Zushi Beach Fireworks Festival
Avoiding the crowded mid-summer fireworks calendar, this early summer fireworks festival takes place over the ocean adjacent to Zushi Beach. There is a paid, ticketed seating area (which actually …
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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 …
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Vietnam Festival 2023
The Vietnam Festival is back with all the trimmings. Held at Yoyogi Park, the event stage will host the weekend’s performances, stating with a folk art performance featuring ao dai …
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Koto Fireworks Festival
The annual Koto-ku Fireworks Festival will see 4,000 fireworks going off—making it about a third of the size of Tokyo’s biggest fireworks festivals. It’s still a good, colourful show …
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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 …
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Torigoe Matsuri
The Torigoe Matsuri in June is a big event if only for the main feature: the procession of Torigoe Shrine’s omikoshi (portable shrine) weighing in at 4 tons—the biggest in Tokyo. Like the …
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Aloha Yokohama
Formerly Aloha Tokyo, for 2022 the festival has a change of location and a change of name. Aloha Yokohama is a three-day festival of all things Hawaiian with a veritable host of musicians and …
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International Tokyo Toy Show
Due to COVID-19, only the trade days are going ahead for 2022. The public days are cancelled. The Tokyo Toy Show is Japan’s biggest show for the toy trade. While the first two days …
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Tokyo River Clean-Up
A chance to do something good, meet new people, and have a great day out in Tokyo. Tokyo River Friends organizes regular litter-picking events on the banks of the Arakawa and Edogawa rivers. As …
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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 …
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Bunkyo Ajisai Festival
Some of the major seasonal festivals during rainy season are based around the hydangrea flower (called ajisai in Japanese). The ajisai festivals are on all over Tokyo and beyond around the …
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Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia
A festival celebrating all things film, SSFF & Asia will be screening around 200 short films from around the world as they compete in a series of competitions. Choosing to screen films with a …
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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 …
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The Pirates of Tokyo Bay Bilingual Improv Show
The Pirates of Tokyo Bay presents bilingual comedy shows every month so that you can get your chuckle on.
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Katsushika Iris Festival
Head to Katsushika ward in Tokyo for the yearly iris festival, taking place at Horikiri Shobuen Garden and Mizumoto Park. The Horikiri Shobuen Garden boasts 6,000 iris plants and 200 varieties, …
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Tokyo River Clean-Up
A chance to do something good, meet new people, and have a great day out in Tokyo. Tokyo River Friends organizes regular litter-picking events on the banks of the Arakawa and Edogawa rivers. As …
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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 …
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Forest Beer Garden
The summertime favorite Forest Beer Garden is back for another year of outdoor drinks and chills. It’s located in Meiji Shrine’s Outer Garden, where you can enjoy a cold one, some grilled …
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