You can enjoy riding amusement rides while watching illuminations! Recommended 2017 theme-park illumination events in Kanto area.
An amusement ride while watching illuminations – wouldn’t this be wonderful? In this article, I will introduce to you some illumination events held in amusement parks in the Kanto Area.
Tokyo Dome City
Tokyo Dome City is located near Suidobashi Station and Korakuen Station. Facilities and restaurants where you can watch LaQua, attractions and MEETS PORT are available. Cute and pop desserts which everybody loves are expressed as illuminations! You will surely fall in love with these objects which are fun to look at.
Address: 3-61, 1st district, Koraku, Bunkyoku, Tokyo
Date: 2017/11/09~2018/02/18
Time: 16:00 to 24:00
TEL：03-5800-9999
Sagamiko Resort – Pleasure Forest
This is the largest illumination event in the Kanto Region using six million light bulbs. The event evolved into an “experience-based illumination” where you can run on the lights riding an attraction ride and enter inside a light-up object to take photogenic photos. I am sure that you will have a dramatic night by participating in this event.
“Sagamiko Illumination”
Address: 1634, Wakayanagi, Midoriku, Sagamiharashi, Kanagawa
Date: 2017,11,03 (Fri.) to 2018,04,08 (Sun.) 16:00 to 21:30 ※Last entrance – 21:00
Access: Get off at JR Chuo Line Sagamiko Station and ride the bus labeled, “Mikage” for about 8 minutes and get off at Pleasure Forest.
TEL：042-685-1111
Tokyo Disney Sea
The whole park will be decorated, and the atmosphere of the park will become fantastic. A 15m high Christmas tree will be set up and “Color of Christmas,” a water show with the new rendition of snow falling, will be held. It is highly recommended for couples to visit this event.
URL：http://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/top.html
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Yomiuri Land
Yomiuri Land is located in a very convenient theme park which is only 30 minutes away from Shinjuku Station. The park is filled with families and couples and the winter illumination event, “Jewelmination” is very popular because of its magical atmosphere. This year, they opened an ice link. Why don’t you spend a special time on the skate link surrounded by aqua-jewelry-colored illuminations?
Address: 4015-1, Yanoguchi, Inagishi, Tokyo
Date: 2017/10/12(Thurs.)~2018/02/18(Sun.)
Time: 16:00～20:30（※12/16(Sat.)～12/25(Mon.) – until 21:00）
※Amusement attractions will be closed at 20:00
※Available attractions are different after 16:00.
※The park is opened during the daytime as usual.
Tobu Zoo & Play park
“Winter Illumination” (9th year) will light up the greenish park with 2 million LEDs. The illuminations of animals such as penguins and red pandas will be installed around the exhibition cages of each animal. The park will change into a healing spot where you can observe animals while watching illuminations.
■Information
Address: 110, Suga, Miyashiromachi, Minami Saitamagun, Saitama Prefecture
Time: 2017,10,28 (Sat.) to 2018,02,12 (holiday)
・The illumination event will be held on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (October, November) and 11,14.
・The illumination event will be held every day except on fixed holidays from 12,01 (Fri.) to 01,08 (Mon./holiday).
・The illumination event will be held on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays after 01,09 (Tue.)
Time: 17:00 to 20:00
Toshima Park (Toshimaen)
An illumination event using colorful lanterns shaped liked buildings, animals and plants will be held. Centering around the bright pink American-car, good old “American photo spots” will be installed around the carousel which used be used in the theme park of the U.S.
■Information
Address: 3-25-1, Mukoyama, Nerimaku, Tokyo
Time: 10,28 (Sat.) to 12,07 (Sun.) – Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
10,23 (Saturdays, holidays) to the 31 (Sun.)
2018, 01,02 (Tue.) to 08 (Mon. – holiday)
01,13 (Sat.) to 02,25 (Sun.) – Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
Time: 15:00 to 19:30
How did you like our introduction to illumination events in the Kanto area? Let’s spend a wonderful time at one of the places noted above while watching illuminations.
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