks the city after dark in mesmerizing light displays.
Culture Midosuji Illuminations 2025 Early Nov - Late Dec Osaka Hikari Renaissance is a series of light up and festival events taking place in Fall and Winter each year. In 2018 the festival..
Activities First Sunrise at Tokyo Skytree 2026 Early Jan One of Japan's new year customs is celebrating hatsuhinode, or the first sunrise of the year. Tokyo Skytree is hosting their..
Culture Kitain Temple Daruma Market 2026 Saturday - Jan 3rd Every year on January 3rd several temples around Japan have a Daruma Market. A Daruma Doll is a type of talisman. People come to..
Activities Hiroshima Dreamination 2025-2026 Nov 7th - Jan 3rd Wander through the lights along Hiroshima's main Peace boulevard (Heiwa-Odori) for a fun (& free) winter event offering lots..
Festivals Hatsumode in Asakusa 2026 Jan 1st - Jan 3rd The first visit to the shrine in the new year is called Hatsumode, and it attracts quite some crowds every year, and I think it..