Bunkyo Azalea Festival 2024
Nezu Shrine Nezu Shrine, 1-28-9 Nezu, Bunkyo, TokyoOne of the five flower festivals of Bunkyo Ward, this time Nezu Shrine takes the spotlight. The Azalea…
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Kameido Tenjin Wisteria “Fuji” Festival 2024
Kameido Tenjin Shrine 3-6-1 Kameido, Koto, TokyoThe wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine (亀戸天神社) were planted during the Edo period and now the purple flowers…
Kyu-Furukawa Rose Festival 2024
Kyu-Furukawa Gardens Kyu-Furukawa Gardens, 1-27-39 Nishigahara, Kita, TokyoAnnual rose festival at Kyu-Furukawa Gardens with about 100 varieties of flowers coming into bloom. The western-style mansion…
Nakizumo Crying Baby Festival 2024
Sensoji Temple Senso-ji, 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito, TokyoThe Crying Sumo Festival (泣き相撲) is undoubtedly one of Tokyo’s more unusual events—and one which has attracted the…
Akabane Baka Matsuri (All Fools Festival) 2024
Akabane Station Akabane Station, 1-1 Akabane, Kita, TokyoThis oddly named festival was started in 1956 by the store owners in the commercial district around the…
Kurayami Matsuri (Darkness Festival) 2024
Okunitama Shrine Okunitama Shrine, 3-3-1 Miyamachi, Fuchu, TokyoKurayami Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s most popular festivals and one with a rich and long history with…
Omiya Bonsai Festival 2024
Omiya Bonsai Village 大宮盆栽村, Bonsaicho, Kita Ward, Saitama, SaitamaThe annual Omiya Bonsai Matsuri is held in the world famous Omiya Bonsai Village in Kita-ku, Saitama. The…
Osaka Comic Con 2024
INTEX Osaka 1 Chome-5-102 Nankokita, OsakaEven if you’re not a fan of comic books and manga, you’ll have heard of Comic Con. It…
Yokohama International Costume Parade 2024
Yamashita Park Yamashita Park, 279 Yamashitacho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, KanagawaAnnual parade with marching bands and dance teams that takes place during the Golden Week holidays. Check the…
Kachiya Festival 2024
Kameidokatori Shrine Kameidokatori Shrine, 3-57-22 Kameido, Koto, TokyoOver 1,000 years ago the military leader Fujiwara no Hidesato came to the shrine to pray for victory…
Mongolian Spring Festival 2024
Hikarigaoka Park Hikarigaoka Park, 4-1-1 Hikarigaoka, Nerima, TokyoThe hawarinbayaru, which means "Spring Festival" in Mongolian, is held annually in May to celebrate Mongolian culture, art,…
May Tokyo Sumo Tournament 2024
Ryogoku Kokugikan 1 Chome-3-28 Yokoami, Sumida, TokyoSix major sumo tournaments (called honbasho) are held during the year—one on each odd month, each taking place…
Kyoto Aoi Matsuri 2024
Kyoto City Kyoto, Kyoto, KyotoThe Aoi Matsuri (葵祭) or the “Hollyhock Festival” is one of Kyoto’s three major festivals (the others being…
Sapporo Lilac Festival 2024
Odori Park, Sapporo 大通公園, 7-chrome Odorinishi, Chuo, Sapporo, HokkaidoThe Sapporo Lilac Festival began in 1959 and the lilac tree was designated the official tree of city…
Sanja Matsuri 2024
Asakusa Shrine Asakusa Shrine, 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito, TokyoHeld annually on the third weekend of May, Sanja Matsuri is probably Tokyo’s biggest festival. It celebrates the…
Asakusa Yabusame Archery 2024
Sumida Park Sumida Park, 1-2-5 Mukojima, Sumida, TokyoYabusame (horseback archery) has its roots in the Kamakura period when samurai used the competition to improve their skills…
Sanno Matsuri 2024
Hie Shrine Hie Shrine, 2-10-5 Nagatacho, Chiyoda, TokyoThe Sanno Festival (山王祭) is the last of Tokyo’s major festivals and one of the three great festivals…
Kugayama Firefly Festival 2024
Kugayama Station Kugayama Station, 4-1-11 Kugayama, Suginami, TokyoKugayama’s annual firefly festival has been going for over twenty years now and is typically held on the…
Tokyo International Toy Show 2024
Tokyo Big Sight Tokyo Big Sight, 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto, TokyoThis event has been going since 1962 and today sees about 200 vendors (from both within Japan and…
Kyoto Gion Festival 2024
Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto 八坂神社, 625 Gionmachi Kitagawa, Higashiyama, Kyoto, KyotoKyoto’s Gion Festival (京都祇園祭, Kyoto Gion Matsuri) is the city’s biggest festival and one of the most famous…
Shitamachi Tanabata Matsuri 2024
Kappabashi Kitchen Town 合羽橋道具街, 3-18-2 Matsugaya, Taito, TokyoTanabata (七夕) has origins in a Chinese festival of old and is celebrated not just in Japan, but…
Asakusa Hozuki Ichi 2024
Sensoji Temple Senso-ji, 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito, TokyoThe Hozuki Ichi (ほおずき市, hōzuki-ichi) is a summer tradition that has been held since the Edo period on…
Kamakura Fireworks Festival 2024
Yuigahama Beach Yuigahama Beach, Kamakura, KanagawaA smaller scale event with about 2,500 fireworks set off near Yuigahama Beach. But while it might lack…
Mitama Matsuri 2024
Yasukuni Shrine Yasukuni Shrine, 3-1-1 Kudankita, Chiyoda, TokyoOne of Tokyo’s most popular summer festivals, Mitama Matsuri (みたままつり) at Yasukuni Shrine has been held every year…