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THE YOKOHAMA ILLUMINATION

　From November to February, we will be holding "THE YOKOHAMA ILLUMINATION," a campaign that connects illumination events taking place in various locations around Yokohama's waterfront city center. In addition to promoting over 40 events taking place in tourist spots, commercial facilities, shopping streets, and more, we will also be holding participatory projects such as a digital stamp rally that you can enjoy around the city, and an illumination and night view photo contest.
　Enjoy a special experience only available this winter, where the brilliance of lights overlaps with the beautiful night view of Yokohama, one of Japan's new top three cities for night views.

About participating events

　Starting in November, Yokohama Lumina Square at the west exit of Yokohama Station, Yokohama Mirai connecting Yokohama Station to the Minato Mirai area, the Christmas Market at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, and Isezaki☆Light at Isezaki Mall will be held, while in December, Yamashita Park will host Winter Wonder Park Yokohama 2025-26 and the city-wide light and music spectacle Yokohama in the Night <Yorunoyo 2025> will begin, creating a gorgeous Christmas season. Furthermore, the Yokohama Chinese New Year Festival 2026 will begin in January, making Yokohama even more exciting in the winter after the New Year.

*This is an excerpt from some of the events we participated in.

Main Events

  • *Excerpts from illumination events participating in THE YOKOHAMA ILLUMINATION
  • *The image is from last year.

List of participating events

42Events (as of October 7th)

  • Participating events are expected to increase in the future
  • The event summary is based on current information.
    This may be subject to change in the future.
  • ★ indicates illumination events held at multiple locations
  • *By area (by date within each area)

Around Yokohama Station

  • ★Yokohama Illumination Nishiguchi 2025 Yokohama Illumination Square
    Date and time:
    Wed, Nov 12, 2025 - Sat, Feb 14, 2026, 17:00 - 22:00
    Venue:
    Yokohama Station Central West Exit Square, South West Exit, Shintama River, Kou River, etc.
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■Perfume COSTUME MUSEUM FINAL EDITION
    Date and time:
    Sat, Nov 15, 2025 - Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 10:00 - 20:00
    Venue:
    Sogo Museum of Art
    Admission/participation fee:
    Adults: 1,600 yen, University and High School Students: 1,400 yen

    *For details, please refer to the organizer's website.

  • Yokohama Porta Light Up
    Date and time:
    Sat, Nov 15, 2025 - Fri, Feb 20, 2026
    Venue:
    Yokohama Porta
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■Sparkling, Fluttering in Skylounge café&bar mequ
    Date and time:
    Thu, Dec 4, 2025 - Thu, Dec 30, 2025, 17:00 - 23:30
    Venue:
    sky lounge cafe & bar mequ (The Yokohama Front 42nd floor)
    Admission/participation fee:
    1,000 yen (charge from 17:00)

Sakuragicho/Minatomirai area

  • ■K-Arena Yokohama Lighting-up&TERRACE THE LIGHTS 2025
    Date and time:
    Sat, Nov 1, 2025 - Sun, Feb 15, 2026, 18:00 - 22:00
    Venue:
    K Arena Yokohama Music Terrace
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■CIAL Sakuragicho Winter Illumination
    Date and time:
    Sat, Nov 1, 2025 - Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 16:30 - 23:30
    Venue:
    CIAL Sakuragicho
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■PACIFICO Yokohama Winter Illumination 2025
    Date and time:
    Sat, Nov 1, 2025 - Sun, Mar 1, 2026, 17:00 - 24:00
    Venue:
    Around Pacifico Yokohama
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■THE KAHALA Illumination
    Date and time:
    Sat, Nov 1, 2025 - Early March 2026, After sunset until 24:00
    Venue:
    The Kahala Hotel & Resort Yokohama
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ★YOKOHAMA MILIGHT
    Date and time:
    Thu, Nov 6, 2025 - Sun, Feb 8, 2026, 16:00 - 23:00
    Venue:
    Yokohama Station East Exit - Minato Mirai areas around Grand Mall Park
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■Yokohama Symphostage Illumination 2025
    Date and time:
    Thu, Nov 6, 2025 - Sun, Feb 8, 2026(tentative), 16:00 - 23:00
    Venue:
    Yokohama Sympho Stage
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■LG YOKOHAMA INNOVATION CENTER Illumination　
    Date and time:
    Sat, Nov 8, 2025 - Sun, Feb 8, 2026, 16:00 - 23:00
    Venue:
    LG YOKOHAMA INNOVATION CENTER
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■MARK IS Minatomirai Illumination
    Date and time:
    Thu, Nov 6, 2025 - Sun, Feb 8, 2026, 16:00 - 23:00
    Venue:
    MARK IS Minatomirai
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■MM TERRACE Illumination
    Date and time:
    Illumination:Sat, Nov 8, 2025 - Sun, Feb 8, 2026, 16:00 - 23:00
    Christmas tree:Sat, Nov 8, 2025 - Thu, Dec 25, 2025
    Venue:
    MM TERRACE
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■Murata Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.Illumination2025 ～Sparkle of Stars and Snow～
    Date and time:
    Sun, Nov 9, 2025 - Mon, Feb 9, 2026, 16:00 - 22:00
    Venue:
    Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Minato Mirai Innovation Center
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■Minato Mirai Campus illumination
    Date and time:
    Mon, Nov 10, 2025 - Sat, Feb 7, 2026, 16:00 - 22:00
    Venue:
    Kanagawa University Minatomirai Campus
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■DOCKYARD GARDEN WINTER ILLUMINATION
    Date and time:
    Tue, Nov 11, 2025 - Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 16:00 - 24:00
    Venue:
    Landmark Plaza Dockyard Garden
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free

Shinko/Osanbashi area

  • ■Yokohama Port Photogenic Illuminations 2025
    Date and time:
    Sat, Nov 1, 2025 - Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 17:00 - 22:00
    Venue:
    Yokohama Port Osanbashi International Passenger Terminal
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■FANTASTIC CHRISTMAS
    Date and time:
    Mid-November 2025 - Thu, Dec 25, 2025 *Illuminations scheduled to continue through February
    Venue:
    YOKOHAMA WORLD PORTERS
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■ANNIVERSAIRE ILLUMINATION
    Date and time:
    Tue, Nov 18, 2025 - Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 18:00 - 24:00
    Venue:
    ANNIVERSAIRE Minato Mirai Yokohama
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■Christmas Market in YOKOHAMA RED BRICK WAREHOUSE
    Date and time:
    Fri, Nov 21, 2025 - Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 11:00 - 21:00
    *Open 17:00 - 21:00 on Fri, Nov 21, 2025; and 11:00 - 22:00 Sat, Dec 6, 2025 - Thu, Dec 25,2025
    Venue:
    Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Event Square/Red Brick Park *Dates and times vary depending on the area and content
    Admission fee:
    500 JPY ~
    • *Some areas are free to enter
    • *Admission fees vary depending on the date of admission and ticket type.
    • *Free for elementary school students and younger (must be accompanied by a guardian)
    • *Free admission for junior high school students and younger until Friday, December 5th

Around Kannai Station

  • ■Light up of Yokohama Park Higa Garden
    Date and time:
    Fri, Nov 21, 2025 - Sun, Dec 14, 2025, 16:30 - 22:00 *Subject to change depending on the progress of autumn foliage
    Venue:
    Yokohama Park Higa Garden
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■Nihonoodori SDGs Illumination 2025
    Date and time:
    Fri, Nov 21, 2025 - Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 16:00 - 23:00
    Venue:
    Nihon Odori
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■BALLPARK Xmas YOKOHAMA KANNAI 2025
    Date and time:
    Fri, Nov 21, 2025 - Thu, Dec 25, 2025
    Venue:
    Yokohama park
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free *Some content requires payment
  • ■Isezaki☆Light
    Date and time:
    Sat, Nov 29, 2025 - Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 16:00 - 22:00
    Venue:
    Isezaki Mall
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■Kanto Gakuin University Christmas illuminations
    Date and time:
    Tue, Dec 2, 2025 - Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 16:30 - 22:00
    Venue:
    Kanto Gakuin University Yokohama Kannai Campus
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■Kitanaka Canal Park Christmas illuminations
    Date and time:
    Wed, Dec 24, 2025, 15:00 - 21:00
    Venue:
    Kitanakadori Kita 2nd Park
    Admission/participation fee:
    Handmade candle workshop: 1,000 yen

Yamashita, Chinatown, Motomachi area

  • ■YAMASHITAKOEN ASHIYU TERRACE Lighting-up
    Date and time:
    Sat, Nov 1, 2025 - Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 18:00 - 21:30 *Cancelled in case of rain or severe weather
    Venue:
    THE WHARF HOUSE Yamashita Park
    Admission/participation fee:
    300 yen
  • ■Yokohama Chinatown 2026 Shunsetsu Touka
    Date and time:
    Sat, Nov 1, 2025 - Tue, Mar 3, 2026, 16:00 - 23:00
    Venue:
    Yokohama Chinatown
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■Yokohama Motomachi Illumination 2025
    Date and time:
    Sat, Nov 1, 2025 - Sun, Mar 1, 2026 Motomachi Main Street:15:00 - 25:00 Kawagishi Street:15:00-29:00
    Venue:
    Motomachi Shopping Street
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■I-Canal Street Lantern Festival 2025
    Date and time:
    Sun, Nov 9, 2025 - Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 16:00 - 24:00
    Venue:
    Ishikawa Shopping Street Riverside Square
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■HOTEL NEW GRAND "Gerden Illumination"
    Date and time:
    Sat, Nov 15, 2025 - Sun, Mar 1, 2026, 16:30 - 23:59
    *The Christmas light garden will be open until December 25th (Thursday)
    Venue:
    HOTEL NEW GRAND
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■Yokohama Marine Tower ~From the Sky to Night~
    Date and time:
    Thu, Dec 4, 2025 - Thu, Dec 30, 2025, 18:00 - 22:00 (last entry at 21:30)
    Venue:
    Yokohama Marine Tower
    Admission/participation fee:
    Paid/Observation area admission fee: 1,200 yen on weekdays, 1,400 yen on weekends and holidays
  • ■America Yama Park ROOFTOP ILLUMINATION～The Bee's Gift of Light～
    Date and time:
    Thu, Dec 4, 2025 - Sun, Mar 1, 2026, 17:00 - 23:00
    Venue:
    America Yama Park
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■Winter Wonder Park Yokohama 2025-26
    Date and time:
    Sat, Dec 6, 2025 - Sun, Mar 1, 2026
    Venue:
    Yamashita Park (near the festival square)
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free (Skating rink costs 1,200 yen for adults, 1,000 yen for children, and 2,000 yen for a parent-child set)
  • ■Yamate Italian Garden Candle Garden
    Date and time:
    Saturday, December 20, 2025 *Backup date in case of bad weather: Sunday, December 21, 2025 Sunset to 7:00 PM
    Venue:
    Yamate Italian Mountain Garden
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■Yokohama Chinatown 2026 Shunsetsu
    Date and time:
    Tue, Feb 17, 2026 - Tue, Mar 3, 2026 * May vary depending on the event
    Venue:
    Yokohama Chinatown
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free

Wide area (including the entire waterfront area of ​​central Yokohama)

  • ■MarineRouge & SEABSASS Illumination
    Date and time:
    Sat, Nov 1, 2025 - Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 17:00 - 21:30
    Venue:
    Marine Rouge Sea Bass
    Admission/participation fee:
    Boarding fee: from 3,000 yen
  • ■Sightseeing spot tour bus Red shoes and Bayside Blue special illuminations
    Date and time:
    Fri, Nov 7, 2025 - Sun, Feb 8, 2026, 16:30 – Last Bus *Depending on route and day of the week
    Venue:
    Inside the Bayside Blue Akaikutsu sightseeing bus
    Admission/participation fee:
    Fare: 220 yen for adults, 110 yen for children
  • ■ Cubic Plaza Shin-Yokohama Illumination
    Date and time:
    Tue, Nov 11, 2025 - Thu, Dec 25, 2025
    Venue:
    Cubic Plaza Shin-Yokohama 2nd floor (ticket gate floor)
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ★Yokohama illuminated at night (Yorunoyo 2025)
    Date and time:
    Thu, Dec 4, 2025 - Thu, Dec 30, 2025, 17:00 - 21:05
    Venue:
    Yokohama Urban Waterfront Area (Osanbashi Yokohama International Passenger Terminal, Yamashita Park, and surrounding area)
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ■ Ooka River Art Project "Light Promenade 2025"
    Date and time:
    Sat, Dec 6, 2025 - Sun, Dec 7, 2025, 14:00 - 19:00
    Venue:
    Makita Park
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free
  • ★Yokohama Chinese New Year Festival 2026
    Date and time:
    Tue, Jan 20, 2026 - Tue, Mar 3, 2026
    Venue:
    Yokohama Waterfront City Center: Approximately 55 venues (Yokohama Waterfront City Center, Shin-Yokohama Station, Shibuya Station, Haneda Airport, etc.)
    Admission/participation fee:
    Free

OUTLINE

Event Outline

Date
November2025 - February2026
Venue
Yokohama Urban Waterfront Area
(Yokohama - Sakuragicho, Minatomirai - Noge, Isezakicho - Kannai, Ishikawacho - Yamashita, Chinatown, Motomachi area, etc.)
"THE YOKOHAMA ILLUMINATION"
[Official homepage]
https://yorunoyo.yokohama/
[Official X]
https://x.com/yorunoyo_event

About Japan's New Three Most Spectacular Night Views

In October 2015, the YAKEI Convention & Visitors Bureau, Japan's only organization dedicated to night view tourism, established a new brand to promote domestic and international nighttime tourism.Based on votes by night view appreciation experts across Japan (individuals certified through the Night View Appreciation Examination), the top three cities are designated as the “New Three Japanese Cities with the Most Spectacular Night Views.”Yokohama was selected as the first city in the Tokyo Metropolitan area in 2024.

Reasons for selecting Yokohama City (Comment by the Night View Convention Bureau)
"In recent years, night-time events such as 'Yorunoyo' and 'Yokohama Sparkling Twilight' have become popular, mainly around the bay area, and serve as models for other cities. Not only is the night view itself attractive, but the wide variety of content that makes use of these resources is providing satisfaction to many night view experts. The city was recognized for its growing appeal as a foundation for the city, including the fluidity of the night view, which changes with the city's changes."

INFORMATION

2025/11/05
Details of the Yokohama Nighttime Lights "Yorunoyo 2025" announced | Collaboration with the new area of ​​the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Christmas Market, special light-up featuring the film "Avatar: Fire and Ashes," and more
2025/10/07
Yokohama selected for the first time as one of Japan's New Top Three Night View Cities! "THE YOKOHAMA ILLUMINATION" campaign brings together over 40 illuminations to light up the city in winter
2025/09/03
"Yokohama Night Lights: yorunoyo 2025" to be held

Illumination Spectacle in Yokohama
〈yornoyo 2025〉

Date
2025.12.4( Thu )-12.30( Tuesday )
17:00-21:05
Venue
Yokohama Urban Waterfront Area (Osanbashi Yokohama International Passenger Terminal, Yamashita Park, and surrounding area)
Admission fee
Free

Highlight of
YokohamaA Record 46 Landmarks Join
the Spectacle - A Five-Minute Show
Synchronizing Light and Music Across Yokohama

Show Times (5 minutes per show)
17:00 / 17:30 / 18:00 / 18:30 / 19:00 / 19:30 / 20:00 / 20:30 / 21:00

Spanning more than three kilometers from Minatomirai to Yamashita Park, this large-scale spectacle unfolds across the city with breathtaking impact.
From Osanbashi Pier, visitors can enjoy the Yokohama skyline, recently named one of Japan's New Three Most Spectacular Night Views, and also fully take in the “Highlight of Yokohama” show.
Don't miss this extraordinary moment, when the harbor nightscape merges with the display of light-and-music.

"Highlights of Yokohama" seen from Osanbashi Pier (last year's photo)
View from Osanbashi Pier
"Highlights of Yokohama" (last year's event)

Qujiland(Osanbashi Area)Osanbashi's rooftop transforms into
a stage of light to become a part
of the citywide light show

Osanbashi Pier (last year's scene)
Osanbashi Pier (Photo from 2024)

A majestic 25-meter-long whale will be projected on the roof of Osanbashi Pier, swimming gracefully across the space in one of Japan's largest citywide outdoor projection mappings.
The undulating wooden deck of the pier, known as the “Whale's Back,” comes alive with waves of light, wrapping the audience in a breathtaking glow.

Bright Garden (Yamashita Park Area)A 250-meter interactive digital art experience

Yamashita Park (last year's scene)
Yamashita Park (Photos from 2024)

18 radiant “Star Tree” sculptures surround a central “Star Flower” monument that blooms with light to form a glowing garden.
Visitors can enjoy a curious, dynamic spectacle as the lights respond to human movement.

Sponsorship
Creative Light Yokohama Executive Committee
Co-sponsored
Yokohama City
Cooperation
Creative Light Yokohama Promotion Council
Event organizers
(Joint Venture)
Pixel Engine Co., Ltd., Actio Co., Ltd., Ushio Lighting Co., Ltd.

Click here for the video (from last year)

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