Ome Grand Festival
This traditional festival features twelve giant wheeled floats known as “dashi” – each representing one of the neighborhoods of the city of Ome in far western Tokyo. Costumed …
-
-
-
African American Caribbean Golden Week Food Festa
A Golden Week celebration of Afro-Caribbean culture and food in the heart of Tokyo. Enjoy a craft market, food and drink stalls, live music, salsa shows, samba Brasil, African drumming, and a …
-
Cambodia Festival
The aim of this festival is to promote friendship between Japan and the Kingdom of Cambodia. The festival features Khmer products and traditional food as well as dance and cultural performances.
-
Tokyo Sea Life Park – Free Admission Day
Tokyo Sea Life Park is once again open; however, visitors must now book online in advance of setting out. Tokyo Sea Life Park is a very impressive aquarium. Its mission is to display animals from …
-
Heiwajima Antiques Fair
The Heiwajima Antiques Fair is a popular indoor flea market that’s held five times a year, for a period of three days each time. What is sold? Close to 300 vendors from all over Japan come …
-
Kameido Tenjin Wisteria Festival
Kameido Tenjin Shrine has been associated with wisteria since its founding in the mid-17th century. According to the shrine, its inaugural head priest knew that the damp soil of the shrine …
-
Kachiya Festival (Samurai Procession)
Going back 1000 years, Fijiwara no Hidesato prayed for victory before a battle at Katori Shrine. His prayer was realized so he offered his bow and arrow to the shrine in honor of the victory. …
-
Chichibu Shibazakura Festival
Shibazakura (moss phlox) means something like “lawn-cherry” and these flowers, which bloom in multiple shades of pink, are one of Japan’s many, many spring blooms. Around Tokyo, …
-
Kurayami Festival
This festival is touted as one of the “three strangest festivals in Kanto”. There will be floats, horse racing, taiko drumming, mikoshi (portable shrine) processions, and lights. It …
-
Hanazono Shrine Antique Market
A relatively small but regular antique fair, this event has around 25–30 stalls and is on almost every Sunday (aside from those with festivals or bad weather). Roughly translated as Hanazono …
-
-
Haisai Festa
This annual event celebrates many aspects of Okinawan culture — including cuisine, music, dance, traditional arts, and more. In normal years, around 200,000 visitors attend over the …
-
Yoyogi Park Flea Market
One of Tokyo’s biggest — and most irregular — flea markets. It takes place on the odd weekend, usually between 9 or 10am and 4pm. If it happens to well, happen, while …
-
Shinjuku Chuo Park Flea Market
Said to be the place to go for all things vintage, this is a fairly large market just behind the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings, a famous landmark and free viewpoint. It’s held 1-3 …
-
EDC Japan 2023
Standing for the Electric Daisy Carnival, the event is a little more unusual than your regular EDM events and combines creative performances and shows with music from international headliners. …
¥11,000 – ¥27,000 -
Akabane Baka Festival
Originally conceived in 1956 as an April Fool’s festival (“Baka” is the Japanese word for fool or idiot) the festival now happens closer to May 1st and isn’t all monkey …
-
Kamakura Matsuri
In it’s 63rd year, the Kamakura Festival is usually a week-long festival based around the impressive Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine. Thanks to COVID-19, the week long event has been replaced …
Free -
-
Hanazono Shrine Antique Market
A relatively small but regular antique fair, this event has around 25–30 stalls and is on almost every Sunday (aside from those with festivals or bad weather). Roughly translated as Hanazono …
-
Tokyo Port Festival
The Tokyo Port Festival is your chance to connect with Tokyo’s harbour. Taking place at the Harumi Port Terminal, there will be lots of family oriented activities and a firefighting display …
-
Shibuya Kagoshima Ohara Matsuri
Borrowed from Kagoshima, the 26th edition of this festival features food and delicacies from the Satsuma domain on both Saturday and Sunday as well as a parade along Dogenzaka Dori from 12:50 on …
-
Kanda Matsuri
One of Tokyo’s three major festivals — Kanda Matsuri — takes place over a period of 8 days in mid May. The main parades are on the Saturday and Sunday in the middle with the …
-
Sichuan Festa 2023
A festival dedicated to the weirdly addictive and mouth-numbing spice from China’s Sichuan district. Chefs from Japan and China will be serving up tempting plates to showcase the spice, …
Get the Top Tokyo Cheapo hacks in your inbox.
Recommended hotels in Tokyo
-
Maihama
-
Shibuya
-
Tokyo Narita Aiport
-
Shinjuku
-
Shinjuku
-
Tateyama
-
Shibuya
-
Kawasaki
-
Makuhari
