Tokyo Creative Salon is Japan’s largest fashion and design festival.
What happens?
The event has two main aims: to bring creative people together and make Tokyo one of the world’s leading creative cities.
To achieve these aims, Tokyo Creative Salon will be hosting various fashion and design-related events. Spanning ten iconic areas– Marunouchi, Nihonbashi, Ginza, Yurakucho, Akasaka, Shibuya, Harajuku, Haneda, Roppongi, and Shinjuku– the festival’s 2025 theme is “QUEST | Let’s Explore.”
There will be around 100 artists and 1.5 million visitors.
Schedule 2025
Here are some highlights to look forward to:
- Live Stock Market in Marunouchi: A marketplace for unused, old stock, reinvented by stylist Hiroshi Ozawa. Scheduled from March 15 to 23, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Koinobori now! in Nihonbashi: Interactive workshops and an installation of koinobori (Japanese carp-shaped streamers) at Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower Atrium. Scheduled from March 13 to March 30.
- GINZA QUEST in Ginza: Using your smartphone and a map, explore the district and uncover hidden riddles. Solve them all for a chance to win a special prize
- CROSS GROOVE in Yurakucho: A dance performance blending traditional and contemporary styles at Yurakucho Marion Center Mall Cross Runway. Scheduled for March 20, 2025, from 4 to 4:55 p.m.
- URAHARA Fes in Harajuku: Uraharajuku (short for Ura-Harajuku, meaning “backstreets of Harajuku”) is known its underground street fashion and subcultures. Emerging in the 1990s, it became the epicenter of Japan’s streetwear movement. This festival aims to revive Ura-Harajuku.
- Sitting in the Sky at Haneda Airport: An installation at Haneda Airport Terminal 1, 2F Marketplace, offering a serene space. Running from March 13 to March 20, 2025, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- House in Noto in Roppongi: Ishikawa’s Noto region lost many of its traditional homes following a devastating earthquake. Noto Fukko Lab salvages materials and antiques from these demolished spaces. Designer Keita Suzuki transformed these recovered pieces into works of art, which can be viewed at this exhibiion and purchased.
- Life in Naturescene in Shinjuku:
A showcase of furniture and clohes made of natural materials.
Tickets
Ticket and admission details have not been confirmed.
Organizers may cancel events, alter schedules, or change admission requirements without notice. Always check official sites before heading to an event.