Tokyo Christmas Markets 2025: Which One to Go To
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🎄 2025 Tokyo Christmas Markets — where should you go?
This one guide has everything you need!
From the big-name markets to lesser-known spots,
find the perfect place for your taste!
Wondering where to go for Tokyo Christmas markets in 2025? This guide is all you need. This year brings some big changes, including Japan’s largest Christmas event opening at Ueno Park. We’ve put together a full rundown — from the top markets to lesser-known spots — so you can pick the one that fits your taste.
If you’re curious about the most efficient route to hit the ‘Ueno’, ‘Roppongi’, and ‘Azabudai Hills’ markets in a ‘3-night 4-day Christmas-focused itinerary’, check out the schedule guide below first!
🎄 2025 Tokyo Christmas Markets at a Glance
| Christmas Market | Dates | Admission | Key Feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ueno Park | Nov 19 (Wed) - Dec 25 (Thu) | Free (Expected) | 2025's New King! Japan's Largest |
| 2. Roppongi Hills | Nov 22 (Sat) - Dec 25 (Thu) | Free | Tokyo Tower View, Authentic German Vibe |
| 3. Yokohama Akarenga | Nov 21 (Fri) - Dec 25 (Thu) | Paid (¥500~) | Seaside Red Brick, Most Romantic |
| 4. Azabudai Hills | Nov 22 (Sat) - Dec 25 (Thu) | Free | Closest to Tokyo Tower! Stylish Market |
| 5. Tokyo Skytree | Nov 6 (Thu) - Dec 25 (Thu) | Free | Under the Skytree, All-in-One Market |
| 6. Meiji Jingu Gaien | Nov 21 (Fri) - Dec 25 (Thu) | Paid (¥1,000~) | Fantasy Theme, Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales |
| 7. Shiba Park | Dec 5 (Fri) - Dec 25 (Thu) | Paid (¥1,000~) | Right Under Tokyo Tower! Authentic German |
| 8. Ebisu Garden Place | Nov 8 (Sat) - Dec 25 (Thu) | Free | World's Largest Baccarat Chandelier |
📌 The 2025 official admission pricing has been fully announced and updated!
✨ Tier 1: Tokyo's Top Two Markets You Can't Skip
You can’t talk about Christmas in Tokyo in 2025 without these two. They’ll be the heart of Tokyo’s Christmas season.
1. Ueno Park 'Christmas Advent'
“A New King Arrives in 2025! Japan’s Largest Market Lands in Tokyo”
The star of Tokyo’s 2025 Christmas. ‘Christmas Advent’, Japan’s largest Christmas event that draws over 12 million visitors annually in Fukuoka, is finally coming to Tokyo! Going beyond a simple market, it’s a new kind of cultural festival where fantastic illuminations and classical music turn the entire park into one giant ’theater.’ This is certain to be the hottest spot in Tokyo this winter — don’t miss it.
🗓️ Dates: November 19 (Wed) - December 25 (Thu), 2025 ⏰ Hours: Daily 12:00 PM - 10:30 PM 📍 Location: Ueno Onshi Park, Hakamakoshi Plaza
👉 2025 Tokyo Ueno Christmas Market: Dates, Hours, Illumination, Free Admission & Access Guide
🎄 2025 Highlights & Tips
A massive ’theater-style’ festival. Bringing Fukuoka’s reputation intact, it goes beyond just rows of shops — the fantastic light displays combined with moving classical music create an atmosphere like one giant concert hall.
📌 Tip: Go for the Limited Edition Mug! The ‘Original Commemorative Mug’ that’s a huge hit every year in Fukuoka will also be sold as a ‘Ueno Park Limited Edition’. When you order warm gluhwein (mulled wine), it comes in a special design mug unique to this location, and you can take it home as a souvenir.
☀️ What to Do During the Day? Ueno Park, where the market is held, is home to top cultural facilities like Tokyo National Museum and National Museum of Western Art. We recommend exploring the museums during the day, then heading to the Christmas market in the evening.
👉 Ueno Attractions: Ameyoko Market to Park Complete Course
2. Roppongi Hills Christmas Market
“Authentic German Vibes with Tokyo Tower, The Classic Christmas Market”
Now in its 19th year, a fixture of Tokyo’s illumination season. Roppongi Hills Christmas features a ‘Christmas Market’ recreating the atmosphere of authentic Germany, alongside the ‘Keyakizaka Illumination’ shining with Tokyo Tower in the background, making Tokyo’s winter nights at their most romantic.
📍 Want detailed info on the 10 booth menus, gluhwein, and original mugs at Roppongi Hills Market?
👉 2025 Roppongi Hills Christmas Market: Dates, Hours, Location, Original Mugs Complete Guide
🗓️ Dates: November 22 (Sat) - December 25 (Thu), 2025 ⏰ Hours: 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM 📍 Location: Roppongi Hills Oyane Plaza (大屋根プラザ)
⚠️ Important! The start dates are different! The illumination begins November 4th, while the Christmas market opens November 22nd. Make sure to check what’s available on your visit date!
🎄 2025 Highlights & Tips
1. [Don’t Miss] Keyakizaka Illumination (SNOW&BLUE) A fixture of Tokyo illumination. The roughly 400m tree-lined avenue is bathed in blue and silver ‘SNOW&BLUE’ themed lights, creating a fantastic tunnel of light with Tokyo Tower.
🗓️ Dates: November 4 (Tue) - December 25 (Thu), 2025 ⏰ Hours: 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
📌 Tip: Best Photo Spots The most famous angles on ‘Keyakizaka’ street are: ① In front of ‘Emporio Armani’ ② The crosswalk in front of ‘Louis Vuitton’ ③ The pedestrian bridge in front of ‘MINI’ with Tokyo Tower in the background.
2. 66 Plaza Illumination (Luminous Bouquet) A colorful photo zone with various lights blending together under the ‘Light Bouquet’ theme.
🗓️ Dates: November 4 (Tue) - December 25 (Thu), 2025 ⏰ Hours: 5:00 PM - 12:00 AM
☀️ What to Do During the Day? Before the illumination lights up, we recommend visiting the ‘Evangelion 30th Anniversary Special Exhibition’ at the Roppongi Hills observatory, or exploring the Mori Art Museum.
➡️ Evangelion 30th Anniversary Exhibition at Roppongi Hills Tokyo City View (ALL OF EVANGELION)
➡️ Roppongi Attractions Complete Guide (Illumination, Restaurant Info)
✅ View detailed info on 10 booth menus, gluhwein, and mugs at the Christmas Market
➡️ 2025 Roppongi Hills Christmas Market: Dates, Hours, Location, Original Mugs Complete Guide
✨ Tier 2: Romantic Night View Markets
If dazzling night views and a romantic atmosphere are your priorities, these three are the best choices.
3. Yokohama Akarenga Warehouse Christmas Market
“Seaside Red Brick Warehouse, The Most Romantic Christmas Near Tokyo”
If you want the “most romantic Christmas,” make the trip to Yokohama. Set between the red brick warehouses (Akarenga Soko) with the sea as a backdrop, this market recreates the atmosphere of Germany so faithfully it looks like a scene from a movie. This year features the tallest Christmas tree ever at about 12m and a 30m ‘Illumination Loop’ for an even more spectacular landscape.
🗓️ Dates: November 21 (Fri) - December 25 (Thu), 2025 ⏰ Hours (vary by date):
- November 21 (Fri): 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- November 22 (Sat) - December 5 (Fri): 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- December 6 (Sat) - December 25 (Thu): 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Yokohama Akarenga Warehouse Event Plaza (横浜赤レンガ倉庫) 💰 Admission: Paid (from ¥500, varies by date) (※ Free for elementary school students and younger)
🎄 2025 Highlights & Tips
1. Score the Limited Edition Commemorative Mug The real star here is the ‘Original Commemorative Mug’ with new designs each year. Buy one separately along with gluhwein (warm wine) on-site and keep it as a special souvenir.
2. Save Time with ‘Priority Entry Tickets’ On weekends and other crowded days, we recommend buying ‘Priority Entry Tickets’ online in advance to cut down wait times.
3. Check Out ‘Yokohama Park’ Too If you have time, ‘Yokohama Park’ is a 15-minute walk away and has another Christmas event worth checking out.
🌃 Recommended Day Trip Course This is a perfect day trip from Tokyo. We recommend exploring ‘Chinatown’ or ‘Minato Mirai’ during the day, then heading to the Christmas market in the evening.
➡️ Yokohama 1-Day Course: Chinatown Restaurants, Akarenga Soko, Night View Complete Guide
➡️ Yokohama All-Day Transportation Pass: Minato Burari Ticket
4. Azabudai Hills Christmas Market
“The Closest and Best View of Tokyo Tower! A Stylish Market at the New Hotspot”
A new hotspot that wrapped up its first Christmas successfully in 2024. The market in the spacious central plaza is less crowded than other places, and with Tokyo Tower right in front of you, it’s quickly becoming one of the best night view spots in the city.
👉 2025 Azabudai Hills Christmas Market (Dates, Hours, Access, All 17 Booths Complete Guide)
🗓️ Dates: November 22 (Sat) - December 25 (Thu), 2025 ⏰ Hours: 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM 📍 Location: Azabudai Hills Central Plaza (中央広場)
🎄 2025 Highlights & Tips
1. 17 Unique Shops This year, a total of 17 shops open — 12 food and 5 merchandise vendors. In particular, the renowned German Christmas decoration brand ‘Kathe Wohlfahrt’ is back, and browsing their cute, high-quality ornaments is a real treat.
2. Champagne Gold Christmas Tree A massive fir tree glowing warmly in champagne gold lighting stands in the central plaza, creating the best photo zone together with Tokyo Tower.
📌 Tip: Aim for ‘Magic Hour’! Visit around sunset to catch the ‘magic hour’ when both the market lights and Tokyo Tower illumination turn on together — that’s the best way to experience this place.
☀️ What to Do During the Day? Before the market opens, we recommend experiencing fantastic media art at Azabudai Hills’ other attraction ‘teamLab Borderless’, or enjoying Tokyo’s panoramic view at the ‘Sky Room’ observatory cafe.
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5. Tokyo Skytree Town Dream Christmas
“Under the Skytree — Shopping, Skating & More! An All-in-One Market”
An all-in-one course where you can enjoy shopping, skating, illumination, and the market all at once with special Skytree lighting. Under the theme ‘Christmas Party in the Sky,’ the entire Skytree Town transforms into a spectacular festival venue.
🗓️ Dates: November 6 (Thu) - December 25 (Thu), 2025 ⏰ Hours: (Market) 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM / (Illumination) 4:00 PM - 11:00 PM 📍 Location: Tokyo Skytree 4F Sky Arena (Market)
For the 2025 official schedule, new menus including fresh baumkuchen and handmade donuts, the 4m stollen, special lighting, and more latest info, check out the [2025 Complete Guide] below!
👉 2025 Tokyo Skytree Christmas Market Complete Guide (Schedule, 3 New Menu Items, Tips)
🎄 2025 Highlights & Tips
1. ‘Storybook’ Christmas Market The market at 4F Sky Arena. This year’s theme is ‘Christmas Market in a Storybook’, offering warm food and cute goods in a fairy tale-like atmosphere.
📌 Tip: Try the ‘Pan Stew (パンシチュー)’! Hearty stew in a bread bowl is perfect for warming up on a cold day.
2. [NEW] Christmas Special Lighting This year marks the first-ever new Christmas special lighting design since Skytree opened! Three themed lights — ‘Ornament Tree’, ‘Elegant Tree’, and ‘Santa Claus’ — will colorfully adorn the Skytree.
⏰ Lighting Hours: 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM (until midnight on Christmas)
3. Christmas Party in the Sky (Observatory) The Tembo Deck at 350m and Tembo Galleria at 450m are decorated with Christmas trees and photo zones. Snap some great photos with Tokyo’s night view spreading outside the windows.
☀️ What to Do During the Day? Before the market opens, we recommend exploring ‘Tokyo Solamachi’ shopping mall right below Skytree, or combining it with a stroll through Asakusa’s Sensoji Temple and Nakamise-dori across the river.
➡️ Tokyo Asakusa Attractions & Restaurant Complete Guide
✨ Tier 3: Urban Christmas Markets
These are good picks if you’d rather pop in for some Christmas atmosphere while shopping, instead of attending a big festival.
6. Meiji Jingu Gaien 'Tokyo Christmas Market'
“Into the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales! A Colorful Fantasy Christmas”
The ‘Tokyo Christmas Market’ carrying on the legacy of the former Hibiya Park market is held at two locations in 2025. One of the main venues, ‘Jingu Gaien (Meiji Shrine Outer Garden)’ uses Brothers Grimm fairy tales and European stories as its theme, creating a colorful and fantastical festival atmosphere with diverse lights and music.
🗓️ Dates: November 21 (Fri) - December 25 (Thu), 2025 ⏰ Hours: First day 4:00 PM - 9:30 PM, Other days 11:00 AM - 9:30 PM 📍 Location: Meiji Jingu Gaien, in front of Seitoku Memorial Picture Gallery
🎄 Recommended for:
- Those who want to enjoy ginkgo avenue autumn leaves and the Christmas market on the same day
- Those who love giant Christmas pyramids and dazzling lighting
- Those looking for a market with strong festival vibes in the city center
※ For detailed info on admission prices, advance booking, mug perks, VIP rooms, and more, see the detailed guide below.
👉 2025 Meiji Jingu Gaien Christmas Market: Tickets, Prices, Hours, Mug Benefits Complete Guide
🎄 2025 Highlights & Tips
1. ‘Tokyo Christmas Market’ Split into Two Venues! (Jingu Gaien vs Shiba Park) The ‘Tokyo Christmas Market’ that used to be held at Hibiya Park is now split into two locations with different themes. For a fantasy, colorful festival atmosphere, go to ✅ ‘Jingu Gaien’. For Tokyo Tower night views with authentic German atmosphere, go to ✅ ‘Shiba Park’!
2. Giant ‘Christmas Pyramid’ A massive 14m-tall ‘Christmas Pyramid’ will be installed. (A world first — two in one city!) The ultimate photo zone with an exotic, fairy tale atmosphere.
📌 Tip: Recommended Food & Goods — Try warm gluhwein (wine), sausages, stollen (German bread) and other authentic German food, and go for the limited edition commemorative mug only available here.
☀️ What to Do During the Day? Before the market opens, we recommend shopping and cafe hopping in nearby ‘Omotesando’, or heading to ‘Shinjuku’ for a stroll through Shinjuku Gyoen.
➡️ Omotesando Complete Guide (Coffee, Shopping, Restaurants)
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7. Shiba Park 'Tokyo Christmas Market'
“Right Under Tokyo Tower! Authentic German Christmas”
The other venue for the ‘Tokyo Christmas Market’ carrying on Hibiya Park’s legacy. Unlike Jingu Gaien’s fantasy atmosphere, this location focuses on recreating the traditional German atmosphere. Above all, the landscape with Tokyo Tower right in front as the backdrop offers a view you can’t get at any other market.
🗓️ Dates: December 5 (Fri) - December 25 (Thu), 2025 ⏰ Hours: First day 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Other days 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM 📍 Location: Tokyo Metropolitan Shiba Park Zone 4 Plaza 💰 Admission: Paid (from ¥1,000, varies by date)
🎄 2025 Highlights & Tips
1. Giant ‘Christmas Pyramid’ A massive 14m-tall ‘Christmas Pyramid’ will be installed here too. (A world first — two in one city!)
2. Choose Based on Your Preference: ‘Jingu Gaien’ or Here! This year’s ‘Tokyo Christmas Market’ is held at two locations.
- For a fantasy, colorful festival atmosphere → ✅ ‘Jingu Gaien’
- For Tokyo Tower night views and warm authentic German atmosphere → ✅ ‘Shiba Park’
☀️ What to Do During the Day? Before the market opens, we recommend visiting the large temple ‘Zojoji (増上寺)’ right next door to enjoy the special scenery of the traditional temple alongside Tokyo Tower. If you have time, go up ‘Tokyo Tower’ itself to take in the panoramic view of Tokyo, then come down to the market in the evening — a perfect day course.
8. Ebisu Garden Place Christmas Market
“Tokyo’s Most Romantic Christmas! World’s Largest Baccarat Chandelier”
If you ask for “Tokyo’s most romantic Christmas,” this is the answer. The world’s largest ‘Baccarat Chandelier’ has an overwhelming presence, and combined with the European-style buildings, it creates an atmosphere more elegant and romantic than anywhere else. Markets are held at two locations: ‘Clock Plaza’ and ‘Chateau Plaza’.
🗓️ Market Dates:
- Clock Plaza: November 8 (Sat) - December 25 (Thu)
- Chateau Plaza: November 28 (Fri) - December 25 (Thu)
⏰ Hours: Weekdays 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM / Weekends 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM 📍 Location: Ebisu Garden Place (Clock Plaza, Chateau Plaza)
🎄 2025 Highlights & Tips
1. [Don’t Miss] Baccarat Chandelier (Baccarat ETERNAL LIGHTS) The world’s largest Baccarat chandelier — 5m tall, 3m wide, with 8,500 crystals. The mystical light from 250 lamps is a work of art in itself.
⏰ Lighting Hours: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
2. Try the ‘Westin Hotel’ Food Truck! At Clock Plaza, ‘The Westin Tokyo’ operates its own food truck. You can get high-quality hot wine, rich hot chocolate, and warm borscht (soup).
📌 Tip: The Christmas market starts at 5 PM on weekdays! Check the hours before visiting so you don’t show up too early. (Weekends start at noon)
☀️ What to Do During the Day? Before the illumination starts, we recommend enjoying beer tasting at the ‘Yebisu Beer Museum (Yebisu Brewery Tokyo)’ right next door, or having lunch at one of the stylish restaurants nearby.
➡️ Ebisu Attractions: From Garden Place to Beer Museum
From the excitement of Ueno to the classic romance of Roppongi, to Yokohama’s romantic waterfront scenery — each of Tokyo’s 2025 Christmas markets has its own charm.
We hope this guide helps you find the spot that matches your taste and make some great winter memories!
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