Shibuya will be dyed blue! Blue Cave SHIBUYA 2025] Illumination Update

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The Blue Cave SHIBUYA 2025 will be held again this year! Shibuya will be dyed in blue at night!

A popular annual illumination event! Blue Cave SHIBUYA

The "Blue Cave SHIBUYA" illumination event of blue lights will be held in Shibuya this Christmas season.

The "Blue Cave SHIBUYA" started 11 years ago in 2014 as the "Nakameguro Blue Cave. The event was then moved to Shibuya in 2016. Since then, it has attracted visitors as a tradition of the Christmas season.
The "Blue Cave SHIBUYA" in 2019 was so popular that the number of visitors exceeded 1 million in the first three weeks of the event, and eventually over 3.2 million people visited the event.

This "Blue Cave" has been held outside of Shibuya in the past. Starting with "Blue Cave SAPPORO" in Hokkaido in February 2018, "Blue Cave OSAKA" in Kansai in September of the same year, "Blue Cave FUKUOKA" in Kyushu in September 2019, and "Blue Cave NAGOYA" in Aichi Prefecture in July 2022, "Blue Cave" has been held in various places in Japan. The Ao no Grotto has become an illumination event that is loved by people from all over Japan!

The "Blue Cave SHIBUYA" will be held again this year. What kind of event will it be?

Check out the highlights of this year's event!

The highlight of "Blue Cave SHIBUYA" is its blue color! The illumination of blue light is fantastic and creates an extraordinary space.
The blue illumination starts from Shibuya Park Avenue, a 5-minute walk from the Hachiko exit of Shibuya Station, and at the main Yoyogi Park Zelkova tree-lined avenue, glossy mats are laid so that the light reflects off the road, making the entire area look like another world.

The giant spherical balloon that made a splash last year has been enhanced to the shape of a snowman this year and will appear at the Yoyogi Park Zelkova Namiki venue as "Blue Cave THE SNOWMAN"! A Christmas-inspired movie will be projected on the balloon, creating a fantastic atmosphere with blue lights and beautifully coloring the Christmas season.
Giant snowman-shaped balloon "Blue Cave THE SNOWMAN

When and where is it held?　Click here for an overview of the event.

The "Blue Cave SHIBUYA" will illuminate approximately 800 meters from Shibuya Park Avenue to the zelkova trees in Yoyogi Park with fantastic lighting. To get there, the nearest station is Shibuya Station if you want to enjoy it from Shibuya Park Avenue. If you want to go from Yoyogi Park Zelkova trees, it is better to go from Harajuku Station.
This year, approximately 500,000 lights will turn the streets of Shibuya a bright blue, awaiting all visitors!

Period: Thursday, December 4, 2025 - Thursday, December 25, 2025
Lighting hours: 17:00 - 22:00
Lighting location: Shibuya Park Avenue to Yoyogi Park Zelkova Avenue
Admission fee: Free

*Please note that lighting hours and details may change due to rain and other circumstances.
Access map from Shibuya Station Hachiko Exit and Harajuku Station to Zelkova Avenue
Blue Cave SHIBUYA" official website

This winter, come to Shibuya to experience a world of blue light!

The "Blue Cave SHIBUYA" is a wintertime tradition with new decorations every year. The fantastical blue world reminiscent of the island of Capri in southern Italy is unforgettable.
Why not spend a heart-warming moment with your loved one in the beautiful illumination with snowmen?

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