The Motoshinmei Shrine Festival happens over two days in mid-September. Both days feature food booths and activities, plus Bon dancing happening late into the evening on Saturday.
What happens?
Day one (Saturday) features the big festival with a Bon dance from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. On Sunday, there will be performances, stalls, and games taking place at the shrine.
Suggested Activity
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Experience one of the craziest, most colorful places in Tokyo — the all-new Samurai Restaurant, from the creators of the Robot Restaurant. Get your tickets and sit back for a wild show of lasers, lights, samurai, dancers and other uniquely Japanese weirdness.
Mid
Sep
元神明宮大祭
Free
- 302 m from Akabanebashi Station Oedo Line (E21)
- 449 m from Azabujūban Station Namboku Line (N4)Oedo Line (E22)
- 0.8 km from Shiba-kōen Station Mita Line (I5)