[2026] Christmas Markets Across Japan: Dates and Admission at Shin-Toyosu, Roppongi, Yokohama, Sapporo and More

The 2026 Christmas market season began on October 31 at Festa Luce in Wakayama. On November 20, markets open at Shin-Toyosu in Tokyo, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse and Odori Park in Sapporo, and most end on December 25. This article introduces 11 markets whose dates this season could be confirmed in organizers’ official announcements, together with whether admission is charged, hours, venues and access. Where a connection with illuminations or other light displays has been officially indicated, we note that as well.

Quick guide by start date and whether admission is charged (as of October 22, 2026)

• Saturday, October 31: Christmas market at Festa Luce (Wakayama; Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays through December 27, plus December 24 and 25)

• Saturday, November 7: Kobe Christmas Market 2026 (Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens; until December 28)

• Friday, November 13: WonderChristmas Marche (Umeda Sky Building)

• Saturday, November 14: Christmas marché at Yebisu Garden Place

• Friday, November 20: Tokyo Christmas Market 2026 in Shin-Toyosu; Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse; Munich Christmas Market in Sapporo

• Saturday, November 21: Roppongi Hills; Azabudai Hills

• Friday, December 4: Tokyo Christmas Market 2026 in Shiba Park

• Friday, December 11: Marché of Light (Nakanoshima, Osaka)

How admission works differs by venue.

• Admission charged: Tokyo Christmas Market 2026 (Shin-Toyosu and Shiba Park), Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse (free for elementary school children and younger), Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens (ropeway and garden admission), Festa Luce (admission to the venue’s illumination)

• Free admission stated: WonderChristmas Marche at the Umeda Sky Building

• No admission mentioned in official announcements: Roppongi Hills, Azabudai Hills, Yebisu Garden Place, Sapporo, and the Marché of Light in Nakanoshima, Osaka

Links with German cities and light displays: how Japan’s Christmas markets came about

Sapporo’s “Munich Christmas Market in Sapporo” began in 2002 as part of the sister-city partnership. Tokyo Christmas Market started in Hibiya Park in 2015 with a 14 m Christmas pyramid brought from the German village of Seiffen. This season it is supported by the German National Tourist Board, the Bavarian Representation in Japan, the Saxony Tourism Board, the village of Seiffen and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Roppongi Hills says it recreates the Christmas market of the German city of Stuttgart.

Some markets are combined with light events. The Sapporo market is listed on the official website of the Sapporo White Illumination and runs from November 20 to December 25, the same period as the lighting at the Odori venue. Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse presents “YORUNOYO × Christmas Gate 2026” in Shinko Central Square with free admission (YORUNOYO 2026 runs from December 4 to 30).

The Umeda Sky Building holds its marché in the same plaza as its LED mapping tree show. The “Marché of Light” in Nakanoshima, Osaka, is one of the programs of OSAKA Hikari no Renaissance 2026.

Illuminations around the country are introduced in our roundup of illuminations in Tokyo and the Kanto region, our roundup of illuminations and light events in the Kansai region and our roundup of winter illuminations and light festivals across Japan.

Christmas markets in Tokyo: Shin-Toyosu, Shiba Park, Roppongi, Azabudai and Ebisu

Tokyo Christmas Market 2026 in Shin-Toyosu

Organized by the Tokyo Christmas Market Executive Committee, this season’s market is held at two venues, Shin-Toyosu and Shiba Park, each with a Christmas pyramid about 14 m tall. According to the organizer, the previous year’s (2025) two venues, Jingu Gaien and Shiba Park, drew a combined total of about 560,000 visitors.

Dates: Friday, November 20 – Friday, December 25, 2026
Hours: 11:00–21:30 (from 16:00 on the first day; last entry 20:30; last orders 21:00)
Admission: Adults (junior high school students and older) ¥1,000 on weekdays, ¥1,500 on weekends and national holidays, ¥2,000 on December 24 and 25. Children (elementary school students) ¥500 (¥1,000 on December 24 and 25). Preschool children free
Reservations: Advance tickets including a mug are sold on KKday
Venue and address: Shin-Toyosu venue (6-4 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo)
Access: 2-minute walk from Shin-Toyosu Station on the Yurikamome; 15-minute walk from Toyosu Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
Parking: No car or bicycle parking at the venue

Tokyo Christmas Market 2026 in Shiba Park

The venue is Shiba Park Area 4 (the plaza in front of Onarimon Station), with a view of Tokyo Tower; the market has been held in Shiba Park since 2019. Whereas the Shin-Toyosu venue has its own “Ultramarine” mug, the Shiba Park venue offers an exclusive “Kermes Red” mug.

Dates: Friday, December 4 – Friday, December 25, 2026
Hours: 11:00–22:00 (from 16:00 on the first day; last entry 21:00; last orders 21:30)
Admission: Adults (junior high school students and older) ¥1,000 on weekdays, ¥1,500 on weekends, ¥2,000 on December 24 and 25. Children (elementary school students) ¥500 (¥1,000 on December 24 and 25). Preschool children free
Reservations: Advance tickets including a mug are sold on KKday
Venue and address: Shiba Park Area 4, Onarimon Station plaza (3-2 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Access: 1-minute walk from Exit A6 of Onarimon Station on the Toei Mita Line. The official website cautions that the nearest station is not Shibakoen Station
Parking: No car or bicycle parking at the venue

Roppongi Hills Christmas Market 2026

The 20th market held in the O-yane Plaza recreates the Christmas market of the German city of Stuttgart. Ten stalls line up, including the German Christmas store Käthe Wohlfahrt and stalls selling Glühwein, sausages, stollen and more. On Keyakizaka Street, the “Keyakizaka Illumination” is lit from 17:00 to 22:00 from Thursday, November 5 to Friday, December 25.

Dates: Saturday, November 21 – Friday, December 25, 2026
Hours: 11:00–21:00
Admission: No admission mentioned on the official website
Reservations: No reservation information on the official website
Venue and address: Roppongi Hills O-yane Plaza (6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Access: 3-minute walk from Exit 1C of Roppongi Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (directly connected via the concourse); 6-minute walk from Exit 3 of Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo Line

Azabudai Hills Christmas Market 2026

Nineteen stalls—four selling goods and 15 selling food and drink—line the Central Square. Mori Building’s press materials say the light of an arched gate will brighten Christmas at Azabudai Hills.

Dates: Saturday, November 21 – Friday, December 25, 2026
Hours: 11:00–21:00
Admission: No admission mentioned in the press materials
Reservations: No reservation information in the press materials
Venue and address: Azabudai Hills Central Square (Azabudai Hills Arena and lawn area)
Access: Directly connected to Exit 5 of Kamiyacho Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Exit 4 of Roppongi-itchome Station on the Namboku Line

Yebisu Garden Place “Illumination & Christmas Marché”

In the Clock Square, The Westin Tokyo’s food truck serves borscht, mulled wine and more, and Christmas goods are also sold. From November 27, a marché is also held in the Chateau Square. During the same period, an illumination of about 100,000 lights (until February 28, 2027) and a tree about 10 m tall are lit. In the Center Square, the 27th “Baccarat ETERNAL LIGHTS” is on display (until January 11, 2027).

Dates: Clock Square: Saturday, November 14 – Friday, December 25, 2026; Chateau Square: Friday, November 27 – Friday, December 25
Hours: Weekdays 17:00–20:00; weekends and national holidays 12:00–20:00 (scheduled to start at 17:00 on November 14)
Admission: No admission mentioned on the official website
Reservations: No reservation information on the official website
Venue and address: Yebisu Garden Place Clock Square and Chateau Square (4-20 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Access: 5-minute walk from the East Exit of Ebisu Station on the JR Yamanote Line; 7-minute walk from Exit 1 of Ebisu Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
In case of rain: May be canceled in rain or strong winds

In Marunouchi, Mitsubishi Estate lists a Christmas market as one of its winter initiatives under “MARUNOUCHI BRIGHT HOLIDAY.” Its dates and venue had not been announced as of October 22.

Christmas markets in Yokohama, Sapporo and the Kansai region

Christmas Market in Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse

The theme is “connections,” with a live tree about 11 m tall and about 60 food and goods stalls. The light-up runs from 16:00 until closing, and the tree is lit from 16:00 to 23:00. Wednesday, November 25 is the first “Yokohama Citizens’ Thanks Day,” when Yokohama residents are invited free of charge. The organizer puts 2025 attendance at about 1.21 million, noting that it was calculated from visitor numbers at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Buildings 1 and 2.

Dates: Friday, November 20 – Friday, December 25, 2026 (36 days in total)
Hours: November 20: 17:00–21:00; November 21 – December 4: 11:00–21:00; December 5–25: 11:00–22:00
Admission: Regular tickets ¥500 (¥1,000 on designated days). Priority-entry tickets ¥2,000 (¥2,500 on designated days); with a premium mug ¥4,500 (¥5,000 on designated days). Free for elementary school children and younger accompanied by a guardian, and for junior high school students and younger until December 4. Some areas are free
Reservations: Tickets go on sale at 12:00 on Friday, November 6. Priority-entry tickets are date-specified, limited in number and sold in advance only on Asoview!
Venue and address: Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Event Plaza and Red Brick Park (1-1 Shinko, Naka-ku, Yokohama)
Access: About a 6-minute walk from Bashamichi Station or Nihon-odori Station on the Minatomirai Line
In case of rain: Held rain or shine (may be canceled or closed in severe weather)
Parking: P1 (83 spaces), P2 (96 spaces). ¥500 for the first hour, then ¥250 per 30 minutes

Designated days are December 5–6, 12–13, 18–20 and 24–25.

Munich Christmas Market in Sapporo

Begun in 2002 as part of the sister-city partnership, it is listed on the official website of the Sapporo White Illumination. The website describes mulled wine, Christmas food and goods lining the illumination venue.

Dates: Friday, November 20 – Friday, December 25, 2026
Hours: 11:00–21:00
Admission: No admission mentioned on the official website
Reservations: No reservation information on the official website
Venue and address: Odori Park (listed on the official website as Odori Park 1-chome and 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo)
Access: Odori Station on the subway (Tozai, Namboku and Toho lines). Exit 27 is closest to 1-chome

WonderChristmas Marche (Umeda Sky Building)

A Christmas marché held in Wonder Square, the plaza on the first floor of the Umeda Sky Building, during “WONDERSQUARE XMAS 2026.” In the same plaza, a light-and-sound show using a symbol tree about 25 m tall with about 130,000 lights is staged on the hour and half hour. As of October 22, the list of vendors showed “COMING SOON.”

Dates: Friday, November 13 – Friday, December 25, 2026, as part of WONDERSQUARE XMAS 2026 (no separate dates given for the marché)
Hours: 12:00–22:00 (last orders 21:30)
Admission: Free (entry may be restricted when crowded)
Reservations: No reservation information on the official website
Venue and address: Shin-Umeda City Wonder Square (Umeda Sky Building 1F plaza, 1-1-88 Oyodonaka, Kita-ku, Osaka)
Access: 7-minute walk from JR Osaka Station; 9-minute walk from Hankyu Osaka-umeda Station or Umeda Station on the Osaka Metro

Marché of Light (OSAKA Hikari no Renaissance 2026)

Held as part of OSAKA Hikari no Renaissance 2026, a core program of the Osaka Festival of the Lights 2026. The site that recruited vendors describes it as an event serving mulled wine and other Christmas flavors amid the illuminations.

Dates: December 11–25, 2026
Hours: 16:00–22:00
Admission: No admission mentioned in the press materials (the Osaka Festival of the Lights is free in principle, with some area programs charging admission)
Reservations: No reservation information in the press materials
Venue and address: Around Naniwabashi Station
Access: The venue is around Naniwabashi Station on the Keihan Nakanoshima Line

Kobe Christmas Market 2026: Christmas at the Old Castle (Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens)

Held at Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens, reached by ropeway. There is special Glühwein (¥900) from the “German Festival – Beer & Wine Fest –” and a market selling German crafts. In the gardens, the “Forest Christmas Tree,” a 25 m metasequoia decorated with about 1,600 bulbs, and a corridor of light are also lit.

Dates: Saturday, November 7 – Monday, December 28, 2026
Hours: Weekdays 9:30–17:15. 9:30–21:00 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays, and from Friday, December 11 to Monday, December 28 (last ropeway ascent 20:15)
Admission: Ropeway and garden admission combined: adults ¥3,300 round trip, children ¥1,650 round trip (Christmas season special price)
Reservations: The official page recommends web tickets (sold on KKday). Tickets are sold on the 4th floor of the ropeway’s base station
Venue and address: Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens (address given on the official website: 1-4-3 Kitanocho, Chuo-ku, Kobe)
Access: About a 5-minute walk from Shin-Kobe Station; about 10 minutes by ropeway from the Herb Garden base station
Parking: No general parking on site

Christmas market at Festa Luce (Wakayama Marina City)

At the venue of the illumination Festa Luce, now in its 10th year, an 18-stall Christmas market—the largest ever, according to the organizer—is held, with hot food such as sausages and crêpes and Christmas goods.

Dates: Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays from Saturday, October 31 to December 27, 2026, plus Thursday, December 24 and Friday, December 25
Hours: No separate hours given for the market (Festa Luce is open 17:00–21:00, last entry 20:30; until 22:00 on Saturdays and some other days in November and December)
Admission: No separate admission given for the market (Festa Luce admission: adults ¥1,600 in advance / ¥1,800 on the day; children ¥800 in advance / ¥1,000 on the day)
Reservations: Festa Luce advance tickets are sold on the official app
Venue and address: Porto Europa, Wakayama Marina City (1527 Kemi, Wakayama)
Access: No transport information on the official website’s event page
Parking: Parking fee charged separately

Frequently asked questions

Which markets are open after December 25?

The market at Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens runs until Monday, December 28, and the Festa Luce market opens on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays until December 27. The other venues in this article close on Friday, December 25.

What does it cost with children?

At Tokyo Christmas Market, elementary school students pay ¥500 (¥1,000 on December 24 and 25), and preschool children are free. At Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, elementary school children and younger accompanied by a guardian are free, as are junior high school students and younger until December 4. At Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens, the combined ropeway and admission ticket for children is ¥1,650 round trip.

What happens on rainy days?

Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse is held rain or shine but may be canceled or closed in severe weather. The marché at Yebisu Garden Place may be canceled in rain or strong winds. For the other venues, the official pages we checked did not say what happens in the rain.

*Information as of October 22, 2026. Please check the official website for the latest information.

Projection mapping shows you can see over Christmas (December 24–25) are listed with dates, times and admission in our guide to projection mapping at Christmas 2026.

*Top image: Roppongi Hills Christmas Market (a past edition) (from Mori Building Co., Ltd.’s press release)

*This article was compiled by the TOKYO ART SPHERE editorial team based on official announcements by each organizer and venue (as of October 22, 2026).

Text: TOKYO ART SPHERE Editorial Team