TIME TRAVEL AREA
Take a trip back in time to the Edo (1603-1868), Meiji (1868-1912), Taisho (1912-1926) and Showa (1926-1989) Periods.
Stroll around grand illuminations of sparkling rice paddies and terrace fields, the castle city of Edo, and romantic streets of the Taisho era.
[New Performance] Rainbow Fountain of Light
Absolutely powerful and energetic water and light entertainment! You can enjoy the dancing of dynamic water pillars and light with great music. The sound performance this year features [Tenchi Raimei on Japanese Drums and Shamisen] and [Holst's Planets: Jupiter].Please enjoy the beautiful fountains and illumination as much as you like to your heart's content.
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TOKYO TIME TUNNEL
A time tunnel based on a theme of light and darkness.
The scenery changes from the modern metropolis to a familiar and nostalgic scene.
What is waiting on the other side of the tunnel?
After you go through the darkness, you can see a beautiful brilliant space like a kaleidoscope, and you'll go to a place that you have never seen before. It is the beginning of a journey in time.
Edo Gokusai Tanada (colored terrace rice-fields)
This exhibit features terraced rice fields and pastoral landscapes, the scenery of which resonates the Japanese sprit.
The latest light technology creates spectacular scenes of nostalgic landscapes. Please enjoy an orchestra of summer insects and healing music with the twinkling light of lightning bugs and fireworks.
THE GENFUKEI
A large scale nostalgic rice fields illumination that you can't see at other places, touching the hearts of people loving this beautiful scenery.
We hope you will take time to view this new world of light created by soulful Japanese music and new forms of light, and experience the seasonal beauty of illuminated rice fields, and with tenderness that has been handed down from generations.
[New Performance] Edo Cherry Blossom Tunnel - A 100-meter Long Corridor of Glittering Cherry Blossoms
An awesome display of light that will make you sigh at this impressive and beautiful sight. Take a walk through the seasonally expressed brilliant lights, and experience the true charm of "Sakura," which are an expression of the Japanese soul and are loved and appreciated throughout the world.
Edo Nigiwai Koya (Noctilucent Excitement)
The scene of the bustling castle town of Edo. You feel like you have stepped on to a movie set, and you can sense the excitement from just watching the colorful lights twinkle. There are many surprising images displayed on the street.
Meiji Akarino Hakurankai (Expo of Lights)
The "National Industrial Exhibition" held during the Meiji period, changed the way light performances were staged in Japan. The display expresses the "National Industrial Exhibition", which announces the arrival of the new era of electricity in Japan.
Meiji Surprise Maze
Masterpieces of Kiyochika Kobayashi, the last Ukiyoe (Japanese woodblock prints) artist of the Meiji era, appear as lighted motifs. If you touch the screen, you can see surprise performances with the latest technology. Please enjoy the "Playable Night Museum."
Taisho Romantic Garden of Lights
Unique designs and colors that symbolized "Taisho Romance" fill this garden. Visitors will be captivated by a world of beauty that they have never seen before. Be sure to take note of the stained glass horse figures sitting all around the garden.
[New Performance]Rose Garden
6,400 roses made of lights envelop the racecourse café “Nagomi”. The various colored roses of light should soothe your heart. We hope that you will enjoy viewing the rose garden while you dine.
Showa Tadaima Yokocho (Nostalgic Streets)
When people in Japan today think retro, they think of the Showa era. The exit of the Time Travel Tunnel is staged to resemble streets of an old alley with retro street lights and decorations on the walls.
The streets of the "good and old Showa Days" is Japan's own world-view and a popular exhibit among foreign tourists.