Kappabashi Kitchenware Festival
Check out Tokyo's premier neighborhood for kitchen utensils at this festival with all the traditional Japanese fixings — and great food no doubt.
Check out Tokyo's premier neighborhood for kitchen utensils at this festival with all the traditional Japanese fixings — and great food no doubt.
Cat lovers should pounce on this festival, with cat themed merchandise and displays galore. Find the perfect gift for the furry friend in your life.
If you can't get to Aomori for the Hirosaki Neputa Festival, the Hirosaki Neputa Asakusa Festival is the next best thing.
Buy hagoita (good luck charm bats) at Sensōji Temple's Hagoita-Ichi Festival.
Looking for a New Year's Eve celebration that all the family can enjoy? Come and join the countdown event taking place at the oldest amusement park in Japan.
At this festival, daikon are offered to the god Shoden then given to visitors so they can gain some of the health and power of the god himself.
Bring your New Year decorations to Torigoe Shrine and take part in a tondoyaki ceremonial burning.
Join the local tradition of visiting shrines of the Seven Lucky Gods.
Ward off bad luck by throwing beans and dancing at this setsubun celebration.
Get to know the origins of Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival) at the Doll Floating Ceremony in Asakusa.
Check out the Golden Dragon Dance at the popular Sensōji Temple.
See sakura in the shadow of Tokyo Skytree at Sumida Park. With festival stalls, music, and a promenade of blossoms a kilometer long, you could forget you're still in the city.
Ichiyo Sakura (Cherry Blossom) Festival is a major event in Asakusa Kannon-ura.
Asakusa Yabusame is a chance to watch the Japanese martial art of horse-mounted archery.
Watch Waseda University and Keio University face off in a rowing competition on the Sumida River.
A 400-year-old pastime is on display at Nakizumo, as sumo wrestlers compete to make babies cry for good fortune. Come and watch, and perhaps some of the good luck will rub off on you!
Cat lovers should pounce on this festival, with cat themed merchandise and displays galore. Find the perfect gift for the furry friend in your life.
See how wild Asakusa can really get during its most energetic festival of the year.
This nighttime festival features one of the largest portable shrines in Tokyo and a vibrant, bordering on chaotic, atmosphere.
The newest Bon Odori festival is held in Sanyabori Square in Sumida Park.