Visitors watch the illumination ahead of the Christmas at Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.
Illuminated sardines swim in a tank during a Christmas show event at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, south of Tokyo November 15, 2009. The event will be held until December 25, 2009.
Illuminated sardines swim in a tank during a Christmas show event at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, south of Tokyo November 15, 2009. The event will be held until December 25, 2009.
Japanese actress Tomoka Kurotani stands by saucepan christmas tree with a 42 million yen (420,000 USD) stainless steel pot decorated with 18-karat gold handles and studded with a total of 13-carat 270 diamonds at its centre, at Tokyo's Takashimaya department store on November 3, 2009. German cookware manufacturer Fissler unveiled the 4-meter tall Christmas three made of 500 pots and placed the world's most expensive pot at its centre, which will be displayed on Christmas Day.
A 15-meter high Eco-Christmas tree with 25,000 LED lighting lamps generated by wind power is displayed at Mitsukoshi department store in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.
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