Tokyo Events This Week: Pride, Horseback Archery, and Flower Festivals

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Tokyo events for Monday, April 15 to Sunday, April 21, 2024.

Spring festivals are on the calendar, along with expos celebrating your favorite alcoholic beverages and food fairs.

Tokyo Pride is flying the rainbow flag across the weekend, with the main event — the parade — taking place on Sunday. There’s also horseback archery, talks, and ongoing spring flower festivals to enjoy.

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Mondo Natural Wine Festival Tokyo

Sample the very best natural wines from around the world at this year’s Mondo Natural Wine Festival. The Mondo spring edition selection includes products from Italy, Spain, Austria, Lebanon, and even Palestines’ only natural winery.

Mondo Natural Wine Festival Tokyo

Dates:21st Apr–22nd Apr, 2024

Price:

Adults:
Advance sales: ¥4,800	At the door: ¥6,000

Venue:

Shinjuku NS Building

Nerd Nite Tokyo #57: Going Underground

Do you like TED Talks? Do you want to listen to an intellectual discussion with a glass of wine or a pint of beer? Then head to Nerd Nite Tokyo for your monthly dose of wisdom — and fun.

Nerd Nite Tokyo #57: Going Underground

Dates:19th Apr, 2024

Price:

Adults:
Advance sales: ¥1,000	At the door: ¥1,000

Venue:

World Peace Theatre

Asakusa Yabusame

This is a chance to watch yabusame, the impressive Japanese martial art of horse-mounted archery (it’s quite difficult to hit a target from a moving horse) in Asakusa. The 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. event is free to view, however, you need to purchase tickets to view the yabusame event from 1 p.m up close.

Asakusa Yabusame

Dates:

Mid

Apr

2025

Entry:

¥0 – ¥3,000

Venue:

Sumida Park

Earth Day Tokyo

All kinds of environment NPOs and charities you probably didn’t know existed in Tokyo will be recruiting and spreading their word at Earth Day Tokyo. There will also be plenty of eco-friendly businesses selling their products. Or you can just enjoy the free art, vibes, and music.

Earth Day Tokyo 2025

Dates:

Mid

Late

Apr

2025

Entry:Free

Venues:

Yoyogi Park Events Square, Miyashita Park

Tokyo Rainbow Pride

No matter your gender or sexual orientation, anyone can enjoy the parades and events. The parade follows an approximately 3 km route around the Harajuku/Shibuya area. And like any good Pride parade, participants march and ride on floats while dressed in outfits as diverse as the community itself.

Tokyo Rainbow Pride

Dates:

Mid

Late

Apr

2025

Entry:Free

Venue:

Yoyogi Park Events Square

Vegan Gourmet Festival Spring

Tokyo Vegan Gourmet Festival is a food festival dedicated to vegan cuisine and products. It is Japan’s biggest plant-based festival. It is held four times a year across Nagoya, Tokyo, and Kyoto. In Tokyo, it is held both in spring and autumn.

Vegan Gourmet Festival Spring 2025

Dates:

Late

Apr

2025

Entry:Free

Venue:

Kiba Park

Craft Sake Week

120 sake breweries from across Japan will be serving original sake, some of which are limited edition. The event provides a great opportunity for those to learn more about the sake industry. There will also be 15 different restaurants — including some that are difficult to reserve — bringing signature dishes for you to enjoy alongside your sake.

Craft Sake Week

Dates:18th Apr–29th Apr, 2024

Entry:Free

Venue:

Roppongi Hills Arena

Tokyo Skytree Taiwan Festival

This year, the festival is collaborating with the famous Ningxia Night Market to bring special dishes including fried squid and scallion oil cake. Taiwanese massages, fortune-telling, and lantern-making will also be happening.