Festivals & local events

20th Shinjuku Kabukicho Kuyakusho-dori Illumination

Japanese title: 第20回新宿歌舞伎町区役所通りイルミネーション

Kuyakusho-dori, Shinjuku (Yasukuni-dori to Shokuan-dori) (Shinjuku Sta.)

About 120,000 LEDs light up the trees along roughly 700 m of Kuyakusho-dori in this annual winter illumination. Lighting ceremony on Oct 30 from 16:30 in front of Shinjuku City Hall, with the Tokyo Fire Department Band.

Dates: Oct 30 (Fri) – Feb 28 (Sun)
Time: 16:30–03:00
Price: See the official page for prices
Venue: Kuyakusho-dori, Shinjuku (Yasukuni-dori to Shokuan-dori)
Nearest station: Shinjuku Sta.
Venue (JA): 新宿区役所通り（靖国通り〜職安通り）

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Distance from major stations

From Shinjuku-sanchome: 0.4 km, about 7 min on foot
From Shinjuku: 0.6 km, about 9 min on foot
From Shinjuku-gyoemmae: 0.9 km, about 14 min on foot
From Okubo: 0.9 km, about 14 min on foot

Distances are straight-line; times are rough estimates.

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Checked against the official page on October 20, 2026. Titles and descriptions are our own translations.

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