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Every place in “Tokyo in December: Illuminations & New Year Traditions”. Save places in the guide to make this list yours.

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    Keyakizaka Illumination - Roppongi's Blue and White Avenue

    Keyakizaka-dori is a 400-metre street at the foot of Roppongi Hills, lined with zelkova trees that are wrapped in white and blue LEDs every winter. The display usually runs from early November until 25 December, and the…

    Address
    6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-6108
    Nearest transit
    Roppongi Station (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line), 3-min walk via the Roppongi Hills concourse
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    Marunouchi Illumination - Champagne-Gold Lights by Tokyo Station

    Marunouchi Naka-dori, the tree-lined avenue running north-south between Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace, glows with champagne-gold LEDs through the winter. The Marunouchi Illumination usually starts in…

    Address
    2-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-6390
    Nearest transit
    Tokyo Station (JR lines), Marunouchi South Exit, 3-min walk
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    Yebisu Garden Place - The Baccarat Chandelier

    Every winter, the Centre Square of Yebisu Garden Place hosts a giant Baccarat crystal chandelier under its glass canopy. The display, known as Baccarat Eternal Lights, uses thousands of crystal pieces and is one of the…

    Address
    4-20 Ebisu, Shibuya City, Tokyo 150-6090
    Nearest transit
    Ebisu Station (JR Yamanote Line), East Exit, 5-min walk via the Ebisu Skywalk
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    Ameyoko - Tokyo's Year-End Market Rush

    Ameyoko is a market street of around 400 shops running for about 500 metres beneath the JR railway tracks between Ueno and Okachimachi stations. It grew out of a black market after the Second World War, and its name is…

    Address
    4-9 Ueno, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0005
    Nearest transit
    Ueno Station or Okachimachi Station (JR Yamanote Line), 1-min walk
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    Zojo-ji - Joya no Kane Bells Beneath Tokyo Tower

    Zojo-ji is the main temple of the Jodo school of Buddhism in eastern Japan and was once the family temple of the Tokugawa shoguns. Its red Sangedatsumon gate, rebuilt in 1622, is one of the oldest wooden structures in…

    Address
    4-7-35 Shibakoen, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0011
    Nearest transit
    Onarimon Station (Toei Mita Line), 3-min walk; Daimon Station (Toei Oedo and Asakusa Lines), 5-min walk

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