Events in December 2018
| Lake Toya Illumination Street | Shopping street is decorated with more than 12,000 of little lanterns, to bring the resort fantastic nights. Time: from sunset to 22:00. | Everyday | Hokkaido Lake Toya |
| Spring Festival Illumination | Each street is decorated with brilliant lanterns and lanterns. The dragon, which is 80 meters long and consists of 99 lanterns, seems to fly in the sky and is the largest in Japan. Chinatown will be lit by street lanterns from 16:00 to 23:00. | Nov 1(Thu) to Mar 2(Sat) |
Kanagawa Yokohama Chinatown |
| Lake Toya Illumination Tunnel | There is a 70-meter long illumination tunnel around Lake Toya, creating a fairy tale world. Hokkaido wears the winter season so well, and the illumination is the perfect accompaniment for the Christmas season. Time: 19:00 to 22:00. | Nov 1(Thu) to Mar 3(Sun) |
Hokkaido Lake Toya |
| Midtown Christmas | The event involves romantic illumination, Santa Tress, live show, etc. The "Starlight Garden" is a particularly popular. 280,000 digitally controlled LEDs have been set up to deliver a light show lasting about five minutes, complete with music. | Nov 15(Tue)~ Dec 25(Sun) |
Tokyo Tokyo Midtown |
| Sapporo White Illumination | The tress around Sapporo Odori Park and Sapporo Ekimae-dori are decorated with approximately 370,000 of lighting, creating brilliant works of art that liven up the entire area and bring a romantic night to Sapporo. | Nov 22(Thu) to Mar 14(Thu) |
Hokkaido Odori Park |
| Yu No Hana Collecting Experience | People are allowed to enter Yubatake (hot water field) to collect Yu No Hana (crystalline powder formed from the hot spring). Reservasion starts at 9 am. 30 people limitation. | Dec 1(Sat) | Gunma Kusatsu Hot Spring |
| Christmas Candle Night | Dec 1(Sat) to 25(Tue) |
Nagano Karuizawa Kogen Church |
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| Chichibu Night Festival | One of Japan's top three festivals to feature floats. Its floats are ornately decorated with lanterns, tapestries and gilded wood carvings and are accompanied by drum and flute music. The festival's other attraction is fireworks display. | Dec 2(Fri) and 3(Sun) |
Saitama Chichibu Shrine |
| Kobe Luminarie | The event features grand electric decoration which attracts 4 to 5 millions of tourists and local viewers each year. The decoration is illuminated along the street about 300 meters long, through which people are allowed to go on foot. | Dec 2(Fri) to 11(Thu) |
Hyogo Kobe City |
| Kyoto Arashiyama Hanatouro | Streets, bamboo forest, Togetsukyo Bridge and temples will be illuminated. There will also be traditional Japanese flower arrangement displayed in the streets and different programs every day including music performances and stamp rally. | Dec 9(Fri) to 18(Sun) |
Kyoto Togetsukyo Bridge |
| Ice Monster Illumination | All trees will be covered with snow and ice and they just look like monsters. It only appears in very few mountains in the world. Ice Monster will be illuminated from 17:00 to 21:00 during the event. Adult 2,600 ye, Child 1,300 yen. | Dec 23(Sat) to Mar 5(Sun) |
Yamagata Mountain Jijo |
| Christmas Gospel concert | The joint cencert of gospel singer Yuka Kamebuchi and music group Voices of Japan. The concert starts at 15:15. | Dec 25(Sun) | Nagano Karuizawa Kogen Church |
| Nachi Falls Illumination | You can enjoy the fantasy world of Nachi Falls provided by the lightning from evening to sunrise. | Dec 31(Sat) to Jan 1(Sun) |
Wakayama Nachi Falls |
