Outdoors Zao Snow Monster Festival 2025-2026 Late Dec - Late Feb Every winter, Mount Zao in Yamagata Prefecture becomes overrun with hordes of “snow monsters.” This natural spectacle is calle..
Culture HANA BIYORI X Bamboo Akari 2025-2026 Late Oct - Late Feb As the cooler months arrive, many illumination events begin to pop up on the calendar. One of them is the HANA BIYORI X Bamboo Akari..
Activities Flower and Light Movement 2026 Late Jan - Late Feb The Flower and Light Movement event at Tokyo's Kasai Rinkai Park combines daffodils with after-dark illuminations, and there..
Activities Tama Center Illumination 2025-2026 Mid Nov - Late Feb The Tama Center Illumination is an annual event that takes place outside the Tama Center Station. Approximately 400,000 sparkling..
Activities Hibiya Magic Time Illumination 2025-2026 Mid Nov - Late Feb Tokyo is home to a number of different illumination events as the colder months arrive, and one which is easy to access is the Hibiya..
Activities Star Illumination of Goryokaku 2025-2026 Early Dec - Late Feb Hakodate lights up the winter nights with a special three-month illumination at the Goryokaku star-shaped fortress.
Activities Karuizawa Winter Festival 2025-2026 Late Nov - Late Feb Karuizawa has long been renowned as a great place to enjoy Christmas in Japan. Furthermore the area has some great winter sports...
Activities Tokyo Dome City Winter Lights 2025-2026 Nov 17th - Mar 1st Spend a romantic evening at Tokyo Dome City's winter illumination