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
(Article
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Wikipedia article and used under the
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