A new projection mapping work "City of Water: Edo Outer Moat" produced by HITOHATA (Representative Director: Takeaki Higashiyama) will debut at "TOKYO Night & Light" from November 1, 2025 (Saturday). Organized by Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Projection Mapping Executive Committee.
"TOKYO Night & Light" creates new nighttime tourism resources to illuminate Tokyo's nights by displaying projection mapping year-round on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1, one of Tokyo's landmarks, expressing diverse art through light and sound. It is recognized as a Guinness World Record™ for "Largest Architectural Projection Mapping Display (Permanent)."
"City of Water: Edo Outer Moat" is a work created as part of the "Outer Moat Purification Project" to revive Tokyo as a "City of Water." This approximately 4-minute projection mapping expresses how memories of Edo as a city of water overlap with future cityscapes to create new stories, along with fantastical worlds featuring waterfalls and waterside landscapes depicted in ukiyo-e, and seasonal flowers blooming alongside clear flowing water.
Viewing is free and no advance registration is required.
Please enjoy this grand art experience where city and nature, tradition and innovation resonate together.
Event Details
Title: City of Water: Edo Outer Moat
Screening Period: November 1 (Saturday) to November 30 (Sunday), 2025
※Screenings only on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
※From December onwards, screenings will be according to the "TOKYO Night & Light" program schedule.
Screening Times: Approximately 4 minutes during 6:30 PM to 6:45 PM, and approximately 4 minutes during 9:00 PM to 9:15 PM
※For screening times from December onwards, please check the official "TOKYO Night & Light" website.
※Projection mapping displays other works outside the above screening times.
Projection Surface: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1, East Wall
Viewing Location: Tokyo Metropolitan Government Citizens' Plaza (2-8-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
Access
Train:
- Approximately 10 minutes walk from JR "Shinjuku Station" West Exit
- Approximately 10 minutes walk from Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line "Nishi-Shinjuku Station"
- Direct connection from Toei Oedo Line "Tochomae Station"
Bus:
- From Shinjuku Station West Exit (underground bus platform), take Toei Bus (Metropolitan Government Loop) to "Metropolitan Government Building No. 1" stop ※Weekdays only
Content: "City of Water: Edo Outer Moat" is a work created as part of the "Outer Moat Purification Project" to revive Tokyo as a "City of Water." This approximately 4-minute projection mapping expresses how memories of Edo as a city of water overlap with future cityscapes to create new stories, along with fantastical worlds featuring waterfalls and waterside landscapes depicted in ukiyo-e, and seasonal flowers blooming alongside clear flowing water.
Admission: Free viewing, no advance registration required
Organizers: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Projection Mapping Executive Committee
Production and Direction: HITOHATA Inc.
Official Website: https://tokyoprojectionmappingproject.jp/
