Started by the Chinese community in Nagasaki to celebrate the Chinese New Year, this festival of lights has…

An annual event in Yoyogi Park celebrating Irish culture that culminates in a parade up and down Omotesando…

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been held annually since 1992. Many of the Irish pubs in the…

Tokyo gets the Spring Oktoberfest during Golden Week, but Yokohama is not without. The Yokohama Frühlingsfest takes place…

A week long event organised by the LGBT community in Tokyo to promote awareness and equality. Events takes…

The Odaiba Hawaii Festival is an annual event held over Golden Week at VenusFort in Odaiba. There is…

All the Southeast Asian countries make an appearance in Tokyo for a weekend festival: Laos, Thailand, the Philippines,…

The hawarinbayaru, which means “Spring Festival” in Mongolian, is held annually in May to celebrate Mongolian culture, art,…

Original promoted as a Thai Food Festival, the name got shortened but the emphasis still firmly remains on…

Formerly held in Yoyogi Park, Odaiba’s Yume no Hiroba is the new venue for Cinco de Mayo (5th…

The Kobe Festival is one of the city’s most famous: an international parade with stage performances, markets, musical…

This annual celebration of the Vyshyvanka (traditional, embroidered national costume) has been held in the Ukraine since the…

International Museum Day has been held every 18 May since 1977 in a bid to raise awareness of…

Over the course of the year Tokyo plays host to festivals from just about all the southeast Asian…

3-day event themed around the island so popular among Japanese. Stage performances, workshops, promotion events, and Hawaiian food…

Annual event which attracts about 50,000 visitors of the weekend. There are about 60 stalls promoting Myanmar’s culture…

The Yokohama Dragon Boat races take place over the weekend and the one prior but the final Sunday…

The Vietnam, Philippine, and Taiwan festivals take place in June. The Vietnam Festival is held in Yoyogi Park…

Dragon Boat races take place over the two weekends from early June—the anniversary of the opening of Yokohama…

First held in 2011 to celebrate 100 years since the formation of Taiwan, as well as an event…

Following the Taiwan Festival in Ueno Park in June, the Taiwan Festa in Yoyogi Park is held in…

The Nagasaki Peiron Championship (長崎ペーロン選手権大会) is thought to have been started in 1655 by the Chinese community in…

Sri Lanka Festival organised by the Sri Lanka Embassy in Japan. The event runs 11:00-18:00 both days.

Held annually since 1981, the Asakusa Samba Carnival is one of the biggest events on the Tokyo calendar,…