Feb 9th - Mar 3rd (2019) Nice weather? Getting warmer again mid/ end of Feburary? Pack your matsuri picknick sheet and head to Henagikoen...

14th December. Did not manage to see the parade so far as 14th December was a workday i last years but will definitely do so 2019. Still...

Early August. The star festival. Asagaya Tanabata Matsuri means: a lot of decorations in the shopping mall/ street and matsuri action...

Sept. 2020 (not 2019) Yes Mikoshis can also be lifted up steep stairs... sadly the matsuri is only every two years, so next time...

Late Jul-Mid August. Broswing this website you should get the rule: Something's blooming? --> Matsuri. Why should sunflowers be any...

End of July (25th+26th?) Bit of everything in the heart of Shimbashi: OBon, Yukata contest, other dance, drums and more OBon. Oh and...

10th of March (2019). Walking over hot coal is something you always wanted to try? Or you are just eager to watch a huge fire burn down?...

7th Feb - 7th Mar. Can't wait for the cherry blossoms? Want winter finally to come to an end? Didn't see anything blooming for months and...

13th-16th Jul. Held at Yasukuni Shrine the four day festival is a lively mixture of tens of thousands lanterns, Obon dance, mikoshi...

Mid August. Small Bon Odori Matsuri (compared to e.g. Ebisu) in Shimokitazawa. In case you want to explore the area anyway - give it a...

Mid August. Need to cool down in hot summer? Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri might be an idea in case you dont mind geting wet. More than 50...

8th + 20th Nov. (2019) Tori no ichi is a big thing in November and one of my favourite matsuris - though incredibly crowded. It will be...

Mid Nov - early Dec there is spot to admire autumn leaves before december comes and all the autumn magic will be gone. The...

17th-19th May. Sanja Matsuri (三社祭, literally "Three Shrine Festival"), or Sanja Festival, is one of the three great Shinto festivals in...

6th-8th July. A festival for morning glory flowers? Sure. Iriya Asagao Matsuri, held from July 6 to 8 every year, is dedicated to morning...

15th July. On Odaiba hundreds (thousands?) of lanterns will be illuminated to form figures and pictures at the beach. Though it is hard...

7/31st - 8/3rd The temple near (former) Tsukiji fishmarket hosts a bon odori for four days around the beginning of August. Enjoy the food...

July 27th/ 28th - One of the bigger OBon Matsuris in late July from 6pm at Ebisu station. It's a rather crowded event so be prepared....