The Oji Fox Parade, or Kitsune-no-gyoretsu, is a unique New Year’s Eve event in the Oji district of Tokyo. It is inspired by regional folklore and a famous 19th...
Tokyo Skytree Town Dream Christmas is an annual winter celebration that transforms the world’s tallest tower into a festive wonderland. From early November thro...
The Hakone Ekiden is a premier collegiate road relay held annually on January 2 and 3. The term ekiden originates from the station-based transmission system of ...
The New Year Firefighter Ceremony—officially called dezome-shiki (出初式)—is a display of acrobatics and other skills organized by the Tokyo Fire Department. Its h...
The Torigoe Shrine Dondo-yaki is a historic purification ritual held annually on January 8th to mark the formal conclusion of the New Year season. Rooted in the...
The Hamura “Vitality” Daruma Market, known locally as the Katsuryoku-ichi, is a significant New Year gathering held annually in Western Tokyo. Cente...
The January Grand Tournament, known as the Hatsu Basho, is the first of six professional sumo tournaments held throughout the year. Three of these fifteen-day h...
Daruma are hollow, round, traditional Japanese dolls that are usually weighted at the bottom so no matter which way to place them spring back up—symbolic of ove...
The Setagaya Boroichi is a historic market in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward with a lineage dating back to 1578. Originally established as a raku-ichi (tax-free market) ...
The Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival (Dosojin Matsuri) is one of Japan’s most significant fire rituals, held annually on January 15 in the hot spring village of Nozaw...
The Tokyo Auto Salon is one of the world’s premier exhibitions for custom cars and automotive tuning, held annually in mid-January. Since its inception in...
The Daikoku Matsuri is a significant winter festival held annually in mid-January at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo. This event celebrates Daikokuten, the deity o...
