
Asakusa Kannon-ura Ichiyo Sakura Festival
The Ichiyo Sakura Festival is a major event in Asakusa Kannon-ura that attracts big crowds every year. Take the …
The Ichiyo Sakura Festival is a major event in Asakusa Kannon-ura that attracts big crowds every year. Take the …
The Wanwan Carnival is a festival of everything doggy. Dog clothes, dog grooming, professional dog photographers, …
A traditional festival in Thailand, Songkran is known as the watering festival, and in Japan has been transformed into a …
This is a chance to watch yabusame, the impressive Japanese martial art of horse-mounted archery (it’s quite …
Combine your hanami with a bit of classic Tokyo style at Roppongi’s Midtown Blossom event. Held in and around …
Tokaigi Game Party is, well, a mega gaming party taking place at the Makuhari Messe convention center. The weekend line …
All kinds of environment NPOs and charities you probably didn’t know existed in Tokyo will be recruiting and …
In it’s 62nd year, the Kamakura Festival is a week-long festival based around the impressive Tsurugaoka Hachimangu …
Note: this market is closed for a while from January 2020. Watch this space—we’ll update as soon as we find …
The Pirates of Tokyo Bay is a short-form improv comedy group in Tokyo. A similar style to “Whose Line is it …
Tokyo Rainbow Pride celebrates Tokyo’s LGBT community. No matter your gender or sexual orientation, anyone can …
Watching Sumo wrestlers trying to make babies cry might seem like an odd pastime, but in Asakusa’s Sensoji …
Ryogoku is a neighborhood with a long history as the center of Japan’s national sport of sumo. It’s also the …
Every year, local shoemakers gather at Tamahime Inari Shrine for the Kon-Kon Kutsu Ichi (“Shoe Festival”). …
Tokyo’s longest running improv night is filled with games, off-the-cuff creations and plenty of musical …
This traditional festival features twelve giant wheeled floats known as “dashi” – each representing …
The aim of this festival is to promote friendship between Japan and the Kingdom of Cambodia. The festival features Khmer …
Tokyo Sea Life Park is a very impressive aquarium. Its mission is to display animals from Tokyo’s own sea and the …
One of Tokyo’s biggest–and most irregular—flea markets. It takes place on the odd weekend, usually …
The Heiwajima Antiques Fair is a popular indoor flea market that’s held five times a year, for a period of three …
Going back 1000 years, Fijiwara no Hidesato prayed for victory before a battle at Katori Shrine. His prayer …
Every year during Golden Week, a Spring Grand Festival is held at Meiji Shrine (the biggest and most important shrine in …
Famed since the Edo period as one of Tokyo’s top spots for the purple wisteria flower, this festival runs at …
Taking place during Golden Week, the Odaiba Hawaii Festival will feature Hawaiian music performances by national and …