Tokyo Midtown Ice Rink

Roppongi Hills and Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, prepared with map position, photo, accessibility notes and a month-based planning window.

One of Tokyos most prestigious and photographed winter night scenes, the 400-meter Roppongi Keyakizaka Street is enveloped by approximately 800,000 blue and white SNOW & BLUE LED lights glowing across 66 zelkova trees. The bridge over Keyakizaka offers the iconic cinematic composition where the cool crystalline glowing trees frame the warm amber-orange glow of Tokyo Tower standing majestically in the distance.

Mid-November–early December · Golden ginkgo avenue. Event dates, admission and lighting hours change by year; check the official source before travelling.

Hibiya Park in Tokyo, prepared with map position, photo, accessibility notes and a month-based planning window.

One of the world's busiest pedestrian crossings, outside Shibuya Station, where crowds cross from every direction at each green light. The Hachiko statue by the station exit is a classic meeting point, and nearby rooftops and cafés offer views from above.

Free public gardens within the former inner grounds of Edo Castle, with massive stone walls, lawns, seasonal trees and the foundation of the old castle keep.

Japanese, formal and landscape garden styles meet in this large Tokyo garden. Plan a relaxed walk among lawns, ponds and seasonal planting.

A waterside garden in central Tokyo, with ponds and a contrast of greenery and city towers.