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Setagaya Hachimangu Autumn Festival 2021

Setagaya Hachiman Shrine 世田谷八幡宮, 1-26-3 Miyasaka, Setagaya, Tokyo

Autumn matsuri held at Setagaya Hachimangu, one of the larger shrines in Setagaya Ward. Notable for the dohyo…

Shimbashi Koichi Festival 2021

SL Plaza, Shimbashi 新橋駅西口広場, 2-7-7 Shimbashi, Minato, Tokyo

The Koichi Matsuri typically takes place in late July in the SL Plaza and the adjacent Sakurada Park,…

Shinagawa Shukuba Matsuri 2021

Aomono-Yokocho 青物横丁駅, 3-1-20 Minamishinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo

Annual festival celebrating the history of Shinagawa and its role in making Tokyo the city it is today.…

Koto Kumin Matsuri 2021

Kiba Park 木場公園, 4-6 Kiba, Koto, Tokyo

Annual community festival in Koto Ward which is notable for the log rolling event held in Kiba Park.…

Okinawa Mensore Festival 2022

Ikebukuro Sunshine City Sunshine City, 3-1 Higashiikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo

Okinawa themed anything is always a draw in Japan. This time it is Ikebukuro’s Sunshine City that hosts…

Yokohama Port Festival 2022

Rinko Park, South Exit Plaza 南口広場, 1-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa

Annual event celebrating the anniversary of the opening of Yokohama Port to America, Holland, Russia, Britain, and France…

Canceled Hachioji Summer Market 2022

Nishihoshasen U-Road 西放射線ユーロード, 8-2 Nakacho,, Hachioji, Tokyo

Hachioji Summer Market takes place along the Nishihoshasen U-Road (西放射線ユーロード) commercial street that runs northwest from the North…

Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival 2022

Shonan Star Mall 湘南スターモール商店街振興組合, 12-29 Beniyacho, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa

The Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival began in the post-war years and is known for the colourful decorations that…

Nishiarai Daishi Wind Bell Festival 2022

Nishiarai Daishi Temple 西新井大師 総持寺, 1-15-1 Nishiarai, Adachi, Tokyo

Over 400 different types and designs of wind chimes are gathered from all over the country and displayed…

Tsukiji Honganji Noryo Bon Odori Taikai 2022

Tsukiji Honganji Tsukiji Hongan-ji, 3-15-1 Tsukiji, Chuo, Tokyo

The famous temple near Tsukiji hosts a bon odori (築地本願寺納涼盆踊り大会) for four days in summer. The open grounds…

Yokohama Minato Mirai Bon Odori 2022

Rinko Park, South Exit Plaza 南口広場, 1-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa

The 10th year of the Minato Mirai Bon Odori. A slightly smaller scale event than some of the…

Canceled Shimokitazawa Awa Odori 2022

Shimokitazawa Shimo-kitazawa Station, 2-23 Kitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo

Annual Awa Odori in Shimokitazawa. Dancers parade through the Ichiban-gai Shotengai from 6:30pm until 8:00pm before stopping for…

Canceled The Yosakoi Oedo Soran Festival 2022

Kiba Park 木場公園, 4-6 Kiba, Koto, Tokyo

Annual festival and dance competition in which about 45 teams of different sizes display their synchronised dance skills…

Kichijoji Autumn Festival 2022

Musashino Hachimangu 武蔵野八幡宮, 1-23 Higashimachi, Kichijoji, Musashino, Tokyo

Annual autumn festival held near Kichijoji Station. At 11am on the Saturday, a priest on horseback leads the…

Jiyugaoka Megami Matsuri 2022

Jiyugaoka 自由が丘駅, 1-31 Jiyūgaoka, Meguro, Tokyo

Jiyugaoka Megami Festival is a food and culture festival that has been running since 1973 and today attracts…

Dream Yosacoy Festival 2024

Odaiba Daiba Station, 2 Chome-6 Daiba, Minato, Tokyo

The Yosakoi Festival originated in Kochi prefecture in 1954 as an event to reinvigorate the region because it…

Asakusa Tori no Ichi III

Chokokuji 長國寺, 3-19-6 Senzoku, Taito, Tokyo

Open-air market held on the day of the tori (rooster) during November—a tradition that has continued since the…

Hanazono Tori no Ichi III

Hanazono Shrine 花園神社, 5-17-3 Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Open-air market held on the day of the tori (rooster) during November—a tradition that has continued since the…

Kite Market at Oji Inari Shrine I

Oji Inari Shrine 王子稲荷神社, 1-12-26 Kishimachi, Kita, Tokyo

Kite market (凧市) held on the Day of the Horse every February. The dates depending on the twelve…