Doll Floating Ceremony
Hinamatsuri is a festival in Japan to celebrate the good health of girls. It’s celebrated by arranging dolls on a …
The Ultimate Guide To Tokyo
The Ultimate Guide To Tokyo
Hinamatsuri is a festival in Japan to celebrate the good health of girls. It’s celebrated by arranging dolls on a …
Many Japanese and tourists alike visit Sensoji Temple every year. But the Kinryu no Mai (golden dragon dance) …
Sumida Park between the Azumabashi and Sakurabashi bridges is a great place to have a hanami cherry blossom viewing …
A short, breezy walk from the Tokyo Skytree is Sumida Park, home to not one but two of Tokyo’s best cherry blossom …
This is a chance to watch yabusame, the impressive Japanese martial art of horse-mounted archery (it’s quite …
Watching Sumo wrestlers trying to make babies cry might seem like an odd pastime, but in Asakusa’s Sensoji …
A small festival taking place on the 25th of May each year, watch as local construction workers perform acrobatics on …
The Torigoe Matsuri in June is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe …
Although this event officially runs for almost a week, apart from Saturday and Sunday in the middle, the festival …
This is the big daddy of summer fireworks festivals in Tokyo. The Sumida River Fireworks show kicks off at 7pm and runs …
An evening event in which candle-lit lanterns are floated down the Sumida River. Toro nagashi is a tradition in which …
At Asakusa’s 38th Samba Carnival, you are guaranteed to see the most dazzling array of beautiful telephoto lenses …
Officially the “Kappabashi Dōgu Matsuri” (Kappabashi Tool Festival), this festival is a showcase of …
Tori-no-ichi is an annual traditional festival held at shrines and temples nationwide on set days (rooster days) in …
Tori-no-ichi is an annual traditional festival held at shrines and temples nationwide on set days (rooster days) in …
Tori-no-ichi is an annual traditional festival held at shrines and temples nationwide on set days (rooster days) in …
Asakusa’s Senso-ji – Tokyo’s oldest temple – holds a Hagoita-Ichi Festival every year’s …
Bring your used New Year’s decorations to this shrine for Tondoyaki, a ceremonial burning, or watch others do so. …
From New Year’s Day and for the first ten days of the year you can join local tradition in visiting shrines of the …
Combine bean throwing at Setsubun with a dance to honor the Seven Lucky Gods for the ultimate in warding off ill fortune …
