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A New Year’s Eve parade in Tokyo, the Oji Fox Parade involves participants in fox masks walking to a shrine to perform the year’s first prayer.

A Christmas festival in Tokyo, this event features lights, a German-style market, and special decorations inside the Skytree observation decks.

A collegiate road relay between Tokyo and Hakone, the Hakone Ekiden is a 217.1 km race held annually on January 2-3, featuring university teams competing over ten sections.

A firefighter festival in Tokyo, the dezome-shiki includes acrobatic displays, emergency drills, and parades by the fire department, some in historical costumes.

A purification festival in Tokyo, the Dondo-yaki involves burning New Year decorations. Participants roast rice cakes over the bonfire for protection from illness in the coming year.

A New Year market in Hamura, Tokyo, offers Daruma dolls for prosperity, alongside food stalls, a flea market, and local agricultural produce.

A sumo tournament in Tokyo, the January Hatsu Basho is the first of six professional competitions. The fifteen-day event occurs at the national sumo arena.

The Daruma market in Ome is an annual event held on January 12. The market sells traditional dolls and commemorates the city’s former silk farming industry.

A historic market in Tokyo, the Setagaya Boroichi is held in December and January. About 700 vendors sell antiques, vintage clothing, and traditional crafts.

A fire festival in Nozawa Onsen involves men defending a wooden shrine from villagers with torches. The shrine is then burned to bring good fortune for the year.

A custom car exhibition in Tokyo, the Tokyo Auto Salon is an annual event. It showcases modified vehicles, aftermarket parts, concept cars, and includes live driving demonstrations.

A winter festival in Tokyo, Daikoku Matsuri at Kanda Myojin Shrine involves a performer blessing attendees with a sacred mallet to grant luck and wealth for the year.