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,…
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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…
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…
Summer Wonder Festival 2024
Makuhari Messe 2−1 Nakase, Mihama, ChibaSemi-annual exhibition of “garage kits” or resin models of anime, manga, and video game characters. The models—some made…
Kiyose Sunflower Festival 2024
Kiyose Sunflower Festival 清瀬ひまわりフェスティバル, 3 Shimokiyoto, Kiyose, TokyoAnnual display of over 100,000 sunflowers in the fields of Kiyose. The area is well known for farming…
Katsushika Fireworks Festival 2024
Edogawa Kasenjiki Edogawa Kasenjiki, 7-17-13 Shibamata, Katsushika, TokyoAnother enjoyable fireworks event (officially called Katsushika Noryo Hanabi Taikai) along the Edogawa River which sees over 13,000…
Fussa Tanabata Matsuri 2024
Fussa Station Fussa Station, Honcho, Fussa, TokyoThe Fussa Tanabata Matsuri has been held every year since 1951 and today sees about 100 food, drink…
Itabashi Fireworks Festival 2024
Itabashi Fireworks Venue いたばし花火大会, 4 Funado, Itabashi, TokyoOne of Tokyo’s biggest firework events with 12,000 fireworks launched over the course of 90 minutes. It also…
Edogawa Fireworks Festival 2024
Edogawa Fireworks Venue 篠崎緑地, 1 Kamishinozaki, Edogawa, TokyoA total of 13,000 fireworks are shot up into the air over the course of 75 minutes for…
Jingu-Gaien Fireworks Festival 2024
Jingu Stadium Jingu Stadium, 3-1 Kasumigaokamachi, Shinjuku, TokyoThe Jingu-Gaien Fireworks Festival is one of the few firework events to be held in central Tokyo. Spectators…
Ota City Peace Fireworks Festival 2024
Ota City Summer Fireworks Tamagawa Green Zone Baseball Field 4 Chome Nishirokugo, Ota City, TokyoOta City Peace Fireworks Festival (大田区平和都市宣言記念事業) is a fireworks event held along the Tama River, typically in mid…
Hitachi Seaside Park: Kochia Carnival 2024
Hitachi Seaside Park Hitachi Seaside Park, 605-4 Onuma-aza, Mawatari, Hitachinaka, IbarakiThousands of kochia (summer cypress) turn Mirahashi Hill in Hitachi Seaside Park a crimson red.
Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair 2024
Miyakomesse 9-1 Seishojicho, Okazaki, Saikyo-ku, Kyoto, KyotoThe Kyoto International Manga Anima Fair (also known as KYOMAF) is a mid-scale event to promote the anime…
Tokyo Game Show 2024
Makuhari Messe 2−1 Nakase, Mihama, ChibaOver 300 exhibitors from almost 40 countries and regions gather for this annual gaming convention. Japanese game makers…
Tamagawa Fireworks Festival 2024
Tamagawa Fireworks Venue Tamagawafutagobashi Park, 1 Kamata, Setagaya, TokyoA mid-sized firework event (6,000 fireworks) held along the banks of the Tama River near Futakotamagawa Station. The…
Bake-Neko Halloween Parade 2024
Kagurazaka Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, TokyoBake-neko (literally “changed” or “supernatural” cat) are a common occurrence in Japanese mythology and what better time to…
Utsunomiya Gyoza Festival 2024
Utsunomiya Castle Ruins Park 宇都宮城址公園, 1-15 Honmarumachi, Utsunomiya, TochigiUtsunomiya is famous throughout Japan for its gyoza and so it's only fitting that an annual festival to…
Bunkyo Chrysanthemum Festival 2024
Yushima Tenmangu Shrine 湯島天満宮. 3-30-1 Yushima, Bunkyo, TokyoAlong with the Tokyo Metropolitan Tourism Chrysanthemum Exhibition, the Bunkyo Chrysanthemum Festival ("kiku matsuri") is the other major…
Cheese Festa 2024
EBiS 303 EBiS 303, Ebisu Subaru Building, 1-20-8 Ebisu, Shibuya, TokyoAs you no doubt know, 11 November is Cheese Day and to celebrate there will be a 2-day…
Tokyo Comic Con 2024
Makuhari Messe 2−1 Nakase, Mihama, ChibaEven if you’re not a fan of comic books and manga, you’ll have heard of Comic Con. It…
Junk Show Tokyo 2024
Yokohama Industry & Trade Center 2 Yamashitacho, Naka Ward, Yokohama, KanagawaCollectibles and paraphernalia from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. The Junk Show Tokyo is held a handful of…
Oji Fox Parade 2024
Oji Inari Shrine 王子稲荷神社, 1-12-26 Kishimachi, Kita, TokyoThe legend goes that foxes from all regions would gather under a large tree on New Year’s Eve…
Imperial Family New Year Greeting 2025
Chowaden, Tokyo Imperial Palace 皇居宮殿長和殿, 1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda, TokyoThe traditional New Year greeting by the Imperial Family from the long balcony of the Chowaden Hall. Members…
New Year Firefighter Ceremony 2025
Tokyo Big Sight Tokyo Big Sight, 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto, TokyoThe New Year Firefighter Ceremony—officially called dezome-shiki (出初式)—is a display of acrobatics and other skills organized by the…