A new projection mapping show featuring traditional Japanese characters debuts at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. The Tokyo Transformation Chronicle - Spirits of Tokyo will begin showing on February 19th, 2026, as the first new work of the year.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been presenting year-round projection mapping displays on the First Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building to promote nighttime tourism and create new tourist attractions that brighten Tokyo's nights. This iconic landmark serves as a canvas for diverse art expressed through light and sound.
The latest production is designed to convey Japanese traditions in a language-independent format, offering an experience of "pop Japanese-ness" that anyone can enjoy intuitively.
About the Show
Title: Tokyo Transformation Chronicle - Spirits of Tokyo
Start Date: February 19th (Thursday)
Highlights:
This work depicts the diverse energy flowing through Tokyo as an experience of light. Countless characters embodying human activities, memories, wishes, desires, and playfulness gather as light and move through the city. From characters in old tales to auspicious icons seen during New Year celebrations, the presence that has colored Tokyo's daily life appears in a pop and comical way, drawing viewers into a Japanese worldview. At the climax, celebratory fireworks color the night sky, vividly projecting Tokyo's ever-changing vitality.
Screening Times (February):
Weekdays: 6:30 PM / 7:30 PM / 8:30 PM / 9:30 PM
Weekends & Holidays: 6:30 PM / 8:30 PM
Note: Other projection mapping works are shown at times other than those listed above.
For screening times from March onwards, please check the special website.
About the Creators
Planning, Supervision, Direction, Video Production
Daisuke Hashimoto (LIL Visual Arts Studio) - Video Director / Art Director
Active in video direction centered on large-scale video and projection mapping. In recent years, he has also worked on direction combining dolphin shows, performances, physical expression, and theatrical structures. Using diverse methods including drawing, 2D puppet animation, 3D animation, and AI, he doesn't position video as the main focus but rather layers video with human movement, space, sound, and the flow of time to create a single experience.
Video Production
Ryota Izutsu (LIL Visual Arts Studio) - Producer / CEO
Produces a wide range of works from video production centered on CG animation and VFX to video works using digital art, projection mapping, LED, and spatial content utilizing interactive technology. In recent years, he has worked on numerous experiential show content.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Projection Mapping "TOKYO Night & Light" Overview
Event Days: Daily screenings except in severe weather
Projection Surface: Tokyo Metropolitan Government First Building, East Wall
Viewing Location: Tomin Plaza (2-8-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
Screening Times:
6:00 PM / 6:30 PM / 7:00 PM / 7:30 PM / 8:00 PM / 8:30 PM / 9:00 PM / 9:30 PM (These are the screening times for February. For detailed schedules after that, please see the special website)
https://tokyoprojectionmappingproject.jp
Organizer: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Projection Mapping Executive Committee
Other:
This project promotes environmentally conscious initiatives (using green electricity). This initiative is certified as a Guinness World Record™ for "Largest Architectural Projection Mapping Display (Permanent)."
