The fun Christmas season is here – see, hear, and create!
Winter is just around the corner. The cold air makes our breath turn white as we walk. Why not take a walk with your head held high this time of year? There you'll find plenty of things to bring a smile to your face: illuminations shining brightly in the clear sky, uplifting music, and Christmas-themed events. This time, we'll introduce some events that caught our eye. Please do go and check them out!
Enjoy watching Christmas
Yokohama Bay Quarter Hoshikuzu no Mori
The annual Christmas tree has appeared again this year at Yokohama Bay Quarter 3.
The theme for this year's Christmas illumination event, now in its 16th year, is "Forest of Stardust."
An 8-meter-tall real fir tree stands tall in the plaza, adorned with champagne gold lights and countless star ornaments, while a "stardust forest" inhabited by animals spreads out at its base. Above, a "stardust curtain" of over 30,000 lights hangs in the sky, creating an overwhelming world of light to enjoy alongside the tree.
Crystal glass Christmas tree
In the garden of the Hakone Glass Forest Museum, two Christmas trees, one large and one small, have been decorated with a total of 150,000 crystal glass pieces. The two Christmas trees are said to represent a couple, with the larger tree named "Romeo" and the smaller tree named "Juliet." Against the backdrop of the magnificent nature of Hakone's Owakudani, the 150,000 crystal glass pieces sparkle in a dazzling array of colors during the day, bathed in sunlight and wind, and then shimmer magically when lit up in the evening. You can enjoy the ever-changing brilliance of "La Coppia," a one-of-a-kind Christmas tree.
Enjoy making Christmas
Enjoy making your own Christmas treats this winter!
At Fujino Art Forest, where you can enjoy workshop experiences amidst abundant nature, a menu perfect for Christmas is now available. Why not enjoy a handmade Christmas?
We will make an "house clock" combining an acrylic plate and a wooden frame, and a mini-sized trinket box called a "heart-pounding house box" with a roof that doubles as a lid.
These tree-shaped bottles, with their unique glass texture, can be transformed into miniature Christmas trees when fitted with LED wire lights. They also come with a cap, so they can be used as drink bottles as well.
These small glass boxes, with their lids sandblasted and adorned with various parts and then hardened with UV resin, make great gifts.
Decorate acrylic sheets cut into your desired shapes to create necklaces, keychains, and brooches.
A must-have for Christmas?! We'll be making an original 20cm diameter wreath, a wall decoration (swag), and a candle wreath adorned with LED candle lights.
We will create a glass dome tree, encasing a beautiful white tree that looks as if it's covered in snow.
Additionally, although it takes two months for the finished product to be completed, the pottery experience has also been updated for winter, so be sure to check it out!
*All menu items will be discontinued once supplies run out.
Enjoy Christmas by listening
Go! Go! Train Concert Christmas Special
A music concert featuring trains as the main theme is being held. This is a fun train concert series that delivers music related to trains. This time, in addition to train songs that children love, train departure melodies, and classical music related to trains, Christmas songs will also be included. It's a concert that even babies can participate in, so parents and children can enjoy a fun musical time together.
Christmas Concert <A Musical Gift>
With themes of noble feelings and gentle, enveloping emotions, we will present moody songs perfect for Christmas, piano solos, and, of course, operas set in winter, such as Puccini's "La Bohème." Spend a wonderful Christmas evening in our concert hall.
