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TOKYO FESTIVALS

While you are in Tokyo take the opportunity to see one of the many popular festivals.

Tokyo Festivals - Spring (March-May)

  • Sanja Festival in Asakusa.Bunkyo Tsutsuji Matsuri (azalea festival) at Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo-ku.
  • Fuji Matsuri (wisteria festival) at Kameido Tenjin Shrine in Koto-ku.
  • Hinode Matsuri (sunrise festival) at Mitake Shrine in Ome.
  • Kachiya Festival at Katori Shrine in Koto-ku.
  • Kanda Myojin Omikoshi Togyo at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Chiyoda-ku.
  • Kappa Matsuri at Ebara Shrine in Shinagawa-ku.
  • Kifune Matsuri at Kifune Shrine in Ota-ku.
  • Kurayami Matsuri (black night festival) at Okunitama Shrine in Fuchu.
  • Meiji Shrine Spring Festival at Meiji Shrine in Shibuya-ku.
  • Osunafumi Taisai (walking-on-sand ritual) at Tamagawa Daishi Temple in Setagaya-ku.
  • Sanja Matsuri at Asakusa Shrine in Taito-ku.
  • Shishi Matsuri (lion dance festival) at Nagasaki Shrine in Toshima-ku.
  • Takigi Noh (open-air torchlight Noh performance) at Zojoji Temple in Minato-ku.
  • Yayoi Matsuri ceremony by the Edo Shobo Kinen-kai (Edo Civilian Fire Fighters' Association) in the vicinity of Sensoji Temple in Taito-ku.

Tokyo Festivals - Summer (June-Aug.)

  • Koenji Awa Odori
  • Asakusa Samba Matsuri
  • Sumida Fireworks in Asakusa and Sumida Ward
  • Tokyo Bay Fireworks
  • Jingu Fireworks
  • Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri

Tokyo Festivals - Fall (Sept.-Nov.)

  • Tokyo Jidai Matsuri in Asakusa

Tokyo Festivals - Winter (Dec.-Feb.)

  • Hatsumode New Year's Prayers at Meiji Shrine, Sensoji, and other major shrines and temples
  • Dezome-shiki Fireman's Parade at Tokyo Big Sight
  • Setsubun at Sensoji and other major temples

Tokyo Festivals - Others

  • Grand Sumo Tournaments in Jan., May, and Sept. at the Ryogoku Kokugikan
  • Tsukiji fish market

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