Have you seen this year’s object at Gardens yet?
Here it is↓
It’s a mysterious object that has lots of people saying, “A snowy mountain?”“Shaved ice?”
We were a little curious, so we started looking into the past 10 years of Christmas trees at Gardens, and we managed to get our hands on some top-secret materials! *Officially approved by Gardens, of course
Here they are↓
From 2014 to 2018, they were all very large, but they definitely had that classic Christmas tree feel, didn’t they?
Even in 2019 and 2020, while the lighting effects and other features evolved, the taste was still very much classic Christmas tree.
Whoa! Look at the number of trees! Still, up through 2021, it was a Christmas tree.
2022↓
Is this a snow castle!?
2023↓
The idea of using balloons is so out there!
And this year↓
Did the balloons melt??
The person who quietly shared this top-secret info on Gardens’ seasonal objects from the past 10 years was Mr. Miyazaki of Uemura Co., Ltd., the company that handles everything from planning to construction.
Quoted from 株式会社ウエムラ [UEMURA]｜ディスプレイデザイン・内装工事・展示会・クリスマス・イルミネーション
Uemura Co., Ltd. originally sold flower kanzashi hair ornaments. The company was founded in 1689. It was born right in the middle of the Edo period, and now it also handles the interior decorations at Gardens. That makes it 335 years since its founding!
Gardens made a request to Uemura: “We want something different from the usual, something that lets people feel the arrival of winter, not just Christmas.”
Among several proposals, the most adventurous plan was chosen.
Quoted from the materials
Rather than a Christmas tree, it has transformed into a winter seasonal object.
From three mirrored pillars, things that look like snow spill out, sparkling and shining.
It goes beyond the framework of a Christmas tree. Winter doesn’t have to mean only Christmas. They wanted to create something everyone could enjoy, and that’s how this seasonal object came to life.
It keeps spreading farther and farther, to the point that it’s practically spilling out of the frame.
The stuff that looks like aluminum foil
Apparently, it isn’t aluminum foil, but a sturdy display material with a good amount of thickness.
At first glance it looks totally random, but they apparently created these wrinkles while carefully checking the drawings. Amazing!!
Making such a huge object must have been difficult, so we asked what the hardest part was.
How to create the shadow of this snowy mountain. Wow.
