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Hibiya Park Christmas Market is one of the best three Christmas Markets in Tokyo. At the same time, it’s the biggest Christmas Market in the open space, making it a fun space in December(9-25).
It has live performances, restaurants, Christmas gift stores, and kids attractions, Thomas train.
Current location:
Hibiya Park Christmas Market is held in Hibiya Park, Chiyoda City, Tokyo. It’s only a 3-minute walk from Hibiya Station via exit A 10/14.
Besides, if you walk from Ginza, it’s just a 5-minute walk. You can walk from Toranomon Kotohiragu Shrine, which takes 7 minutes.
Background:
The first Hibiya Park Christmas Market was held in 2015 with the motif of the German Christmas Market Dresden in Dresden, the birthplace of the Christmas Market.
The market opened from 11- 25 December 2015, putting 14 meter-high Christmas pyramid just like a german village keeping a target of the medieval period or middle ages European Christmas Market.
The executive committee kept the name of the market, Tokyo Christmas Market, which attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors.
This year 2022, the eighth Tokyo Christmas Market is 17 days long, from December 9-25. No doubt, this year will break any previous record.
Of course, there are huge differences between western and Japanese Christmas. Traditionally, shops, houses, offices, roads, and central city squares transform into Christmas Decorations with charming and glittering lights during the Christmas season in the western country.
In a word, the environment of the country becomes completely festive. But Christmas was less popular in Japan. However, in recent years, most of the famous markets, towers, and business centers are adopting western-style Christmas decorations in Japan. Therefore, Christmas Trees and decorations are becoming popular during the Christmas season.
What to do?
Do you miss Europe or any western country where you enjoy traditional Christmas? No worries, you can enjoy german Christmas in Tokyo, and your holiday season will be more fun.
You can spend your time at Hibiya Park Christmas Market watching live performances, Christmas decorations, and Christmas trees.
On the other hand, you can find various Christmas goods, delicious food, Christmas ornaments, gifts, a Christmas pyramid, and a food market around a big fountain.
If you love making Christmas wreaths, it’s the best place to visit. Besides, this Tokyo Christmas Market Hibiya has Thomas Train for kids.
If you want to see two other major Christmas markets in Tokyo, you can go to Tokyo Skytree Christmas Market and Roppongi Hill Christmas Market. Both markets take place at the end of November every year.
Opening Dates: December 9, 2022
Closing Dates: December 25, 2022
Christmas Pyramid:
The most famous attraction of the Hibiya Park Christmas Market is a 14-meter-tall Christmas pyramid, and stores are surroundings of the pyramid. There are no visitors who didn’t take a clip of the pyramid.
The pyramid has 6 floors over the stand, representing every floor’s Christmas theme. People can understand the theme as soon as they look at the pyramid statues.
It’s fun to see around here.
However, Thomas is the main attraction under the Christmas pyramid for kids. Undoubtedly, Thomas rail and the Christmas pyramid brought extra joy to the visitors during the Christmas festive season.
Christmas presents:
Buy some Christmas presents as souvenirs for your family from craft workshops. Many beautiful goods are available, including coffee cups, Japanese rice bowls, Crosses, and teddy bears, made by german craftsmen.
Besides, famous Japanese sweets are available here, including dry goods which last a long time. In a word, huge Christmas items are available here, perfect for Christmas presents.
Live Performances:
Hibiya Park Christmas Market is very lively. It has an excellent live performance stage near the fountain square. Visitors can enjoy performances from the tents while tasting delicious foods.
Moreover, there is a Christmas tree near the stage where people like taking photos and selfies. So it’s no less than a performance stage.
Besides, there is one more live performance spot near Thomas rail. This open space stage has vast audiences.
Christmas Food:
Christmas is not a traditional festival in Japan. However, you can still find delicious traditional Japanese food to lovely goods from craft workshops.
According to the information, 18 famous restaurant branches are out of 37 stores. The rest 19 are miscellaneous goods stores related to Christmas items.
If you want to enjoy some Japanese Christmas food, head to the fountain square of the park and enjoy everything you like. Most people enjoy the Christmas festival by chipping beers under the Christmas tents.
But baked potatoes and western-style Christmas sweets are very famous among the young people here. At the same time, the OEUF store and THEOBROMA are top-rated.
Surroundings:
It’s very close to Tokyo Imperial Palace and central Ginza. People from Downtown Tokyo areas can easily access Hibiya Park Christmas Market every day.
If you are new in Tokyo, you can access Kabuki-Za(Kabuki Theatre) on foot from here while enjoying the charms of Central Tokyo, Ginza.
Tokyo’s some Christmas Decorations:
You can see Christmas decorations and winter illuminations in many places in Tokyo. Some of the famous spots are Yebisu Garden Place, Asahi Beer Hall, Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo Skytree Town, Mizumachi, Tokyo Dome City, Odaiba Statue of Liberty, Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Roppongi Hills, and Rikugien Gardens.
Yebisu Garden Place is famous for winter illumination and has the world’s giant baccarat chandelier. Besides, it also has 100,000 lovely LED lights.
Opening hours:
11:00-22:00
Admission Fee:
Adult: 1,000 yen(Sat & Sun 1,500 Yen)
Children: 500 yen
Note: There are discounted tickets if you can show the negative PCR test result. You can show it at the gate. Visitors can make admission ticket advance reservations.
To buy the Hibiya Christmas Ticket, check official website below for further information.
Access:
Nearest Stations:
# Kasumigaseki Station
(Via exit B2)
Toko Metro Chiyoda Line/ Marunouchi Line
Walk 3 minutes
# Hibiya Station
(Via exit A10/A14)
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line/Toei Mita Line/Chiyoda Line
Walk 3 minutes
# Sakuradamon Station
(Via exit 5)
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
Walk 3 minutes
Address:
Hibiya Park Christmas Market, 1 Hibiyakoen, Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan