Hanakawado Hakidaore-ichi Shoe Market
Every year the Hanakawado wholesale district in Taito-ku assembles up to 40 retailers’ and wholesalers’ …
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Senso-ji Temple Hagoita-Ichi Fair
Asakusa’s Senso-ji — Tokyo’s oldest temple — holds a Hagoita-Ichi Festival every year’s …
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Torigoe Shrine Tondoyaki
Bring your used New Year’s decorations to this shrine for Tondoyaki, a ceremonial burning, or watch others do so. …
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Seven Lucky Gods Pilgrimage
From New Year’s Day and for the first ten days of the year you can join local tradition in visiting shrines of the …
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Bean Throwing and Dance of the 7 Lucky Gods
Combine bean throwing at setsubun with a dance to honor the Seven Lucky Gods for the ultimate in warding off ill fortune …
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Doll Floating Ceremony
Hina Matsuri (“Doll Festival”) is an annual event in Japan to celebrate the good health of girls. It’s …
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Golden Dragon Dance
Many Japanese and tourists alike visit Sensoji Temple every year. But the Kinryu no Mai (golden dragon dance) …
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Bokutei Cherry Blossom Festival
A short, breezy walk from the Tokyo Skytree is Sumida Park, home to not one but two of Tokyo’s best cherry blossom …
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Sumida Park Cherry Blossom Festival
Sumida Park between the Azumabashi and Sakurabashi bridges is a great place to have a hanami cherry blossom viewing …
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Asakusa Kannon-ura Ichiyo Sakura Festival
The Ichiyo Sakura Festival is a major event in Asakusa Kannon-ura that attracts big crowds every year. Take the …
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Asakusa Yabusame
This is a chance to watch yabusame, the impressive Japanese martial art of horse-mounted archery (it’s quite …
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Nakizumo Crying Baby Festival
Watching Sumo wrestlers trying to make babies cry might seem like an odd pastime, but in Asakusa’s Sensoji …
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Sanja Matsuri 2023 (Sanja Festival)
While the Sanja Matsuri will take place in 2022 it will be rather scaled back. The main public festivities will be the …
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Torigoe Matsuri
The Torigoe Matsuri in June is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe …
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Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival
This is the big daddy of summer fireworks festivals in Tokyo, although due to COVID-19 and the Olympics, the 2021 event …
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Asakusa Toro Nagashi
An evening event in which candle-lit lanterns are floated down the Sumida River. Toro nagashi is a tradition in which …
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Asakusa Samba Festa 2023
The 39th Asakusa Samba Carnival originally scheduled for August 2020 was postponed in that year, again in 2021, and …
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Kappabashi Kitchenware Festival
Officially the “Kappabashi Dōgu Matsuri” (Kappabashi Tool Festival), this festival is a showcase of …
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Nyan Fes 2023
Nyan Fes is turning 16 — that’s around 80 years old in human years. In Japanese, nyan is the sound a cat …
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Asakusa Tori-no-ichi Fair I
Tori-no-ichi is an annual traditional festival held at shrines and temples nationwide on three separate days (rooster …
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Asakusa Tori-no-ichi Fair II
Tori-no-ichi is an annual traditional festival held at shrines and temples nationwide on three separate days (rooster …
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Hirosaki Neputa Asakusa Festival
Hirosaki Neputa is a festival that takes place in the city of Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture each year at the beginning …
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