TOKYO LIGHTS 2024
Archive 2024 Sep.
2024 event overview
「TOKYO LIGHTS 2024 Sep.」
EVENT PERIOD：
September 14 (Sat) - September 16 (Mon), 2024
Location：
Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery and
Rubber-ball Baseball Ground at Meijijingu Gaien
gallery
This is the archive gallery for September 2024.
NAVIGATOR
Hikaru Takahashi
Born on September 22, 2001, in Shiga Prefecture. In 2014, she won the Grand Prix at the 14th All-Japan National Beauty Contest. She made her acting debut in 2016 with the movie A Living Promise (Jinsei no Yakusoku). Her notable works include the NHK Taiga drama Naotora: The Lady Warlord (Onna Joshu Naotora), Where Have My Skirts Gone? (NTV), Murai no Koi (TBS), I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die (WOWOW), Halation Love (TV Asahi), Living-Room Matsunaga-san (Kansai TV), and Osomatsu-san The Movie.
In addition to acting, she is also active in variety shows and modeling. She currently stars in the ongoing drama Kao ni Doro wo Nuru (TV Asahi) and appears in the movie Akabane Honeko no Bodyguard, released nationwide this summer.
program
SPECIAL OPENING SHOW
A special opening show featuring the music of "Izure Ayame Ka Kakitsubata," Nijisanji's "ChroNoiR," and "ROF-MAO."
Set against the backdrop of the Seitoku Memorial Picture Gallery in Meijijingu Gaien, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property, this grand projection mapping show will deliver an exclusive light display that blends cutting-edge culture with tradition through Nijisanji's music.
We will present an exclusive light show that blends cutting-edge culture with tradition, using Nijisanji's music as part of a grand projection mapping display at the Meiji Jingu Gaien Seikado Kinen Kaigakan, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property. This unique spectacle can only be experienced here.
Experience the new "light" of TOKYO, adorned with inspiration.
One of the World's Largest International Projection Mapping Competitions
Projection Mapping Area
1minute Projection Mapping Competition
The 1minute Projection Mapping Competition is an internationally renowned and prestigious projection mapping competition that originated in Japan, first launched in 2012. Every year, creators from around the world compete to create the best projection mapping video lasting between 1 and 1 minute 59 seconds. This year, under the theme "Mirror," 278 entries were submitted from 56 countries and regions worldwide.
International Competition Awards
Ceremony Participants
Harry Sugiyama
Born in Tokyo and raised in the UK, Harry Sugiyama is a multilingual talent fluent in Japanese, English, Chinese, and French. He is active in various roles including host, reporter, model, and actor. In 2023, he was appointed as a "Tokyo Tourism Ambassador" by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
His notable appearances include numerous programs such as CX's "Nonstop!", TX's "Tokyo GOOD!", NHK BS's "Ransuma Club", BS11's "World Fight CLIP!", and J-WAVE's "POP OF THE WORLD", among many others.
Aki Shibuya
Born on October 4, 1976, Aki Shibuya spent her early years in New York until she was 21. She graduated from Smith College, majoring in Political Science and Asian Cultural Studies.
After returning to Japan, she joined the 8th class of the Tsukakouhei Theater Company in Kita Ward. She is also a certified Simonson Method Dance Instructor, teaching children in English-only dance classes that focus on building strong, injury-resistant, and beautiful bodies through anatomically sound training methods.
Additionally, since 2015, she has been the anchor for NHK World TV's "NEWSROOM TOKYO".
Shigekix(Dai-ichi Life)
Shigekix ・Name Shigeyuki Nakarai ・Birthday 2002/ 3/11 ・Height 166cm ・Weight 58kg ・Shoes 26cm ・Crew XII After Ours/KOSÉ 8ROCKS ・Affiliation Dai-ichi Life Insurance ・Sponsors Redbull/G-SHOCK/Nike/KOSE/Mercedes-Benz/VISA/Mizuho Bank ・Advertisement JBL/UHA Mikakuto/Ajinomoto/Ajinomoto/Earth Corporation Instagram 227,687 Followers https://www.instagram.com/bboyshigekix/ Official HP http://bboyshigekix.com/ Profile Started Breaking at the age of 7. Won a bronze medal at the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympics. Won the Red Bull BC One World Final in 2020 as the youngest champion in the world. Won three consecutive JDSF All-Japan Breaking Championships in 2020, 2022, and 2023. Won a gold medal at the 2023 Asian Games and was selected to compete in the Paris Olympics. He has won 47 international competitions and is one of Japan's leading breakdancers. -Background- 2020 Champion of the JDSF 2nd All-Japan Breaking Championship, CHAMPION Champion of the Red Bull BC One World Final at the youngest age 2022 JDSF 3rd All-Japan Breaking Championships, CHAMPION (2nd consecutive title) World Games, SILVER medal WDSF World Breaking Championships, SILVER medal 2023 JDSF 4th All-Japan Breaking Championships, CHAMPION (3rd consecutive title) WDSF World Series in Kitakyushu, Japan, BRONZE medal WDSF World Series in Brazil, BRONZE medal WDSF World Series in Proto, GOLD medal WDSF World Championships, BRONZE medal Asian Games, GOLD medal (Olympic qualification) 2024 Winner of JDSF World Match Old School Night 3on3 Winner Paris Olympic 4th place
Hikaru Mori
Name: Hikaru Mori
Affiliation: TOKIO Inkarami, Kanazawa Gakuin University Club
Athletics/Discipline： Gymnastics/Trampoline
Birthplace： Adachi Ward, Tokyo
Date of Birth： July 7, 1999 (age 25)
◆Major Achievements
2013
Japanese National Championship (Youngest champion)
2017
World Synchronized Championships SILVER medal (for the first in Japanese women's history)
2018
Asian Games, individual games SILVER medal (for the first in Japan's history)
World Championships Synchronized GOLD medal (for the first time in Japanese women's history)
2019
Individual and team champion at the World Championships (for the first individual gold medal in Japan's history)
2021
Individual gold medal at the World Cup (Italy) (for the first time in Japanese women's history)
Participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Team champion at World Championships (for the first time in Japan's history, two consecutive titles)
2022
Individual and synchro gold medal and team BRONZE medal at the World Championships
2023
Age Group Championships, GOLD medal
2023
Age Group Championships, GOLD medal
2024
Trampoline Grand Championships, GOLD medal
6th place at the Paris Olympics 2024
◆Profile
At the age of four, she encountered a trampoline on the rooftop of a local department store, and quickly became captivated by its fun. This let her to start to learn the trampoline. As her passion for the sport grew, she revealed her potential as a competitor, and in 2013, at the age of 14, she became the youngest champion in history at t the Japanese National Championship. Although she was unable to participate in the Rio Olympics 2016 due to age restrictions, she made her debut at the World Championships in 2017, where she won a silver medal in synchronized trampoline, becoming the first Japanese woman to do so. In 2018, she continued to make history by winning the first-ever gold medal in synchronized trampoline for Japanese women. In 2019, at the World Championships, she won her first individual gold medal, becoming the first Japanese athlete to do so, which secured her spot on the Japanese team for the Tokyo Olympics 2020. At the World Cup just before the Olympics, she made history by winning her first-ever gold medal, raising expectations for her to win a medal at the Olympics. However, she faced a setback, failing to advance past the qualifying round after an interruption during the competition. In her first competition following the Olympics, the 2021 World Championships, she led her team to victory, winning back-to-back titles and also secured a silver medal in synchronized trampoline. Though she considered retiring from competition, she announced her decision to continue her career on social media in February 2022, embarking on a new challenge. In November 2022, at the World Championships, she won her second gold medal. After a year and a half of intense competition for a spot in the Paris Olympics 2024, she secured her place and went on to compete in her second Olympics in 2024, finishing in 6th place.
◆Education
March 2012 Graduated from Ougi Elementary School in Adachi Ward, Tokyo
March 2015 Graduated from Adachi Ward Kouhoku Junior High School
March 2018 Graduated from Kanazawa Gakuin Private High School
March 2022 Graduated from Kanazawa Gakuin University
World Synchronized Skating ChampionshipsWorld Synchronized Skating Championships
Natsumi TSUNODA
Name: Natsumi TSUNODA Affiliation: SBC Shonan Beauty Clinic Hometown: Chiba Prefecture Alma Mater: Tokyo Gakugei University Weight Class: 48 kg Special Techniques: Tomoe Nage (Circular Throw), Juji Gatame (Cross Lock) Achievements: June 2021 World Judo Championships, Budapest – 1st Place February 2022 Grand Slam, Paris – 1st Place April 2022 All-Japan Championships by Weight Category – 2nd Place June 2022 Grand Slam, Ulaanbaatar – 1st Place October 2022 World Judo Championships, Tashkent – 1st Place May 2023 World Judo Championships, Doha – 1st Place (Third consecutive World Championship title) September 2023 Asian Games – 1st Place December 2023 Grand Slam, Tokyo – 1st Place March 2024 Grand Slam, Antalya – 1st Place
Light Entertainment Area
Under the creative direction of renowned producer Hiroyoshi Uruma, a team of Japan's leading creatives has come together to bring to life an extraordinary realm of light that will transport you into a mesmerizing, dreamlike world of illumination.
These are just a few of the five immersive live entertainment experiences where light art and cutting-edge technology converge to create an unforgettable adventure: