Rikugien Autumn Illuminations From mid-November until early December Rikugien opens late for its annual “Light Up” show—illuminations artistically positioned throughout the…
Bunkyo Chrysanthemum Festival Along with the Tokyo Metropolitan Tourism Chrysanthemum Exhibition, the Bunkyo Chrysanthemum Festival (“kiku matsuri”) is the other major…
Nezu Shrine Annual Grand Festival Popular annual festival at Nezu Shrine near Yanaka. The shrine’s spacious grounds will be filled with festival stalls…
Bunkyo Hydrangea Festival The Bunkyo Hydrangea Festival (Ajisai Matsuri) is one of the five flower festivals of Bunkyo Ward along with…
Bunkyo Azalea Festival One of the five flower festivals of Bunkyo Ward, this time Nezu Shrine takes the spotlight. The Azalea…
Rikugien Cherry Blossom Light-Up One of Tokyo’s most famous gardens, Rikugien holds a light-up event twice every year—once to show the cherry…
Bunkyo Plum Festival One of the five flower festivals of Bunkyo Ward, the Plum Festival (Ume Matsuri) takes place at Yushima…
Bunkyo Cherry Blossom Festival The first of the Five Flower Festivals of Bunkyo Ward. The cherry trees along Harima-zaka were first planted…
Entertainment Tokyo Dome City A entertainment complex next to Tokyo Dome with a hotel, restaurants, shops, and an upmarket spa (Spa LaQua).…
Places of Interest Tokyo Dome & Around Tokyo Dome is the centrepiece of Tokyo Dome City which also includes a shopping complex, upmarket spa, and…
Shrines & Temples Yushima Tenmangu Shrine Yushima Tenmangu is an important shrine in Bunkyo Ward that houses the spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, a…
Museums & Galleries Ochanomizu Origami Kaikan Museum and art space to introduce and propagate the world of origami, the Japanese art of paper folding…
