Tokyo’s Thai Festival was one of the largest and most anticipated ethnic festivals to be held in the Spring at Yoyogi park each year. Due to COVID-19, the festival was canceled in 2020.
Instead of running a large scale festival during a pandemic (a risky proposition) the Thai Festival has scaled down and transformed into the Thai Drama Festival. The venue has also changed to the Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo.
The Akishima Citizen Whale Festival will take place on the first weekend at the Showa Park (athletics stadium). The nearest station is the Higashi-Nakagami Station on JR Ome Line. Hihglights include a giant whale being pushed through the streets and […]
Tanabata is celebrated in most places during July – but other places (like Fussa) celebrate it at a time closer to the timing on the traditional calendar. This particular event was started in 1951 for the development of the local […]
Officially ‘Noryo no Yube’ (translates to something like refreshing evening), this event at the Kyuu Yasuda Teien garden features a light up of the gardens as well as haiku performances and traditional koto playing. There will also be ‘yatai’ (outdoor […]
Held every year, this summer nights festival incorporates a series of local festivals held around the water’s edge of Lake Ashi. July 31st: The Kosui Festival – Held to honour the nine-headed dragon who once lived in the lake and […]
