Marunouchi Illumination 2026 Harry Potter: Best Dates & Map

Marunouchi Illumination 2026 lights about 1.2 km of Naka-dori street trees in champagne gold from Thursday 12 November 2026 to Sunday 14 February 2027, 16:00–23:00 (until midnight in December). Until Christmas Day it doubles as MARUNOUCHI BRIGHT HOLIDAY, a free Harry Potter takeover with nine “magical snow” photo spots, a Hogwarts tree with a light show every 15 minutes, and a Christmas market.

This is the 2026 version, not last year’s listing. Below: the Harry Potter spot-by-spot hours (several close at 20:00 or 21:00, long before the street lights), which Tokyo Station exit to use, a north-to-south route along Naka-dori, when to beat the crowds, what to eat at the market and nearby, and how to pair it with the Harry Potter Studio Tour Tokyo. Everything was checked on 2 November 2026 against the official MARUNOUCHI BRIGHT HOLIDAY page run by Mitsubishi Estate.

When is Marunouchi Illumination 2026, and when do the Harry Potter displays run?

There are two overlapping events, and their dates differ. The street-tree illumination is the long-running one: this is its 25th winter. The Harry Potter layer, MARUNOUCHI BRIGHT HOLIDAY, is Christmas-only.

内容	2026〜27年の日程	拝観時間	場所
Marunouchi Illumination 2026 (champagne-gold street trees)	Thu 12 Nov 2026 – Sun 14 Feb 2027	16:00–23:00; until 24:00 through December	Marunouchi Naka-dori and around Tokyo Station
Opening night lighting ceremony	Thu 12 Nov	Start time differs on the night; exact time not yet published	Marunouchi Naka-dori
MARUNOUCHI BRIGHT HOLIDAY (Harry Potter)	Thu 12 Nov – Fri 25 Dec	Varies by spot (table below)	Otemachi, Marunouchi, Yurakucho
Gyoko-dori illumination and HOGWARTS WINTER WALK tree	Fri 27 Nov – Fri 25 Dec	11:00–23:00 (27–30 Nov); 11:00–24:00 (1–25 Dec)	Gyoko-dori, between Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace
Marunouchi Street Park Christmas Market	Naka-dori from 12 Nov; Gyoko-dori 27 Nov – 25 Dec	11:00–22:00	Naka-dori and Gyoko-dori

Sunset in Tokyo is 16:37 on 12 November and 16:28 by the end of the month, according to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. So the trees are properly glowing from about 16:45. The organisers note that content may change, so check the official page on wet or windy days.

未発表： the time of the 12 November lighting ceremony, and any separate Tokyo Station-front illumination details. We’ll add them once they appear on the 公式ページ.

What are the 9 Marunouchi Illumination 2026 Harry Potter spots?

Mitsubishi Estate runs the event with Warner Bros. Japan, and the nine spots are spread along Naka-dori and its side plazas, from Otemachi down to Yurakucho. Names and locations below come from the official event map (PDF); hours are from the event page.

#	スポット	場所	Hours (12 Nov – 25 Dec)
1	HOGWARTS SNOW TREE (four-house tree, light show)	Marunouchi Building (Marubiru) 1F, Marucube	Viewing 6:00–24:30; show 17:00–21:00, every 15 min
2	HOGWARTS WINTER WALK (tree hung with Hogwarts letters)	Gyoko-dori	From 27 Nov; 11:00–23:00, 11:00–24:00 in Dec
3	HOGWARTS COMMON ROOM (Gryffindor common room) + pop-up store	Shin-Marunouchi Building 3F Atrium	11:00–21:00 (Sun & hols to 20:00)
4	WEASLEYS’ WIZARD WHEEZES (gift-box photo spot)	Marunouchi Naka-dori (north)	11:00–22:00
5	HOGWARTS DANCE PARTY (house crests lit on the ground)	Otemachi Naka-dori	11:00–24:00; lights after sunset
6	PATRONUS FOREST (snowy forest, Patronus appears)	Marunouchi OAZO, OO Plaza	11:00–21:00 (Sun & hols to 20:00)
7	GOLDEN SNITCH TREE	Marunouchi Brick Square, Mitsubishi Ichigokan Plaza	11:00–21:00 (Sun & hols to 20:00)
8	HONEYDUKES CHRISTMAS (giant sweet-packet photo spot)	Marunouchi Naka-dori (south)	11:00–22:00
9	HOGWARTS LETTER PARK (floating letters, collab drinks)	Slit Park Yurakucho	11:00〜20:00

The Hogwarts Snow Tree light show at Marunouchi Illumination 2026

The centrepiece is inside Marubiru’s ground-floor atrium. A Christmas tree is surrounded by snow and the four house elements, and a “magic snow” light show runs to music from the films daily 17:00–21:00, every 15 minutes, about 3 minutes each time.

Because it’s indoors, it’s the one spot that works in rain. Arrive a few minutes before the quarter-hour, and stand back from the tree rather than at its base: the effect is the falling light, and you need the height in frame.

Marunouchi Illumination 2026 spots that close early

This is what most listings miss. The Common Room, Patronus Forest and Golden Snitch Tree close at 21:00, or 20:00 on Sundays and public holidays. Hogwarts Letter Park closes at 20:00 every day.

The street lights stay on until 23:00 (midnight in December), so a late walk still looks great. But if you want all nine spots, start by 18:00.

Japan Proのヒント： Flash on for the Common Room. The organisers say photographing the painting above the fireplace with flash makes magic snow appear in your shot.

How do you get to Marunouchi Illumination 2026 from Tokyo Station?

Use the Marunouchi side of JR Tokyo Station (not Yaesu). The Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s GO TOKYO page puts Naka-dori about a 3-minute walk from the Marunouchi exits.

Start here	出口	おすすめ
JR Tokyo Station	Marunouchi North Exit (丸の内北口)	Shin-Marunouchi Building (about 2 min, underground passage connects), OAZO and the Otemachi end
JR Tokyo Station	Marunouchi Central Exit (丸の内中央口)	Gyoko-dori: the Winter Walk tree and Christmas market huts start right in front of the station
JR Tokyo Station	Marunouchi South Exit (丸の内南口)	Marunouchi Building and the Snow Tree (Marubiru is directly connected to JR Tokyo Station)
Toei Mita Line Otemachi Station	Underground via the Tokio Marine Building	Direct to Shin-Marunouchi Building
JR / Metro Yurakucho Station	Marunouchi side, then walk north	Starting at the south end: Slit Park Yurakucho, Brick Square, then walk north

In cold or wet weather, the underground links from Tokyo Station to Marubiru and Shin-Maru let you hop between the indoor spots without going outside.

Marunouchi Illumination 2026: the best route along Naka-dori

Marunouchi Illumination 2026 is free and needs no ticket: just walk Naka-dori from either end. The Marunouchi Illumination 2026 street lights stay on until 23:00 (24:00 in December), so a walk after dinner still works.

Walk north to south. You end near Yurakucho and Ginza for dinner, and you hit the early-closing indoor spots first. Allow 90 minutes to two hours with photos and a market stop.

1. 17:00 Otemachi Naka-dori for the Hogwarts Dance Party crests on the pavement, already lit once the sun is down.
2. 17:15 OAZO OO Plaza for the Patronus Forest (closes 21:00).
3. 17:30 Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes on north Naka-dori, then into Shin-Marunouchi 3F for the Common Room and pop-up store (closes 21:00).
4. 18:00 Gyoko-dori (from 27 November): the Winter Walk tree, with Tokyo Station’s red-brick facade behind, and the market huts. Grab a hot drink.
5. 18:15 Marubiru 1F for the Snow Tree light show on the quarter-hour.
6. 18:45 South Naka-dori: Honeydukes Christmas, then the Golden Snitch Tree in Brick Square’s Ichigokan Plaza (closes 21:00).
7. 19:15 Slit Park Yurakucho for Hogwarts Letter Park and a house drink (closes 20:00). Yurakucho Station and Ginza are steps away.

Want more lights? Hibiya is a 10–15 minute walk south: see our Hibiya Magic Time Illumination 2026 guide. For the whole city, our 東京イルミネーション2026 round-up compares every big display.

When is Marunouchi Illumination 2026 least crowded?

Marunouchi is an office district, so it behaves differently from 渋谷 or Roppongi. On weekdays the street fills with workers leaving offices in the early evening, and the big crowds come at weekends and in the run-up to Christmas.

• Quietest: weekday evenings in mid- to late November, after sunset. Before 27 November, Gyoko-dori isn’t lit yet, which also keeps numbers down.
• Busiest: opening night (12 November), December weekends, and 24–25 December, the last two days of the Harry Potter spots.
• Late-night trick: in December the street trees stay on until midnight. After 21:00 the indoor spots are shut, but Naka-dori, the Snow Tree (viewable to 24:30), the Dance Party crests and Gyoko-dori are all still lit and much emptier.
• After Christmas: the Harry Potter spots go on 25 December, but the champagne-gold trees run to 14 February 2027. January weeknights are the calmest time to photograph the street itself.

Naka-dori’s pavements get tight around the photo spots. Follow staff directions and don’t stop in the middle of crossings for photos.

What’s at the Marunouchi Illumination 2026 Christmas market?

なお、 Marunouchi Street Park winter market runs on Naka-dori and, from 27 November, on Gyoko-dori, where 15 food and drink huts make it the biggest edition yet. Hours are 11:00–22:00. Naka-dori also gets rotating food trucks and, mostly on weekends, a terrace with free music and activities.

Stall	What to try	料金（2026年）
Harry Potter collab menu (Naka-dori / Gyoko-dori)	Hogwarts Christmas Stew Pie	1,600円
Harry Potter collab menu	House sodas (Gryffindor cherry-strawberry, Hufflepuff pear-honey, Ravenclaw blueberry, Slytherin green apple)	¥800 each
Harry Potter collab menu	Hedwig Hot Cocoa / Hogwarts Snow Pretzel	¥900 each
The Peninsula Tokyo	Mince pie; hot chocolate	¥700; ¥800
Imperial Hotel (7–10 and 14–25 Dec, 16:00–21:30)	Minestrone; blueberry pie; stollen	¥700; ¥800; ¥2,500

Collab items are limited and can sell out. Wine and snacks are sold in front of 231 PLACE, and beer near Marubiru’s Gyoko-dori side, both from 27 November.

For the Roppongi Hills, Hibiya Park and Tokyo Station-area markets, see our 東京のクリスマスマーケット2026 のガイドで紹介しています。

Where to eat near Marunouchi Illumination 2026

You don’t need to leave the area. Marubiru and Shin-Maru restaurants are open 11:00–23:00 Monday to Saturday and 11:00–22:00 on Sundays and holidays, and several are serving Harry Potter dishes this season.

店名	場所	Harry Potter menu (2026 price)
Grill Manten-boshi Azabu-Juban	Marubiru 5F	Great Hall Feast Roast Beef ¥5,500; Hogwarts Christmas Dinner Course ¥13,000 (from 18 Dec, reservation required, limited)
Koiwai Farm Tokyo	Marubiru 5F	Harry Potter hamburg steak ¥3,400
THE FRONT ROOM	Marubiru 1F	Great Hall Shepherd’s Pie ¥1,980; house drinks ¥1,045
BARBARA market place 151	Shin-Maru B1F	Hogwarts Classic Meat Pie ¥1,100; Hogsmeade Hot Chocolate ¥990
MC Café	OAZO 4F	House parfaits ¥1,280
Marunouchi Happ. Stand & Gallery	Marubiru 5F	Hot Chocolate Frog ¥990

For a full Christmas Eve dinner, the Grill Manten-boshi course is the only Harry Potter-themed set listed, and it’s limited. Book early. For hotel dinners and other set menus, see our Christmas dinner in Tokyo 2026 のガイドで紹介しています。

Japan Proのヒント： Restaurant floors are busiest 18:30–20:00. Eat at 17:30, before the light shows, then do the walk. Or walk first and eat in Ginza after 20:00.

Stamp rally, wand workshop and limited goods

A stamp rally runs through the event. You buy a stamp sheet and collect stamps at points across the area, including the Naka-dori terrace. Five stamps earn a limited Harry Potter Studio Tour Tokyo holiday card; all ten earn an event-only promo card for the Harry Potter trading card game, while stocks last.

The stamp-sheet price isn’t shown on the event page yet, so check at the stamp points. The rally uses special glasses inspired by Luna Lovegood’s, which change how the lights look.

A wand-making workshop for school-age children runs on 5 and 6 December, with advance application required. It’s the first time this workshop has been held outside the Studio Tour.

Shops are selling limited collab goods, from ¥880 Maruzen clear files to Paul Smith Harry Potter parkas at ¥27,500. The Harry Potter Mahou Dokoro pop-up store sits inside the Common Room space at Shin-Maru 3F (11:00–21:00, Sundays and holidays to 20:00).

How to pair Marunouchi Illumination 2026 Harry Potter with the Studio Tour

なお、 Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter runs its own マジカル・ウインター season from 13 November 2026 to 11 January 2027: about 400 floating candles in the Great Hall and, for the first time, a snow-covered Forbidden Forest. That overlaps almost exactly with the Marunouchi spots.

The simple plan: Studio Tour in the morning or early afternoon, then Marunouchi after dark. The Studio Tour is at Toshimaen in Nerima. Take the Seibu line from Toshimaen to Ikebukuro, then the Marunouchi Line straight to Tokyo Station.

• Book the Studio Tour first. Tickets are for a set date and entry time. General adult tickets start at ¥6,600 and vary by date, per the 公式チケットページ. Christmas-season slots go early.
• Keep your Marunouchi stamp card. The five-stamp reward is a Studio Tour holiday card, so it’s a nice souvenir if you go after.
• Weekday double. A November weekday is the easiest: quieter Studio Tour, no Gyoko-dori crowds yet.
• JR East stamp rally. The Studio Tour also lists a JR East and Seibu digital stamp rally from 13 November to 13 December.

Marunouchi Illumination 2026 Harry Potter FAQ

出典と確認方法

All dates, hours, locations and prices were checked on 2 November 2026 against the official MARUNOUCHI BRIGHT HOLIDAY page と event map, Mitsubishi Estate’s 17 September press release、 Marunouchi Street Park market page, the Marunouchi.com building pages, the ワーナー ブラザース スタジオツアー東京 site and NAOJ sunset tables. Stamp-rally rewards and the wand workshop come from Mitsubishi Estate’s 30 October announcement as reported by Time Out Tokyo と Iko-yo. Details can change, so check the official page before you go.