Ryoko Yonekura presides over the light-up ceremony at Roppongi Hills on Wednesday night.

Ryoko Yonekura gets Christmas season under way at Roppongi Hills

Thursday 05th November, 12:00 PM JST

TOKYO —

Actress Ryoko Yonekura, 34, officially started the holiday season at Roppongi Hills on Wednesday, lighting up the 520,000 white and blue bulbs of the area’s Christmas display.

The star wore a beige Armani dress with around 60 million yen worth of Christmas-themed jewelry. She looked on over the illuminated lights saying, “It’s really mysterious and calming.”

Yonekura said she would spend her Christmas this year, “having a party with friends after working on the radio.”

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KallyPygous at 12:47 PM JST - 5th November

“It’s really mysterious and calming.”

The mystery of it all... What, you mean poorly paid men in overalls actually hang them up? No!
IchyaWarFare at 01:41 PM JST - 5th November

What the heck? Could they not take a better picture? Oh wait...it's still November...the hell? I know about getting ready early, but what the?!?
Weasel at 02:05 PM JST - 5th November

It’s really mysterious and calming

What was mysterious and calming? The dress, jewelry, lights, or all of it?
thomyorke at 05:57 PM JST - 5th November

The Japanese have no idea what Christmas is and yet they pay some useless actress to look pretty (or not so much) and push a button. I do enjoy the Christmas lights though
Beelzebub at 10:49 PM JST - 5th November

I'll wait until December 24, if you don't mind.
Sarge at 11:49 PM JST - 5th November

"The Japanese have no idea what Christmas is"

Neither do most westerners. For most people, Christmas is lights, decorations, Christmas music, turkey or ham, and presents, lol.
wajisin at 05:38 AM JST - 6th November

Yonekura said she would spend her Christmas this year, “having a party with friends after working on the radio.”

Her radio must have a serious malfunction is she is planning to work on it all through November and most of December. Then, when its finally working she must find a station that plays music and is not all talk.
Foxie at 11:06 AM JST - 6th November

I wonder if they put that Xmas tree made out of lilies up again this year. That was really impressive and it smelled so good.
Mittsu at 12:16 PM JST - 6th November

This was a great event - happy, mystical, spritual and she looked GREAT! All you Scrooges should get with the spirit of the thing.
bakabaka at 08:15 PM JST - 6th November

The spirit of Japanese-style Christmas?????
ninjohitokiri at 06:47 AM JST - 7th November

Do any of you live in japan? surely by now most of you have an inkling of japanese culture? yamato damashii? for them xmas is not a religious thing but a time of getting together with friends and enjoying the atmosphere and the experience of it all.
knackerz at 10:56 AM JST - 7th November

bah, humbug!
tomatoflight at 04:53 PM JST - 7th November

That pic is the equivalent of getting a stocking full of coal.
oberst at 09:13 PM JST - 7th November

she looks like a freakin' ghost
Rugbyfan at 03:31 PM JST - 10th November

Ryoko Yonekura is gorgeous but this photo of her is awful.