Akasaka Hikawa Matsuri 2026

Well-known festival that sees mikoshi and floats move around the streets of Akasaka. During the Edo period is…

Daradara Matsuri

Owing to the period of which it is held (11-days), as well as its timing in the middle…

Kichijoji Autumn Festival

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

The Yosakoi Oedo Soran Festival

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

Kitazawa Hachiman Festival

2-day festival held in early September that fills the streets south of Shimokitazawa Station. You can see the…

Nihombashi Ebisuko Bettara Ichi

This traditional autumn festival has roots dating back to the beginning of the Edo period and is held…

Okutama Noryo Fireworks Festival

Small scale fireworks festival (奥多摩納涼花火大会) near Okutama Station with just 1,000 fireworks released (versus upwards of 13,000 for…

Kiyose Sunflower Festival

Annual display of over 100,000 sunflowers in the fields of Kiyose. The area is well known for farming…

Shimokitazawa Awa Odori

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

Hodogaya Candle Night

Annual event with hundreds of candles lining Hodogaya Park in Yokohama. In past years there has been fire…

Kyu-Furukawa Rose Festival

Annual rose festival at Kyu-Furukawa Gardens with about 100 varieties of flowers coming into bloom. The western-style mansion…

Hibiya Park Marunouchi Ondo Bon Odori

The annual Hibiya Park Marunouchi Ondo Bon Odori. An international crowd supplemented by the office workers from the…