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Taiwan Festival Tokyo 2018
A Taiwan food festival in the heart of Ueno Park. Try a myriad of tasty treats including Taiwanese favorite: lychee.
VYS621 Yoga Matsuri
Celebrate International Yoga Day with a free outdoor yoga lesson with Indian yoga master Sudhakar
Perfect Liars Club: Joyful June Edition
Perfect Liars Club is the smash-hit US comedy story interrogation show taking Tokyo by storm. Four people tell a story, and three are completely true. But one person is telling you a lie. Listen, laugh, interrogate, vote. Can you spot the liar?
| Advance sales: ¥2,000 | At the door: ¥2,000 | |
Africa Hibiya Fest
A festival to celebrate and learn about African culture, lifestyles, food, dances, music, fashion and more.
Shimokitazawa Japan
A Shimokitazawa community event that aims to strengthen Japanese and foreigner relations through free food, music and games!
| At the door: ¥1,000 | ||
Japan Media Arts Festival
The festival showcases various aspects of popular media art in Japan, including entertainment, manga and animation. See creative works from over 70 countries.
Mi Casa Es Su Casa Exhibition and Workshop
Coinciding with the rainy season, this exhibition features an interactive installation centered around umbrellas. Visitors can admire the artwork on display, or even create umbrella art of their own!
Mt. Takao Beer Mount
If you like your beer gardens with a sweet view, try the one atop Mt. Takao—the highest beer garden in Tokyo. Make sure you go hungry and thirsty though, it’s an all-you-can-drink deal (don’t worry, there’s more than beer) accompanied by an all-you-can-eat buffet.
For more top Tokyo events happening this month, see our June recommendations.
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