2021 Asakusa Samba Carnival
Cancelled
At Asakusa’s 39th Samba Carnival, you are guaranteed to see the most dazzling array of beautiful telephoto lenses …
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Kappabashi Kitchenware Festival
CancelledOfficially the “Kappabashi Dōgu Matsuri” (Kappabashi Tool Festival), this festival is a showcase of …
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Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival
CancelledThis 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 Tori-no-ichi Fair I
Tori-no-ichi is an annual traditional festival held at shrines and temples nationwide on set days (rooster days) in …
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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 set days (rooster days) in …
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Hanakawado Hakidaore-ichi Shoe Market
Every year the Hanakawado wholesale district in Taito-ku assembles up to 40 retailers and wholesalers stalls to line-up …
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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
Hinamatsuri is a festival in Japan to celebrate the good health of girls. It’s celebrated by arranging dolls on a …
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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 2022 (Sanja Festival)
The Sanja Matsuri typically takes place in late May each year, but in 2020 it was scaled down and moved to October due …
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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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Shitamachi Tanabata
Although this event officially runs for almost a week, apart from Saturday and Sunday in the middle, the festival …
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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 Tori-no-ichi Fair III
Tori-no-ichi is an annual traditional festival held at shrines and temples nationwide on set days (rooster days) in …
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