Culture Nikko Toshogu Shrine Autumn Grand Festival 2026 Mid Oct Nikko Toshogu Shrine's annual grand festival features the Yabusame tradition—horseback archery—and the Togyosai where port..
Culture Tori-no-Ichi 2025 Early - Late Nov The rooster is the tenth symbol in the Japanese zodiac. In Japanese it is often called tori, and it is associated with gain and..
Culture Doburoku Matsuri 2025 Friday - Nov 28th The Koami Shrine holds a doburoku (sake) festival annually on the 28th of November.
Culture Rikugien Garden Autumn Illumination 2025 Nov 28th - Dec 9th Rikugi-en is one of Tokyo's best landscape gardens is beautifully lit up for the autumn season.
Culture Chichibu Night Festival 2025 Dec 2nd - Dec 3rd The annual festival for Chichibu Shrine has a history of over 300 years.
Shopping Setagaya Boroichi: Jan Edition 2026 Mid Jan Originating over 400 years ago, the annual Setagaya Boroichi sees almost 700 vendors fill the street selling all manner of food,..
Culture Fire-walking Festival at Mt. Takao 2026 Early Mar Atop Mt Takao in west Tokyo on the second Sunday of March each year, witness the impressive spectacle that is fire-walking held..
Culture Ryogoku Nigiwai Festival 2026 Late Apr Ryogoku Nigiwai Festival is a great community event held in spring with lots of sumos, chankonabe and performers to see.