The usual parade in which up to 3,000 kids participate in has been canceled for 2020 and replaced with a digital “Halloween mobile walk rally”.
The rally (the name for a Japanese activity in which you collect stamps) is open to costumed children, 12 years or under with a mobile phone. Participants check-in at the six check-in points around Roppongi Hills using a dedicated app. If they get three or more, they receive a pack of sweets.
Tucked away into one of the quieter corners of Chiba, the Inbanuma area is known for its old Buddhist temples and traditions that span back several centuries. During autumn, the town shines its brightest as streamers and balls of fireworks […]
Held around Takarada Ebisu Shrine, this fair is a popular seasonal event in the community of the former Odenma-cho area (3 Honcho and Odenma-cho, Nihonbashi) and Horidome-cho. The fair is known for a number of vendors selling the local specialty […]
Held over a weekend in mid October, the Kawagoe Festival is renowned as Koedo-Kawagoe’s liveliest event of the year. The festival features spectacular festival floats carrying exquisitely crafted dolls which are pulled around the center of Koedo-Kawagoe’s landmark Kurazukuri (traditional […]
One of the slightly more interesting autumn festivals each year is the Koto Ward Citizens Festival Central Festival at Kiba Park in mid-October. Originally, the entirety of Kiba Park was taken up by a giant log pond for supplying lumber to Edo. […]
