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Tokyo Night & Light Projection Mapping from Tomin Plaza TOKYO Night & Light（都民広場から見る都庁プロジェクションマッピング）
Every evening the 240 m east face of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building becomes a Guinness-certified projection screen, and the semicircular Citizens' Plaza in front is the free front-row seat.
About
Since February 2024 the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has run TOKYO Night & Light, a permanent projection-mapping show on the east facade of Main Building No. 1, certified by Guinness as the largest permanent projection mapping on a building. Shows run daily except in bad weather, with several short programmes each evening; a new piece made with students of the Tokyo Metropolitan Arts High School premiered on 9 October 2026, alongside collaborations with games, anime and artists. The viewing area is Tomin Hiroba, the colonnaded semicircular plaza between the main building and the Metropolitan Assembly, designed by Kenzo Tange to echo a European piazza. Its curved arcades make a natural frame, and the plaza is wide enough for a 24 mm lens to take in the full height of the tower.
Highlights
- Projection across the whole 48-storey facade of Tocho Main Building No. 1
- Kenzo Tange's curved colonnade as a foreground frame
- Free, with no booking, nightly except in storms
- Programmes change through the year, from art pieces to anime collaborations
- Combine with the free 45th-floor observatories upstairs
Tips
- Check the monthly timetable on the official site: in October 2026 the new piece runs weekdays at 18:00 and 19:00 and holidays at 18:00, with other works at other times.
- For the whole facade use 16-24 mm from the back of the plaza; for detail use 70-200 mm.
- Video works better than stills for many pieces; lock exposure manually so the camera does not pump.
- Arrive 15 minutes early on weekends to get a central spot; tripods are awkward in the crowd, so keep them compact.
- Shows are cancelled for storms and some events, check the official X account the same day.
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