Showa Kinen Park Fireworks Festival
Rescheduled
The Tachikawa Showa Kinen Park Fireworks Festival will see 5,000 fireworks launched, making it a medium-sized festival …
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Tokyo Yamathon
RescheduledThe Yamathon is a fundraising challenge where teams of three or four people compete to walk or run through Tokyo, …
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The Oedo Antique Market
If antique shopping is your thing, then ‘the largest outdoor antique market in Japan’ is for you. It’s …
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Onjuku Ise-ebi Festival
The waters off the coast of Onjuku on the eastern side of the Boso Peninsula are famed for spiny lobster or ise-ebi. …
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Raw Tokyo Flea Market
CancelledHeld on the first Saturday and Sunday of every month, this market is joining the well-established UNU Farmer’s …
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Hanazono Shrine Antique Market
CancelledA 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
CancelledThe 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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Tamagawa Fireworks Festival
CancelledThe 41st edition of Setagaya’s biggest fireworks festival takes place above the Tama River near Futakotamagawa …
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Hokkaido Fair in Yoyogi
CancelledThe Hokkaido Fair (also called “The Hokkai Shokudo”) is a 4-day celebration of the food of Japan’s …
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Hagi Festival
You must be wondering, what’s hagi? Well, it’s the Japanese name for bush clover. It might sound like a …
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Red Bull Box Cart Race
Held over 110 times across the world, the Red Bull Box Car Race is a lively and entertaining event to say the least. At …
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Katsushika Fireworks Festival
Rescheduled2020 will be the 54th edition of the annual Katsushika Noryo Fireworks Festival. An impressive 13,000 fireworks will go …
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National Museum of Western Art – Free Admission Day
CancelledThe National Museum of Western Art was set up in 1959 to provide the Japanese public with a chance to view Western art. …
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Tokyo Romantic Flea Market/Shibuya Flea Market
Peruse over 100 shops offering antiques and vintage items from Japan and afar alongside handicrafts, accessories, fine …
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Hanazono Shrine Antique Market
CancelledA relatively small but regular antique fair, this event has around 25-30 stalls and is on almost every Sunday (aside …
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Toyama Park Yabusame
This is a chance to watch Yabusame, the impressive Japanese martial art of horse-mounted archery (it’s quite …
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Tsukiji Autumn Festival 2020
The themes of this festival are ‘eat’, ‘drink’ and ‘enjoy’ and while you could argue …
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Taste of Tokyo
Taste of Tokyo is a mega food-focused festival taking place in Tokyo to kick off Autumn. The event is organized by the …
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Yanaka Matsuri
The Yanaka Matsuri is a quaint community festival that takes places at venues throughout the neighborhood of Yanaka. …
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Shitamachi Matsuri
CancelledFollowing hot on the heels of the neighboring Yanaka Matsuri is the Shitamachi Matsuri (also known as the Nezu Sendagi …
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Oeshiki Festival at Ikegami Honmonji Temple
Oeshiki is a Buddhist festival commemorating the anniversary of the death of Nichiren – a revered buddhist teacher …
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Edogawa Citizens Festival
Meet the official festival character Happy chan and get down with the fine citizens of Tokyo’s closest ward to …
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The Railway Festival
Japanese train spotters take their hobby very seriously (ever seen the contest where people do vocal impressions of all …
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Bake Neko (Supernatural Cat) Festival
Taking place on the main street of Kagurazaka, this is a Halloween parade with a difference–you must be dressed as …
