Top 10 Illuminations to see in Tokyo

With over 235,000 lights, the light up at the Shinjuku Terrace City light up at the Shinjuku station of the Odakyu train line is a jewel in the city's busiest neighbourhood.
The display can be seen between 11/11/2015 and 2/14/2016
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More than 270,000 (mostly blue) LED's make up this stunning show. Though it's name indicates a canyon or valley, it is often called "The River of Heaven".
The display can be seen from 11/19/2015 until 2/16/2016.
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Near the famous "Maru no Uchi" area in downtown Tokyo, Tokyo Michi Terrace is an area awash in beautiful colour that highlights the unique atmosphere of it's buildings.
The display can be viewed between 12/24/2015 and 12/27/2015.
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The Omotesando area of Tokyo's upscale and fashionable Shibuya district becomes filled with light for a few short weeks every year. This year's event is put on by popular SNS platform LINE.
The display is active between 12/1/2015 and 12/25/2015
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Think of Tokyo Midtown's illumination kind of like the blue, 21st century of Flander's Fields, except without all the war and stuff. What I mean is that it kind of looks like a field of blue flowers.
The display is in bloom between 11/12 and 12/25 2015
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A change from the blue hues of so many other illuminations, the warm gold light of this fancy upper-crust illumination will fill you with warmth on a cold winter's night.
You can check out that beautiful chandelier between 11/7/2015 and 1/1/2016.
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It's one of the city's top sights even when it's not all lit up with coloured lights, so imagine the heights this giant's popularity must soar to when it is. It stands above the rest.
To see if the tall tales are true, come between 11/11/2015 and 12/25/2015.
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One of the most upscale area's, just next to the classy Ginza, Marunouchi hosts a large Christmas market and illumination every year that not only ranks number 2 in Tokyo, but number 3 nationwide.
Bask in the splendor between 11/12/2015 and 2/14/2016.
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See the carefully planned and placed lights interact with the natural character of the park in reflections and shadows. The illumination at Kokuei Showa Memorial Park is stunning to behold.
Don't forget: 12/5-12/27/2015
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The number 1 spot in Tokyo, and the number 2 spot nation wide, goes to the spectacular Yomiuri Land, a theme park that gets a complete 4, 000, 000 light make-over for the Christmas season. And what a make over it is. If you can only make it to one Illumination event in the winter season, make sure it's this one. Fortunately, Yomiuri Land's illumination is one of the longer running ones, so you have plenty of opportunity to get there.
To see the park that almost took the top spot nationwide, visit between 10/16/2015 and 2/14/2016.
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