13 best Christmas trees in Tokyo

This year, The Tokyo Edition in Toranomon and Ginza have unveiled carefully crafted wooden Christmas trees designed by none other than the acclaimed architect Kengo Kuma. Made with sustainability in mind, the artworks mark Kuma’s first foray into designing Christmas ‘trees’. 

The Tokyo Edition, Ginza, designed by Kengo Kuma himself, features a Christmas sculpture in the ground floor Lobby Bar. This piece is made with the traditional Japanese wood joinery technique of kigumi, and symbolises the interweaving of modernity and tradition in Ginza. The Tokyo Edition, Toranomon, meanwhile, showcases a Kuma creation composed of wooden rings that evokes sunlight filtering through the treetops. The piece blends in nicely with the youthful neighbourhood of Toranomon and is displayed prominently at the Lobby Bar on the 31st floor.

The Ginza tree will be on display until December 25 and the Toranomon tree until December 26, after which they will be dismantled and repurposed into furniture by Karimoku Furniture.

Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Nakameguro is one of the six Reserve Roasteries in the world. Aside from seasonal coffees during the holiday season, you can enjoy a 3.5-metre-tall Holiday Coffee Tree made from recycled coffee bean bags. Located at the entrance, it's shaped like a coffee tree and adorned with red ornaments that resemble coffee berries. The Roastery’s first-floor ceiling will also be decorated with projected images of Santa Claus and animals from coffee-producing regions from 2pm to 10pm daily until Christmas day.

Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa has a modern take on its Christmas tree this year. It’s made with takeakari by Chikaken, a company that specialises in creating these bamboo lanterns. The tree is encased inside a dome and surrounded by decorations – all made out of bamboo, of course.