Streets in Tokyo are illuminated now, during Christmas and new year.
At Tokyo International Forum in Yurakucho station,
A Christmas market is being held to 25th Dec.
www.t-i-forum.co.jp/noel/ (Japanese)
We can enjoy food, beer, Christmas decorations from Strasbourg, France
and see a very beautiful tree :)
At Omotesando (near Harajuku and Omotesando station), trees are illuminated with 900,000 lights.
Omotesando Illumination 2010-2011 is being held to 3rd Jan. 2011
(Time: Sunset to 10:00 p.m.)
www.omotesando-illuminations.com (Japanese)
At Omotesando Hills, we can enjoy skating as well.
Please check more pictures of “Omotesando Illumination 2010-2011″ on Facebook.
And today “LIGHTOPIA 2010” is started. It’s near Tokyo station and Imperial Palace (こうきょ, 皇居) until 29th Dec. The moat around the Imperial Palace are illuminated and at a park near Imperial Palace, we can see a lot of candles with illustrations of “Earth”, “Pleace” and “Ecology”.
www.kouto-tokyo.jp (Japanese)
The moat around the Imperial Palace
Candles with illustrations
Near Tokyo station
More pictures of “LIGHTOPIA 2010″ on Facebook.
Enjoy “illuminated Tokyo City”!