Picture of the Week Halloween in Japan

Halloween in Japan has started gaining in popularity with more and more cities, towns, shopping centers and theme parks displaying colourful Halloween decorations and having fun events. Like most things in Japan, Halloween starts quite early and places will start with the decorations in September through to October.

One of the fun things I enjoy around this time of year in Japan is the Halloween special edition of Japanese treats and snacks. This includes such things as Halloween Pumpkin Kit Kat to Koala no March Halloween.

Despite the growing interest in Halloween in Japan, people don’t go trick or treating or carve a jack-o-lantern like we do in the west.

This shot was taken at Tokyo Disneyland, which transforms itself with the splendor of Halloween during October.

Tokyo Disneyland during Halloween

Read more about Tokyo Disneyland here