Yokohama Illumination (Yoru no Yo) 2026 Dates TBA
ヨルノヨ(横浜イルミネーション) — Yokohama, Kanagawa (Kanto)
- Season
- Dates TBA (usually: November to late February)
- Venue
- Minato Mirai & Sakuragicho waterfront (みなとみらい・桜木町)
- Tickets
- Free to view outdoors; individual attractions (Cosmo World rides, Marine Tower observation deck) charge separately.
- Official site
- yorunoyo.yokohama
Branded 'Yoru no Yo,' Yokohama's citywide winter campaign links more than fifty individual light displays across the Minato Mirai waterfront — from the Red Brick Warehouse to the Cosmo World Ferris wheel and Yokohama Marine Tower — into one loosely themed route.
Background
Launched after Yokohama was named one of Japan's 'new three great night views,' the campaign consolidates illuminations that individual venues had already been running independently, giving the waterfront a single seasonal identity.
Getting there
Minato Mirai Station (Minatomirai Line) or Sakuragicho Station (JR Negishi Line / Yokohama Municipal Subway) both put you within a 10-minute walk of the main venues.
Tips
- Because it's a campaign spanning many separate venues rather than one ticketed event, pick two or three stops (Red Brick Warehouse, Cosmo World, Marine Tower) rather than trying to see all fifty in one night.
- Yokohama Marine Tower runs its own light show on a tighter December-only window inside the wider campaign — check its specific dates separately if that's your target.
Frequently asked questions
- When is Yokohama Illumination (Yoru no Yo) illuminated?
- Yokohama Illumination (Yoru no Yo) is typically lit up from Nov 1 – Feb 28. Exact dates shift year to year, so check the official site close to your trip.
- Where is Yokohama Illumination (Yoru no Yo), and how do you get there?
- Yokohama Illumination (Yoru no Yo) is located at Minato Mirai & Sakuragicho waterfront in Yokohama, Kanagawa. Minato Mirai Station (Minatomirai Line) or Sakuragicho Station (JR Negishi Line / Yokohama Municipal Subway) both put you within a 10-minute walk of the main venues.
- Is Yokohama Illumination (Yoru no Yo) free to visit, or do I need tickets?
- Free to view outdoors; individual attractions (Cosmo World rides, Marine Tower observation deck) charge separately.
Last verified against the official source: Sun, August 2, 2026
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