[Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.] The Kyobashi area’s largest “2025 Tokyo Square Garden Winter Illumination” will be held, featuring 170,000 LED bulbs powered by renewable energy.
Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. Press Release: October 16, 2025 The “2025 Tokyo Square Garden Winter
Illuminations,” the largest in the Kyobashi area, will be held, featuring 170,000 LED bulbs powered by renewable energy. From Thursday, November 6th to Saturday, January 31st, a tree created in collaboration with artists will also be on display. Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. will hold the “2025 Tokyo Square Garden Winter Illumination” (hereinafter “this event”) at Tokyo Square Garden (Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo), a complex building owned and managed by Tokyo Tatemono and others, from Thursday, November 6, 2025 to Saturday, January 31, 2026.
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Collaboration Trees.” This year’s fourth annual Christmas tree, titled “When Silence Becomes Light: A Transparency Connected with Light,” will feature acrylic photo ornaments by photographer Mao Kokubu. Encapsulated using a method called “photo acrylic,” the photographs change appearance with the light, time, and angle of view, creating a new impression each time. The ornaments displayed on the Christmas tree will be distributed to visitors after the exhibition period (advance application required). This project aims to create an opportunity for visitors to enjoy artwork in the comfort of their own homes, while also creating a sustainable Christmas tree that produces no waste. ● Event overview Location Tokyo Square Garden (3-1-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) Access Directly connected to Kyobashi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, 2-minute walk from
Ginza-itchome Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line, 2-minute walk from Takaracho Station on the Toei Asakusa Line 6-minute walk from Tokyo Station on the JR Lines, 6-minute walk from Yurakucho Station on the JR Lines Event Period Thursday, November 6, 2025 – Saturday, January 31, 2026 * The Christmas tree will be on display until Thursday, December 25, 2025 Lighting Time 16:00～24:00 Lighting ceremony Thursday, November 6, 2025, from 5:45 PM In addition to the illumination lighting ceremony, there will also be a Christmas concert by a local chorus group. *The event may change in the event of rain. Construction Kamon Flower Gate Co., Ltd. Production Cooperation Sanko Co., Ltd. (TOKYO ACRYL), Flat Lab Co., Ltd. Official website https://tokyo-sg.com/news/3123 ● Exhibit Contents 1. The largest illumination in the Kyobashi area, featuring approximately 170,000 LED bulbs Kyobashi Hill, a massive green space spanning 3,000 square meters and 30 meters in height within Tokyo Square Garden, and the surrounding street trees will be lit up with approximately 170,000 LED bulbs. The LED bulbs and decorations used in the illuminations will be powered by renewable energy.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/52843/459/52843-459-e57186c6df0e1fcde9a565ddf46aab77-3900×2600.jpg Scenes from the 2024 event 2. Artist Collaboration Tree Photographer Mao Kokubu will create ornaments to adorn the Christmas tree using a method called “photo acrylic,” which specially prints photographs onto acrylic material. Photographs capturing the beauty of nature will be selected to express a multifaceted sense of “transparency,” which is highly compatible with the large-scale green space of the venue, Tokyo Square Garden. ・Acrylic material used for ornaments (image) Image
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/52843/459/52843-459-79bad542d6c89c93c08af07c5c50edbd-3900×2600.jpg ・ Photographer Mao Kokubu Kokubu） Born in Tokyo in 1990. After working for a video production company and a photography studio, he went independent. In 2020, he moved from Tokyo to Yamanashi Prefecture. He is active in a wide range of genres, including advertising photography and providing work for CD jackets. He captures the rich beauty and tranquil moments of everyday life, and has developed a style that excels in the harmony of light. In recent years, he has been writing, photographing for the tourism industry, and also working as a photography instructor. Official Instagram:
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/52843/459/52843-459-f05eb1c906b06fce4587496d0cf23f08-1464×1464.jpg ・ “When Silence Becomes Light: Connecting with Light, a Time of Transparency” Artist Statement For this exhibition, I created ornaments using a material called photo acrylic, and exhibited them as visual expressions of the question, “What is transparency?” The photographs enclosed in photo acrylic change appearance with the passage of light, time, and the angle from which they are viewed, creating a new impression each time. What is reflected there is not simply the physical beauty of transparency, but emotions that are projected upon the heart, encapsulating layers of memories, stillness, and inner fluctuations. While questioning the very nature of “transparency,” the exhibition attempts to make each photograph appear three-dimensionally transparent and to reflect the depth of our sensibilities. Transparency is not simply about clarity, but perhaps it is the delicate and complex emotions that reside within us. Please explore the “transparency” you feel and find works that resonate with you. I hope this is a step towards proving that this is the outline of your “transparent emotions.” 3. Christmas Tree Ornament Handover Event After the Christmas tree display, an event will be held where you can receive the ornaments that were actually displayed. Mao Kokubu will also be participating in the event, handing out each ornament along with the thoughts that went into each piece. Advance applications will be accepted during the exhibition period, and a meet-and-greet event is scheduled to be held around February 2026. Details such as the date and time will be announced on Tokyo Square Garden’s official website and Mao Kokubu’s social media accounts in late October. ● Efforts to reduce environmental impact at past Christmas events Tokyo Square Garden’s winter illuminations have been implemented with the aim of reducing the environmental impact. The illuminations use 100% renewable energy, and in 2023, a Christmas tree will be exhibited decorated with ornaments made from old clothes, leftover fabric, and scrap wood, and in 2024, ornaments will be made using frames made from surplus building materials.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/52843/459/52843-459-b07b730a503edfd407399cf04c262ed2-3900×2600.jpg Ornaments made with frames made from surplus building materials (2024)
