Pac-Man "Eats" Tokyo's Metropolitan Government Building

In a bid to increase night-time tourism, Tokyo Metropolitan Government is utilising projection mapping to light up the iconic Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building under a series of events called “TOKYO Night & Light”.

Using the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building as a canvas, a variety of projects encompassing art, light and sound have so far encouraged approximately 350,000 visitors to the events throughout 2024.

“PAC-MAN eats TOKYO” a new event featuring “Pac-Man”, a character celebrating its 45th anniversary next year, began screenings on September 28th.

To mark the first day of the event, Pac-Man himself appeared at the Tokyo Metropolitan Plaza and participated in a photo session, much to the joy of visitors

Both foreign tourists as well as Tokyo residents attended, with the popularity of “Pac-Man” acting as a unifying presence.

The main event see’s the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building lit up to look like the game board seen in “Pac-Man” games. “Pac-Man” moves around the board freely, dynamically eating up everything.

Set to music by Sasuke Haraguchi, the event incorporates elements of Pac-Man’s game music making it a new yet familiar experience.

No end date for the “Pac-Man Eats Tokyo” show has been announced, however visitors to Tokyo are encouraged to enjoy the Pac-Man x Tokyo collaboration whilst they still can by heading to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building during performance times.

Performance times are currently as follows, however please refer to the official website in the event of any change to schedule:

■ Screening start date　

Saturday, September 28

■ Screening times　

Weekdays: 18:00/18:30/19:00/19:30/20:00/20:30/

　　　　　　9:00pm/9:30pm

Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: 18:30/19:30/20:30/21:30

*”PAC-MAN eats TOKYO” will not be shown at the 7:00 PM, 8:00 PM, 9:00 PM, and 9:30 PM screenings on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

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