Events in December 2019
| Memorial Spring Festival Illumination | The event is hold to commemorate 155th year of opening of Yokohama port. Chinatown will be lit by street lanterns from 16:00 to 24:00. | Nov 1(Wed) to Feb 28(Wed) |
Kanagawa Yokohama Chinatown |
| 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. | Nov 1(Wed) to Mar 31(Sat) |
Hokkaido Lake Toya |
| 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. | Mid Nov to early Mar |
Hokkaido Lake Toya |
| Autumn Illumination | In the evening, more than 90 of trees of autumn leaves are illuminated by 500 lights, making the historic garden a romantic place to vitis. Time 17:00 to 21:00. | Nov 23(Thu) to Dec 3(Sun) |
Kawaga Ritsurin Garden |
| 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 24(Fri) to Mar 14(Wed) |
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 2(Sat) | Gunma Kusatsu Hot Spring |
| 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(Sat) 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 8(Fri) to 17(Sun) |
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 8(Fri) to 17(Sun) |
Kyoto Togetsukyo Bridge |
| Christmas special worship | Celebrating the birth of the Lord Jesus with wonderful songs on Sunday gospel worship. 13:00 to 14:15. | Dec 24(Sun) | Nagano Karuizawa Kogen Church |
| 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 3(Sat) to Mar 4(Sun) |
Yamagata Mountain Jijo |
| Nachi Falls Illumination | You can enjoy the fantasy world of Nachi Falls provided by the lightning from evening to sunrise. | Dec 31(Sun) to Jan 1(Mon) |
Wakayama Nachi Falls |
