Tokyo's Minami-Aoyama district is getting a Dragon Quest Christmas this year. Running from Tuesday, November 17 to Friday, December 25, 2026, the Dragon Quest Island Winter Carnival 2026 takes place at PASONA SQUARE and is staged to mark the release of DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World, the latest game in the Dragon Quest Monsters series, which goes on sale on December 3, 2026. The event features an original Christmas tree and a pop-up store selling original goods.
Dragon Quest Island (いにしえの魔神と導かれし冒険者たち) is a field RPG attraction at Nijigen no Mori, the anime park at Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Island Park. It blends the real and the digital to tell an original story themed on the Zenithian Trilogy of the main Dragon Quest series: Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride and Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie. The Winter Carnival is a collaboration with the Dragon Quest Monsters series' newest title.
At the venue, the familiar monsters from Dragon Quest Island will appear on original design panels, together with Bianca and Nera, the protagonists of DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World. They stand beside the roughly 3.6 m Dragon Quest Island original Christmas tree, which is decorated with Slime LED lights and more, adding to Tokyo's Christmas scenery. The tree is lit every day from 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM. The tree photo accompanying this article is from the 2025 event.
Dragon Quest Island pop-up store (photo from the 2025 event)
For seven days only, from Saturday, December 19 to Friday, December 25, a Dragon Quest Island pop-up store opens at Annex Aoyama, next to the PASONA SQUARE plaza. It sells original goods, including the "fukubiki" (lottery-style draw) product that the Dragon Quest series is known for, "ドラゴンクエスト ふくびき所スペシャル 〜大魔王ゾーマとはじまりの島！編〜". This fukubiki product is normally available only on-site at Nijigen no Mori.
Dragon Quest Island Winter Carnival 2026 — Overview
Period: Tuesday, November 17 to Friday, December 25, 2026
Note: The Dragon Quest Island pop-up store is open only from Saturday, December 19 to Friday, December 25.
Venue: Pasona Group PASONA SQUARE Annex Aoyama and plaza (3-1-30 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Highlights:
Dragon Quest Island Original Christmas Tree
A roughly 3.6 m tree decorated with Slime LED lights and more is set up in the PASONA SQUARE plaza. Original design panels featuring monsters from DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World, as well as Bianca and Nera, are also placed in the plaza.
Lighting hours: every day, 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Dragon Quest Island Pop-Up Store
Original goods, including the "ドラゴンクエスト ふくびき所スペシャル 〜大魔王ゾーマとはじまりの島！編〜" fukubiki product that is normally sold only on-site at Nijigen no Mori, are on sale at Annex Aoyama, next to the PASONA SQUARE plaza.
Business hours: Saturday, December 19 to Friday, December 25, 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Admission: Free
Official website: https://nijigennomori.com/?utm_campaign=pr
Notes: The information above is current as of now and may change.
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