The Ultimate Guide To Tokyo
Watch out for Tengu on the busy streets of Shimokitazawa! Have your soybeans handy for when you see them, and keep your eyes peeled while enjoying the food stalls and festival.
The Ume (Plum) Garden at Jindai Botanical Garden bursts with life, color, and music during winter.
Setagaya Plum Blossom Festival takes place at Hanegi Park from February until early March.
As one of Japan's three biggest daruma markets, this festival has around 300 street stalls selling these bright red traditional dolls.
You can see-and even participate in-fire walking at the Mt Takao Hiwatari Festival.
Choose a route to suit you - a casual 1.5km stroll through Nakano Central Park, or an all out 10km marathon?
The plum blossoms found at Ōme Ume Park are beautiful to behold — and come with a side of traditional festivities.
Light up your Christmas with this brilliant illumination display that transforms Yomiuriland into a kaleidoscopic dream.
Gaze up at twelve giant wheeled floats known as "dashi" parading the city of Ōme in far western Tokyo.
Each year, for around a month, the mountain behind Shiofune Temple bursts into color.
A Mongolian spring festival packed with traditional activities to try.
Come see horse racing and archery, shrine jostling, and giant drum performances.
Sample from the very best of Japan's dumplings, be they steamed, fried, boiled, or grilled.
A festival dedicated to the addictive and mouth-numbingly spicy foods from China's Sichuan district.
At this 2-day event, you will be able to try noodles from different prefectures, all across Japan. There are 36 entries/vendors in total serving everything from soba to udon.
Enjoy plenty of traditional entertainment and perfomances at the cable car station before you head up to the heights.
Enjoy a carpet of flowers from around the world at Showa Kinen Park. Stretch your legs as your stroll amongst fields of tulips, poppies, cherry blossoms, and more!
Grab a beer and listen to great music from local bands at Shimokita Railway Festival.
The spring version of the Oedo Beer Festival has returned to give craft beer fans even more choices of places in which to spend the golden weather of Golden Week.
Enjoy a traditional Japanese festival with a suprise. Amongst the crowds bustling through the food stalls and festival dances, watch the night sky light up with hundreds of fireflies.
Get that shot of hydrangeas framing a pagoda while enjoying some typical festival food and events.
Hachiōji Summer Market has it all, including local crafts, delicious food and plenty of nods to tradition.
