Hanazono Shrine Antique Market
A relatively small but regular antique fair, this event has around 25-30 stalls and is on almost every Sunday (aside …
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Museum of Modern Art – Free Admission Day
The National Museum of Modern Art (MOMAT) is a treasure trove for cheapos because it opens its doors for free on the …
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Machida Tenmangu Antique Fair
CancelledNote: These markets are expected to resume from October, 2021. This is a vibey and popular but fairly small market, with …
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Ome City Nohryo Fireworks Festival
CancelledThe 71st Ome City Nohryo Fireworks Festival features 4,132 fireworks to be hurled into the night sky over Nagayama Park …
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Tsukiji Honganji Bon Dance Festival
CancelledDance to the beat of the taiko drums—or just watch—at this annual Bon dance festival at Tsukiji Honganji …
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Nogi Shrine Summer Festival
A traditional summer shrine festival at one of the most serene shrines in central Tokyo. Thankfully, the festival takes …
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Akishima Citizen Whale Festival Yume Hanabi
CancelledThe Akishima Citizen Whale Festival will take place on the first weekend at the Showa Park (athletics stadium). The …
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Fussa Tanabata Festival
CancelledTanabata is celebrated in most places during July – but other places (like Fussa) celebrate it at a time closer to …
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Chill Out Evening at Kyu Yasuda Teien
Officially ‘Noryo no Yube’ (translates to something like refreshing evening), this event at the Kyuu Yasuda …
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Hakone Ashinoko Summer Festival
Held every year, this summer nights festival incorporates a series of local festivals held around the water’s edge …
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Asagaya Tanabata Festival
CancelledThe Asagaya Tanabata Festival takes place every year in the Asagaya Pearl Center. The festival is tradition in East …
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Hanazono Shrine Antique Market
A relatively small but regular antique fair, this event has around 25-30 stalls and is on almost every Sunday (aside …
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Tokyo Romantic Flea Market (Shibuya and Skytree)
CancelledThis event takes place at two different venues—Shibuya and Skytree. Tokyo Romantic Flea Market: Shibuya Peruse …
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Illustration Exhibition: We Exist
We Exist is an illustration exhibition that calls for a raised awareness of under-representation and exclusivity of …
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2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics
RescheduledThe rescheduled 32nd modern Olympic Games will be held in and around Tokyo over a two week period in mid Summer 2020 mid …
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International Cultural Exchange Festival and Samba Show Carnival
A delicious food and drink market with live music, dance and fashion shows and a samba carnival. Head down Cine City …
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Asakusa Toro Nagashi
CancelledAn evening event in which candle-lit lanterns are floated down the Sumida River. Toro nagashi is a tradition in which …
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Jingugaien Fireworks Festival
The Jingugaien Fireworks Festival is the most urban and hence accessible of the Tokyo fireworks festivals. Approximately …
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Okutama Nohryo Fireworks Festival
CancelledThe annual Okutama Fireworks will take place right in front of Okutama Station. It’s a tiny fireworks show by …
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Shimokitazawa Bon Dance Festival
CancelledShimokitazawa is a tight but very welcoming community, so this festival (formerly known as the Shimokitazawa summer …
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Summer Comiket
CancelledComic Market, better known as Comiket, is a bi-annual comic market and one of Japan’s biggest comic-related …
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Ueno Summer Festival
CancelledThe Ueno Natsu Matsuri (summer festival) consists of various events and festivities over an approximately five-week-long …
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Fukagawa Festival
CancelledThe Fukagawa Festival is officially one of the big three Shinto festivals of Tokyo along with the Sanno Matsuri and the …
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Mottainai Flea Market
As the name suggests, this little market is all about reducing waste and wastefulness—the perfect antidote to …
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