Omotesando Illumination 2025: Complete Guide to FENDI Golden Keyaki Festival - Dates, Hours & Photo Spots

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December 3, 2025

✨ Complete guide to 2025 Omotesando Illumination dates, lighting hours, location, and access.
From FENDI champagne gold keyaki trees to Omotesando Hills tree and Harajuku illumination!
Check out the perfect viewing course, photo spots, and insider tips for a flawless visit.

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2025 Omotesando Illumination dates, hours, location, photo spots complete guide

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The 2025 Omotesando Illumination transforms a 1km stretch of zelkova keyaki tree-lined luxury street with 900,000 champagne gold LEDs, making it Tokyo’s premier winter light festival.

In today’s post, we’ll cover everything you need for a perfect visit: dates, lighting hours, and location, plus photo spots and recommended routes for capturing your best shots. With this guide alone, you’ll enjoy Omotesando’s winter at 200%.

2025 Omotesando Illumination champagne gold street night view

2025 Omotesando Illumination Dates, Hours & Location

Let’s start with the most important schedule. As always, warm champagne gold colors embrace the street. This year, the key is timing your visit around sunset.

Category	Details
Event Name	Omotesando FENDI Illumination 2025
Period	December 1 (Mon) ~ December 28 (Sun), 2025
Lighting Hours	Sunset ~ 22:00 (lights off at 10 PM)
Location	Jingubashi Intersection ~ Omotesando Intersection (approx. 1.1km)

💡 Insider Tip: While the main event ends on December 28th, the lower shrub decorations continue lighting until January 5, 2026 (Mon). Even late-year visitors can still enjoy the atmosphere!

2025 Omotesando Illumination champagne gold keyaki tree view

Omotesando Illumination Location & Access

The Omotesando Illumination location is the main road stretching about 1km from ‘JR Harajuku Station’ to ‘Tokyo Metro Omotesando Station’. To see it at its best, “which station you start from” is important.

🚇 JR Harajuku Station East Exit - Yamanote Line [JY]

The standard course chosen by most travelers.
Great views right from the station exit, but gets very crowded.

🚇 Meijijingumae Station Exit 2 - Chiyoda Line (C), Fukutoshin Line (F)

Directly connected to JR Harajuku Station East Exit.
Immediately access the illumination’s starting point at Jingubashi Intersection.

🚇 Omotesando Station Exit B4 - Ginza Line (G), Hanzomon Line (Z), Chiyoda Line (C), Romancecar [OH]

★Recommended Starting Point: Walk from Omotesando Station toward Harajuku.

It’s a slight downhill, making walking comfortable and creating a feeling of lights cascading at eye level. Visit around sunset. Experience the magical moment when the golden hour sunset blends with champagne gold lighting.

Omotesando Illumination location map (Harajuku~Omotesando Station section)

Recommended Omotesando Illumination Viewing Course

Why start from Omotesando Station?

Starting from Omotesando Station and walking through Harajuku to Shibuya Blue Cave, the [Gold → Blue] line is the optimal route to perfectly enjoy Tokyo’s winter ambiance.

1️⃣ Omotesando Station Golden Illumination (Sunset~22:00)

Apple, Omotesando Hills, FENDI, and Dior store fronts are the key photo zones.
The downhill creates eye-level and downward views packed with lights.

2️⃣ Move to Harajuku (Shopping & Cafes)

Warm up at Takeshita Street or a Harajuku cafe.
Ascending Harakado or Omokado observation decks is also great.

Omotesando Illumination and Omokado observation deck

3️⃣ Move to Shibuya Blue Cave (10~12 min walk)

Walk past JR Harajuku Station toward Yoyogi Park.
The dramatic contrast from golden to blue worlds is spectacular.

Harajuku to Shibuya Blue Cave route, Jingubashi footbridge

4️⃣ Shibuya Blue Cave Viewing (17:00~22:00)

An enchanting 800m tunnel of deep blue light.

Omotesando Hills Tree & Harakado Terrace

After taking outdoor photos in the cold, don’t miss the indoor spots.

🎄 Omotesando Hills Christmas Tree 2025

Period: November 11 (Tue) ~ December 25 (Thu), 2025
Location: Omotesando Hills Main Building, Grand Staircase Atrium
Features: Fantastic choreography with polyhedral prisms and light rings moving to music. A luxurious atmosphere different from outdoors.

🏙️ Harakado Terrace & Omokado Terrace Night Views

Harakado Terrace offers a unique viewpoint overlooking Omotesando Street from above.
Visit terraces around sunset → (Omokado) sunset glow, (Harakado) illumination

Omokado Terrace Omotesando Illumination night view

Perfect Shot! Omotesando Photo Spots BEST 5

Many expect footbridge shots, but footbridge passage is prohibited during the December peak season (safety accident prevention). So where should you shoot?

📸 1. Omotesando Station & Apple Store Crosswalk

Light reflecting off glass facades makes faces glow beautifully.

Omotesando Illumination Omotesando crosswalk & Apple Store

📸 2. Omotesando Hills Entrance

Enjoy Omotesando Hills exterior lighting and illumination together!

Omotesando Illumination Omotesando Hills entrance

📸 3. FENDI Flag & Store

Capture the yellow FENDI flag with golden keyaki trees for the perfect ‘2025 season proof shot’!

Omotesando Illumination photo spot FENDI flag & store

📸 4. Jingubashi Intersection 📍 Google Maps

The signature panoramic spot where the 1km keyaki tree line comes into full view.

Omotesando Illumination photo spot Jingubashi Intersection

📸 5. Jingubashi Footbridge 📍 Google Maps

Car headlight trails blend with golden keyaki trees for dynamic photos.

Omotesando Illumination photo spot Jingubashi footbridge

Viewing Tips & Precautions

Best Time: Just after sunset ~ 19:00 before the sky turns completely dark (magic hour)
Avoid Crowds: For crowd avoidance, weekday (Mon~~Thu) visits after 8 PM are recommended. However, if prioritizing photo/video quality, sunset~~19:00 visits are better.
Clothing: Building winds make it colder than expected. Long padded coats, scarves, and gloves essential!
Itinerary Tip: Afternoon at [Meiji Jingu Gaien Christmas Market] → Evening transition to [Omotesando] is perfect. For recommended Omotesando and Harajuku courses, check the comprehensive guides below.

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Walking Omotesando Illumination 2025’s Golden Street brings a quiet thrill that momentarily silences the city’s complex noise.

Under the exceptionally radiant champagne gold keyaki trees, warmly close out this year and share wishes for next year with someone special beside you.

If planning a Tokyo Christmas trip, I strongly recommend making this place, along with Roppongi and Marunouchi, central to your itinerary. 🌙