Tokyo City Keiba 16:30
Advance ¥800~¥1,300 (high school and younger students ¥400~¥700), at-the-door ¥1,000~¥1,600 (¥500~¥900)
The annual illuminations at Oi Racecourse (also known as Tokyo City Keiba) are returning for their seventh run, with the sprawling venue bathed in colourful lights every evening. You can enjoy elaborate light-up and projection mapping displays across two areas.
Upon entering the venue, you’ll find yourself in the Twinkle area, where you’ll walk through a long corridor lit up with twinkling blue lights leading you to the main attractions. Aside from the vivid light projections on the ground and a rainbow-coloured Christmas tree, you’ll also come across the Aurora Forest with glowing trees and laser-lit mists. This particular attraction puts on regular five-minute light shows synchronised to music.
The Wa no Kirameki area, on the other hand, occupies the centre of the racecourse. Here, a colourful water fountain becomes the centre of an aurora light display synchronised to music. There's also an illuminated cherry blossom tunnel, a large trellis of artificial wisteria all decked out with pink and purple lights, plus an illumination recreating a typical Japanese rural landscape complete with paddy fields and a stream.
What's more, with this event taking place at a racecourse, you can even pet and take photos with real horses.
Note: The illuminations are closed on November 10-14, December 24-31 & January 1 2026.
