Oiran Dochu Oiran (花魁) is a word used to refer to the high-class prostitutes that worked in the Yoshiwara red-light…
Hana Matsuri This event at Sensoji Temple celebrates the Buddha’s birthday on 8 April and is more formally called Bussho-e…
Roppongi Hills Craft Sake Week The artisan sake event returns this year with 100 producers participating over the course of 10 days. There…
Katsushika Fireworks Festival Another enjoyable fireworks event (officially called Katsushika Noryo Hanabi Taikai) along the Edogawa River which sees over 13,000…
Spring Love Harukaze Music Festival Free music event in Yoyogi Park. There are two stages and a huge host of stalls selling arts…
Kanamara Matsuri Kanamara Matsuri (otherwise known as the “Penis Festival” or “Festival of the Steel Phallus”) is an annual festival…
Koto Fireworks Festival About 4,000 fireworks are launched from a barge on the Arakawa River for this annual hanabi taikai—and those…
Hachioji Festival The Hachioji Festival is a major event on the Tokyo calendar and attracts visitors from far outside the…
Jingu-Gaien Fireworks Festival The Jingu-Gaien Fireworks Festival is one of the few firework events to be held in central Tokyo. Spectators…
Tamagawa Fireworks Festival A mid-sized firework event (6,000 fireworks) held along the banks of the Tama River near Futakotamagawa Station. The…
Edogawa Fireworks Festival A total of 13,000 fireworks are shot up into the air over the course of 75 minutes for…
Nakizumo Crying Baby Festival The Crying Sumo Festival (泣き相撲) is undoubtedly one of Tokyo’s more unusual events—and one which has attracted the…
