Kyoto Station Daikaidan (Great Staircase)

The Great Staircase is located on the 4/F of Kyoto station. It runs from 4/F all the way up to 15/F garden. You can take the escalators or elevators to get to the Grand staircase. The day view and night view of the Grand Staircase are totally different. When the warm sunbeams shine from the sky onto the staircase it turns the place into a warm relaxing space. Kids running up and down the stairs whilst adults walking up leisurely. When night falls, the ambiance changes completely. The light show turns the staircase into a sparkling neon light world. Kids jumping up and down the stairs whilst adults enjoying watching the fantastic night show.

Super busy station with lots of shops for anything you need. The light show on the Great Staircase was absolutely amazing. Can view Kyoto Tower fully illuminated at night!

Free lightshow and music built into the 'great stairway' section of Kyoto station (which in itself is architecturally impressive). Escalators to the 5f which is the bottom of stairs and then soak it all up. Last about 10 mins or so. Also funny/annoying waiting for the inevitable tourist who has to go stand in the middle of the stairs for 5 mins so just so they can have their special photo whilst blocking everyone else.

A delightful (and free!) light show done on stairs. It's best enjoyed looking up directly from the fifth floor at the bottom of the stairs, but there are other spots in the huge station to catch a glimpse too, like from higher floor on the other side of the bowl-shape building.

Truly amazing! The stairs are beautiful and it is not crowded at all. The lighting effects is star struct and the music is great. I would really recomend going here because it is a thing you would never forget.