We appreciate that while many of you are interested in Japan and Japanese culture, not all of you are able to visit the Land of the Rising Sun quite so easily. But Christmas is a great time of year here in Tokyo, what with all the lights, decorations and hand-holding couples, so in order to share the various seasonal sights with you we took the liberty of putting together a little slideshow.
Join us after the jump for a photo tour of Tokyo’s best Christmas illuminations!
We visited several areas of Tokyo decorated with dazzling lights for the Holiday Season, including Ginza, Hibiya, Omotesando, Shiodome and Roppongi. We hope you enjoy these scenes from Tokyo in the Holiday spirit!
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Reconnect with the true meaning of Christmas at a Japanese zombie dance party
See Tokyo’s holiday illuminations from the comfort of a taxi with the Tokyo Night Cruise
Tokyo adding free Wi-Fi to 143 subway stations for foreign travelers
Star Wars cafe to open in Tokyo as part of city’s real-life Star Wars Holiday special events
Sagamiko Illumillion Christmas light park opening soon, promises glittering Pokémon, light shows
Kyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time
Japanese burger chain no longer serves onion rings, but offers intriguing replacement【Taste test】
Forbidden area at Japanese mountaintop shrine opens to the public for first time in 400 years
Yakuza vending machines coming to real-world Tokyo neighborhood that inspired Like a Dragon games
How to properly pronounce “Ghibli” and other fun trivia about the legendary animation studio
New smartphone game turns car models into anime girls with model-worthy looks
Haunted hospital near Mt Fuji re-opens after renovation at Fuji-Q Highland, and it’s terrifying
Hello Kitty isn’t a cat!? We called Sanrio to find out!
Yokohama restaurant serves fried axolotl, along with giant isopod, camel, and crocodile
One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Berserk T-shirts coming to Uniqlo for launch of new Manga Curation line【Photos】
Mario Kart Happy Meal toys arrive at McDonald’s Japan, and SoraNews24 has the whole set!【Photos】
After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too
Tokyo park’s sea of clouds, nighttime illumination, and cosplay days make now perfect time to visit
Samurai ritual suicide contest cancelled by organizer in west Japan
Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
American jackass tourist arrested after carving name into gate at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine【Video】
Nintendo’s controller capsule toys are so cool, even the machine you buy them from is awesome【Pics】
Tokyo Disneyland loses top-attendance crown for Japanese theme parks for second year in a row
Ghibli Park debuts first winter illumination display with Howl’s Moving Castle theme
Pringles releases a limited-edition sweet flavour in Japan
Sanrio and magical girl anime PreCure join forces for new merch line【Photos】
What’s the deal with akebi, the perfectly purple, alien-like fruit that’s in season now in Japan?
McDonald’s new Happy Meals offer up cute and practical Sanrio lifestyle goods
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
Life-size vibrating Legend of Zelda Master Sword for sale from Nintendo【Photos】
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese
Japanese tourist cries tears of joy over creative installation of origami in the UK
Living Christmas tree starts “Uber Illumination” service from Tokyo
Super-cheap Online Shopping – Can you make a capsule hotel look cool with a 365-yen aurora light?
Sweet Holidays! Cupcakes and doughnuts bring in the festive season at Mister Donut Japan
Three common complaints foreigners have about Christmas in Japan, and how to make peace with them
Sagamiko Pleasure Forest’s Christmas light event to have special Pokémon section this year
We try the Nutty White Chocolate Christmas Frappuccino from Starbucks Japan
Move over pumpkin, it’s time for some frothy apple cinnamon goodness … in a bottle!
7 Halloween-themed afternoon teas you won’t want to miss this year
We try Starbucks Japan’s new Pistachio Christmas Tree Frappuccino drinks
Lindt Japan brings spring to their shops with beautiful pink sakura drinks and macarons!
We accidentally turned our cheap country house into a “gaming house” for Christmas【SoraHouse】
Get your sugar fix with a giant Pon de Ring doughnut from Mister Donut this Holiday Season!
Special limited-time Frozen II-inspired menu items arriving in cafes across Japan
In Japan, nothing says “Merry Christmas, Baby” like greasy convenience store chicken
A ranking of Tokyo’s 10 best train and subway lines for spotting handsome men
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