Nezu Shrine Festival
Cancelled
Famous for its Azalea Festival in spring, this is Nezu Shrine’s other major yearly festival. This festival has …
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Haisai Festa
RescheduledThis annual event celebrates many aspects of Okinawan culture—from cuisine, music, dance, traditional arts and …
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Roppongi Matsuri
CancelledEven the office/nightlife district of Roppongi has its own local neighborhood festival. The gods enshrined at Tenso …
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Toyokawa Inari Ooka-Echizen Festival
CancelledAn annual festival at this shrine close to Akasaka-Mitsuke Station in celebration of the renowned middle Edo period …
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30th Tokugawa Hundred-Member Gun Squad Fair
CancelledTokugawa Ieyasu himself founded the Teppo-gumi hyakunin-tai (Hundred-Member Gun Squad) to defend his shogunate in …
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Ohara Naked Festival
CancelledBefore you get your pervy hopes up, the Ohara Naked Festival (Ohara hadaka matsuri) would be more aptly named the Ohara …
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Shimbashi Koichi Festival
CancelledThe Shimbashi Koichi festival contains a whole array of entertainment including taiko drummers, traditional dancers, …
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2021 Asakusa Samba Carnival
CancelledAt Asakusa’s 39th Samba Carnival, you are guaranteed to see the most dazzling array of beautiful telephoto lenses …
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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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Nogi Shrine Antique Market
CancelledNote: this market is closed for a while from January 2020. Watch this space—we’ll update as soon as we find …
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Nikkan Festival
CancelledThe Nikkan Koryu Matsuri (Japan-Korea Exchange Festival) is an event held simultaneously in both Tokyo and Seoul with …
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September Grand Sumo Tournament
The 5th of Japan's six annual sumo tournaments.
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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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Takigi Noh (Firelight Noh) at Zojoji Temple
CancelledA rare opportunity to see a Noh (a live classical Japanese musical drama—the one with the masks) with a twist. …
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Okunitama Shrine Autumn Festival/Chestnut Festival
Editor’s note: This event happens on the same date each year, but the shrine has not updated their site in …
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Shinagawa Shukuba Matsuri
CancelledThe Shinagawa Shukuba Matsuri is a festival celebrating Shinagawa’s history as the first rest stop on the Tokaido …
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Red Spider Lily Festival
CancelledFor 2021, organizers are planning to prune the spider lillies before they flower so that people don’t turn up to …
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Tokyo Game Show 2021
OnlineDue to COVID-19, the in-person public event has been cancelled again for 2021, but there is an online event in its …
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Manpaku 2021
CancelledIt’s a state of gustatory glory at Showa Kinen Park in late May and early June, with the annual Manpaku food …
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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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21,081 Step Up Challenge
Due to COVID-19, the annual Tower Climb has been canceled (again) and replaced with a challenge that you can do …
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Fukuro Festival
CancelledThe Fukuro Festival began in 1968 as a promotional event for four local shopping districts on the west side of Ikebukuro …
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Takao Beer Mount
The Takao Beer Mount is definitely the highest beer garden in Tokyo (500 m). With “terrace”, …
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Cosmos Flower Festival at Showa Kinen Park
We’re totally in love with Showa Kinen Park—it’s a massive park with dazzling trees, myriad flowers, a …
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