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Tokyo Events

Tokyo 2012 events

April
01
Cherry Blossom Viewing

It’s not only a tourist dream, it’s the real thing. Families gather under the newly arrived blossoms to drink sake and share a picnic – and there’...

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May
14
Kanda Matsuri (Kanda Festival)

For a lavish display of portable shrines and floats, visit Tokyo during the three-day festival that honours the deities of the Kanda Myojin Shrine...

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May
18
Asakusa Sanja Matsuri (Sanja Festival)

At one of Tokyo’s biggest shrines, May sees one of Tokyo’s biggest festivals. Thousands fill the streets to watch the mikoshi (portable...

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June
01
Sanno Matsuri (Sanno Festival)

This is another big festival involving parades of portable shrines through the streets of Tokyo. This one sets itself apart by having a phoenix on...

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July
28
Sumida Hanabi (Sumida Fireworks Festival)

Tokyo's biggest and most spectacular fireworks display erupts over the Sumida River, to commemorate those who died in the Great Famine of the Edo...

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October
12
Oeshiki Festival

Up to 350,000 people gather to watch a procession of 3,000 participants carrying lanterns and huge paper decorations to Honmonji. The Oeshiki...

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October
22
Tokyo International Film Festival

Japan's annual film extravaganza is held at various venues throughout the metropolis. Expect an international display that leaves you with plenty...

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December
03
Tokyo Motor Show

The huge Tokyo Motor Show promises to examine "next-generation automobiles and the social systems with which they interact". Expect to hear a lot...

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December
13
Gishi-sai

The Gishi-sai festival honours the '47 loyal retainers in Akoh', a drama based on an incident which actually took place in 1703, when 47 vassals...

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December
17
Hagoita-Ichi (Battledore Fair)

The Hagoita-Ichi (Battledore Fair) is an annual fair held at the Sensoji Temple in Asakusa. Street stalls sell all shapes and sizes of hagoita...

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Tokyo 2013 events

January
01
O-Shogatsu (New Year)

After the convenient bonenkai parties, designed to forget the old year and start the new one with a clean slate, New Year in Japan...

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January
06
Dezome-shiki (New Year Firemen's Parade)

In an unusual mix of acrobatics and health and safety, firemen in Edo-period costume perform circus stunts on top of bamboo ladders to remind the...

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