Christmas Events and Winter Illuminations in Yokohama
2025-2026

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In Japan, the streets are beautifully illuminated around Christmastime, starting from　November and lasting through the New Year, ushering in a sparkling season. In Yokohama, too, tall Christmas trees are erected in popular tourist spots, and the glittering lights are accompanied by Christmas songs, spreading a Christmas mood. Some of these winter illuminations can be seen until Valentine’s Day or the Lunar New Year; so come to Yokohama this winter with your date, your family, or friends, and experience the scintillating scenery unique to this time of year.

Minato Mirai 21

Christmas Market in Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse 2025

The “Christmas Market in Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse” will be held from Friday, November 21, to Thursday, December 25, 2025, at the Event Plaza and Red Brick Park of the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse.
This festive market offers a warm and joyful atmosphere, perfect for families and couples to enjoy shopping and spending time together as they count down to Christmas.

yorunoyo -CROSS NIGHT ILLUMINATION-「Yokohama at night"YORUNOYO"」

“Yokohama at Night ‘YORUNOYO’,” one of the largest illumination events in Japan, will be held during the Christmas season, from Thursday, December 4, 2025, to Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
It is an evening art program synchronizing the city, the scenery, and the people of Yokohama.
Throughout the event period, special performances "Highlight of Yokohama"consisting of illuminations and searchlights around Yokohama city waterfront area.

TOWERS Milight 2025 – Minato Mirai 21 All Office Buildings Light Up

On the night before Christmas Eve, Minato Mirai will shine brightly.
During this one-night-only event, all the office buildings in the Minato Mirai 21 area come together to transform the entire district into a single, dazzling illuminated display.This year’s event will be held on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.
All the office buildings in the district will be lit up for an illumination of the Minato Mirai area. Each year, this illumination of every building, which has become a Christmas season tradition, draws a large crowd of photography enthusiasts and visitors to the area. Don’t miss this once-a-year chance to enjoy the glittering night scenery.

Yokohama Milight 2025: The City of Light Illuminating the Future

This year, “Yokohama Milight 2025: The City of Light Illuminating the Future” will be held from Thursday, November 6, 2025, to Sunday, February 8, 2026, in Minato Mirai. Under the theme stated in its name, this event will illuminate the Minato Mirai winter streets with colorful lights.
It is the display of lights starts from Yokohama Station towards Sakura Street with a total length of about 1.5 kilometers.

「YOKOHAMA MINATOMIRAI WINTER HOLIDAY 2025₋2026」

A holiday event, “YOKOHAMA MINATOMIRAI WINTER HOLIDAY 2025–2026,” will be held from Tuesday, November 11, 2025, to Monday, January 12, 2026, celebrating the Christmas and New Year season together with Tom and Jerry, who are celebrating their 85th anniversary.

Queen’s Square Yokohama Christmas 2025

Queen’s Square Yokohama will hold the event “Queen’s Square Yokohama Christmas 2025 ‘Sumikkogurashi’” from November 6 to December 25, 2025.
A dynamic and beautifully decorated Christmas tree will stand in Queen’s Square Yokohama, one of the main spots for tourism and entertainment in the Minato Mirai area.

Chinatown / Yamashita Park / Yamate / Motomachi

Yokohama Motomachi Illuminations 2025

Motomachi will be beautifully illuminated in champagne gold, creating a vivid and festive atmosphere. As in previous years, the champagne gold lights will extend from Motomachi Shopping Street all the way to Yamashita Park.

Yokohama Chinatown Chinese New Year Lanterns 2026

The “Lantern Festival” in Yokohama Chinatown has as its theme the Chinese saying “Gofukutomon: for all kinds of happiness to enrich everybody’s lives”, and it’s represented by the combination of illuminated chords in which lamps, paper lanterns and red LED lights shine dying the streets of Chinatown to its characteristic red color. Two lantern-dragons dancing on the night sky of Chinatown can be appreciated. The one on Chinatown Main Street is one of the largest existing in Japan, and the other one, cute and small, will appear on another street. What’s more, in each street red paper lanterns and other kind of lights typical of the Spring Festival shine too, giving the urban landscape of Yokohama Chinatown a tone even brighter than the usual.

kannai / bashamichi / isezakicho

Isezaki Mall “Isezaki☆Light”

The Yokohama shopping street “ISEZAKI MALL” will hold its illumination event “Isezaki☆Light” from Saturday, November 29, 2025 to Saturday, February 28, 2026.

The illuminations that create a warm winter atmosphere have become a seasonal tradition of ISEZAKI MALL. Colorful light displays featuring hearts, snowflakes, and geometric patterns will romantically illuminate the 400-meter-long street. The “Corridor of Lights,” composed of ten dazzling installations, adds a powerful and enchanting touch to the entire scene.

Yokohama Station

Yokohama Bay Quarter Christmas

Yokohama Bay Quarter will hold the holiday event “Yokohama Bay Quarter CHRISTMAS” during Christmas season from Saturday, November 1, to Thursday, December 25, 2025.
In the plaza overlooking the bay area’s night view, a total of ten trees—including a living tree standing 8 meters tall—will be displayed, creating a magical space that feels just like a “Christmas forest.”