Yesterday, Gordon and I made a trip to Chiba city. We wanted to spend a relaxing day at Starbucks, reading and studying (Chiba has about 4 Starbucks within a mile radius). After the sun went down, we got a spectacular view of all the Christmas lights and decorations around the city. I wish the pictures did them justice.
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| Christmas trees and lights outside the SOGO department store. |
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| Merry Christmas! |
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| Small Christmas trees on the walk up to SOGO. |
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| Beautiful white, silver, gold and blue decorations. |
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| I love the snowflake ornaments! |
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| Trees strung with lights near the Mitsukoshi department store. |
The lights by the Mitsukoshi department store can be seen from above if you ride the Chiba Urban Monorail. If you have time I recommend stopping by Chiba Port Tower to see the impressive Christmas tree illumination. How often do you get to see a 100 meter tall Christmas tree? Here are the details:
Each year from late November to late December, a giant Christmas tree appears on the outside of Chiba Port Tower. Approximately 3,500 lights decorate the tower’s surface to create a 100 meter high, 30 meter wide Christmas tree about as tall as a normal 30 floor building. Lights will “snow” down on this tree, making for a festive mood.
- Date: Friday, November 23 – Tuesday, December 25 Weekdays 17:00-20:00, weekends/holidays 17:00-22:00 ※Dec. 22-25 17:00-24:00
- Place: Chiba Port Tower (1 Chiba-minato, Chuo-ku Chiba City)
- Admission: 410 yen for adults, 200 yen for elementary and junior high school students, free for kindergarteners and younger
- Access: 12 minutes by foot from Chiba Minato Station (Chiba Urban Monorail or JR Keiyo Line)
- Inquiries: (043)241-0125 (Chiba Port Tower)
- URL: http://www.chiba-porttower.com/index.html (Japanese only)
