Cocoon City illumintation in 2025 - 2026

Cocoon City is the name of a popular mall in Saitama City. It is located next to Saitama Shintoshin which also has illumination, but the one at Cocoon City is on for longer. This year is the tenth anniversary of the illumination at Cocoon City. 

The highlight of the illumination at Cocoon City is their Christmas tree, pictured (from a previous year), which changes color periodically. They also use projection mapping around the base of the tree. In addition, there are also several other illumination displays at each of the three buildings of the mall. 

This winter the illumination started earlier than ever, on Saturday November 1st, and runs until Sunday February 15th 2026. Cocoon City is about a one minute walk from JR Saitama shintoshin Station, about an 8 minute walk from JR Kitayono Station.