X'mas Illumination in Shinjuku

Pedestrian deck from MyLord to Southern Terrace

Tomoko Kamishima   - 1 min read

There is an annual illumination event around Christmas season at the west and south exit areas of JR Shinjuku Station. At the shopping street of Shinjuku “MyLord,” you can go through a gorgeous illumination tunnel and enjoy cute pink Christmas trees. At “Southern Terrace,” colorful illuminations along a path, JR East’s penguin characters with Christmas decorations, and a cube Christmas tree are nicely displayed in the entire terrace area. 

Tomoko Kamishima

Tomoko Kamishima @tomoko.kamishima

Japan is a small island nation, but we have a huge number of surprising things to discover here. Many of these delights can be found when you step off the main street onto small side paths. I really enjoy studying about and researching various aspects of traditional Japanese culture, and then sha...