Every year during Golden Week, a Spring Grand Festival is held at Meiji Shrine (the biggest and most important shrine in Tokyo). The week-long festival features an impressive lineup of traditional performing arts presentations—lead by masters in the field.
Main ceremonies/performance schedule includes:
- Shinto ritual ceremonies (main ceremony) | May 2 at 10am and 2pm | May 3 at 10am
- Bugaku (ancient imperial court music) | April 27, from 11am
- Yabusame (horseback archery) | May 1, from 1:30pm
- Budo (martial arts demonstrations) | May 1, from 2pm
- Noh and kyogen (classical Japanese theater) | May 2, from 11:45am
- Hogaku and hobu (classical Japanese dance) | May 2, from 3:45pm
- Kyudo (Japanese archery) | May 3, from 9am (in front of the Shiseikan Budojo building)
- Sankyoku (traditional Japanese music) | (May 3, from 12pm)
- Satsuma biwa (Japanese lute) | May 3, from 2:30pm
- Sansyuden (ceremonial poem recital) | May 6, from 1pm
Late
Apr
~
Early May
Free
- 0.6 km from Harajuku Station Yamanote Line (JY19)
- 0.7 km from Sangūbashi Station Odakyu Odawara Line (OH3)
- 0.7 km from Kitasandō Station Fukutoshin Line (C14)
Typical weather at this time
High: 15 ℃
Low: 12 ℃
