The Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, is more commonly referred to as the Spring Festival in China and celebrations take place over 15 days.
What happens?
There’s a variety of customs and celebrations throughout China and among the global Chinese diaspora, but each of the days has a special significance which you can read more about here. Of course, festivities in Hong Kong or elsewhere in China are just a short airplane ride away, but you can celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival in Tokyo’s own Chukagai (Chinatown) in Yokohama — the largest Chinese community in Japan.
Schedule 2024
- February 11 to 12, and 17 to 18 (from 1 p.m.): At Yamashitacho Park, there will be a wide range of traditional performances that include lion and dragon dances and acrobatics.
- February 23 : There will be an extravagant celebratory parade that loops around Chinatown and, as expected, there will be plenty of dancing and performers dressed in emperor costumes.
- February 24 : The Lantern Festival will take place.
Early
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Late Feb
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2024春節
Free
Official site
⚠️ Link in Japanese
- 35 m from Motomachi-Chūkagai Station Minatomirai Line (MM6)
- 0.8 km from Ishikawachō Station Negishi Line (JK4)
Typical weather at this time:
High: 12 ºC
Low: 4 ºC