“TOKYO Night & Light – City of Water: Edo Outer Moat –,” produced by HITOHATA, INC., has been screening as a long-run program since Saturday, November 1, 2025. (Organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Projection Mapping Executive Committee)
“TOKYO Night & Light” is a year-round projection mapping program that expresses diverse art through light and sound on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1, one of Tokyo’s landmarks, to create a new tourism attraction that illuminates Tokyo at night. It has been recognized by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ as the “Largest permanent display of projection mapping on a building.”
“City of Water: Edo Outer Moat” was created as part of the “Outer Moat Purification Project,” which aims to revive Tokyo as the “City of Water.” This approximately four-minute projection mapping work depicts a new story born as the memory of Edo, the city of water, overlaps with a vision of the city of the future, along with waterfalls and waterfront scenes portrayed in ukiyo-e and a fantastical world where flowers of the four seasons bloom along clear streams.
Admission is free, and no advance reservation is required.
Please enjoy this magnificent art experience in which city and nature, tradition and innovation resonate together.
Event Overview
[Title] City of Water: Edo Outer Moat
[Screening Period] From Saturday, November 1, 2025 (long-run screening)
*Screened on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays only.
*For screening times, please see the official “TOKYO Night & Light” website.
[Projection Surface] East façade of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1
[Viewing Area] Tokyo Metropolitan Government Citizens’ Plaza (2-8-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
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By train:
About a 10-minute walk from the West Exit of JR Shinjuku Station
About a 10-minute walk from Nishi-Shinjuku Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Directly connected to Tochomae Station on the Toei Oedo Line
By bus:
From the Shinjuku Station West Exit (underground bus terminal), take the Toei Bus (Tocho Loop) and get off at “Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1.” *Weekdays only
[Content] “City of Water: Edo Outer Moat” was created as part of the “Outer Moat Purification Project,” which aims to revive Tokyo as the “City of Water.” This approximately four-minute projection mapping work depicts a new story born as the memory of Edo, the city of water, overlaps with a vision of the city of the future, along with waterfalls and waterfront scenes portrayed in ukiyo-e and a fantastical world where flowers of the four seasons bloom along clear streams.
[Admission] Free / No advance reservation required
[Organizers] Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Projection Mapping Executive Committee
[Produced and Created by] HITOHATA, INC.
[Official Website of “TOKYO Night & Light”]
https://tokyoprojectionmappingproject.jp/
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