Manjushage Matsuri 2023
Kinchaku Park 巾着田, 125-2 Komahongo,, Hidaka, SaitamaManjushage is a deep red flower known as “Red Spider Lily” or “Red Magic Lily” and fields of…
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Japanese Clover Festival 2023
Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden 向島百花園, 3-18-3 Higashimukōjima, Sumida, TokyoAnnual Japanese Clover Festival (萩まつり) at Mukojima Hyakkaen Gardens in Sumida. The garden is one of the capital’s…
Showa Kinen Park Cosmos Festival 2023
Showa Kinen Park 国営昭和記念公園, 3173 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, TokyoOver 20,000 square meters of fields and 6 million cosmos flowers come into bloom at Showa Kinen Park.
Adachi Fish Market
Adachi Market 東京都中央卸売市場足立市場, Senjuhashidocho, Adachi, TokyoAdachi Fish Market is a wholesale seafood market and was off limits for non-traders, but in mid-2016 the…
Edo Bakumatsu Hundred Member Gun Squad Ceremony 2023
Kaichu Inari Shrine 皆中稲荷神社, 1-11-16 Hyakuninchō, Shinjuku, TokyoThe Tokugawa shogunate’s 100 member gun squad are well-known in historical circles, and they are the reason that…
Okunitama Shrine Autumn Chestnut Festival 2023
Okunitama Shrine Okunitama Shrine, 3-3-1 Miyamachi, Fuchu, TokyoThis autumn festival has roots dating back to 1738 and, although temporarily cancelled, has survived the centuries in…
Ueno Zoo Free Admission Day
Ueno Zoo Ueno Zoo, 9-83 Uenokōen, Taito, TokyoThree times each year Ueno Zoo opens its doors to visitors for free!
The Railway Festival 2023
Hibiya Park Fountain Plaza 日比谷公園 噴水広場, 1 Hibiyakoen, Chiyoda, TokyoThe 14 October is Railway Day (鉄道の日), commemorating the date in 1872 that Shimbashi was linked to Yokohama…
Oeshiki at Ikegami Honmonji 2023
Ikegami Honmonji 池上本門寺, 1-1-1 Ikegami, Ota, TokyoCeremony commemorating the passing of the saint Nichiren, a 13th century Japanese Buddhist whose teaching provides the basis for Nichiren Buddhism.
Koenji Festival 2023
Koenji Station 高円寺駅, 4-48 Kōenjiminami, Suginami, Tokyo2-day festival held around Koenji Station with participating restaurants and shops, a stamp rally, and other events.
White Heron Dance in Asakusa
Sensoji Temple Senso-ji, 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito, TokyoThe White Heron Dance (白鷺の舞) has roots in a scroll which depicted scenes of a parade praying for…
Asakusa Tori no Ichi I
Chokokuji 長國寺, 3-19-6 Senzoku, Taito, TokyoOpen-air market held on the day of the tori (rooster) during November—a tradition that has continued since the…
Hanazono Tori no Ichi I
Hanazono Shrine 花園神社, 5-17-3 Shinjuku, Shinjuku, TokyoOpen-air market held on the day of the tori (rooster) during November—a tradition that has continued since the…
Adachi Fish Market
Adachi Market 東京都中央卸売市場足立市場, Senjuhashidocho, Adachi, TokyoAdachi Fish Market is a wholesale seafood market and was off limits for non-traders, but in mid-2016 the…
Rikugien Autumn Illuminations 2023
Rikugien 6-16-3 Hon-Komagome, Bunkyo, TokyoFrom mid-November until early December Rikugien opens late for its annual “Light Up” show—illuminations artistically positioned throughout the…
Asakusa Tori no Ichi II
Chokokuji 長國寺, 3-19-6 Senzoku, Taito, TokyoOpen-air market held on the day of the tori (rooster) during November—a tradition that has continued since the…
Hanazono Tori no Ichi II
Hanazono Shrine 花園神社, 5-17-3 Shinjuku, Shinjuku, TokyoOpen-air market held on the day of the tori (rooster) during November—a tradition that has continued since the…
Kyoto Arashiyama Hanatoro 2023
Arashiyama, Kyoto Togetsu-kyō Bridge, Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, KyotoHanatoro (花灯路, Hanatōro) is a 10-day long illuminations that takes place in Kyoto’s Higashiyama District in March and…
Tokyo Christmas Market 2023
Hibiya Park Fountain Plaza 日比谷公園 噴水広場, 1 Hibiyakoen, Chiyoda, TokyoTokyo Christmas Market is Tokyo's biggest Christmas market, and certain attracts the crowds. There is, however, plenty of…
Hagoita-ichi Fair 2022
Sensoji Temple Senso-ji, 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito, TokyoYear-end fair held every year on the 17, 18, and 19 December in Sensoji and the surrounding area…
Winter Comiket 2023
Tokyo Big Sight Tokyo Big Sight, 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto, TokyoThe Comic Market (“Comiket”) is an event held in August and December where groups and individuals can exchange…
Torigoe Shrine Dondo-Yaki 2024
Torigoe Shrine 2-Chome 4-1 Torigoe, Taito, TokyoDondo-yaki is the ritual from the Heian era typically held on the 15 January. New year ornaments, amulets, and…
Adachi Fish Market
Adachi Market 東京都中央卸売市場足立市場, Senjuhashidocho, Adachi, TokyoAdachi Fish Market is a wholesale seafood market and was off limits for non-traders, but in mid-2016 the…
Nara Setsubun Mantoro 2024
Kasuga Taisha Shrine 春日大社, 160 Kasuganocho, Nara, NaraMore than 3,000 lanterns are lit at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara twice a year—in early February for…