Festivals & Events in Tokyo

Asakusa Samba Carnival

A competitive parade with a contest filled with energy Japan’s biggest samba carnival contest takes place on the final Saturday of August in w...

Jingu-Gaien Fireworks Festival

A Tokyo symbol of summer to enjoy at 4 sites The Jingu-Gaien Fireworks Festival is one popular event which attracts many tourists every year. It is...

Sanja Matsuri (Sanja Festival)

The history of the Sanja Festival The origins of the Sanja Festival lay with the Hinokuma brothers who discovered a statue of the Bodhisattva Kannon...

Anime Japan

Anime Japan, the world’s largest anime festival Anime Japan is an event that mainly introduces the latest information on Japanimation, the mos...

Tokyo Game Show

The place to announce the latest games Since the inaugural event in 1996, the Tokyo Game Show has always garnered lots of attention as the place to...

Comic Market (Comiket)

Japan’s largest doujinshi market attracting 550,000 visitors Launching in 1975, the 40-year-old Comic Market is the nation’s biggest dou...

The Kanda Festival

The origins and history of the Kanda Festival The Kanda Festival is a festival held at Kanda Shrine in the Kanda district of Tokyo. The 1300-year-ol...

Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival

A fireworks festival in Tokyo to herald the summer The 20,000 fireworks that are launched from along the banks of the Sumida River in Tokyo have a l...

Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Festival

A fireworks festival to be enjoyed with the night skyline The Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Festival is one of Tokyo’s premiere fireworks events w...

Sanno Festival (Tokyo)

Hie Shrine’s great annual festival safeguarded by Edo Castle The Sanno Festival has a history which began from the Edo Era, and is said to be o...

Tokyo Motor Show

The Tokyo Motor Show with an international flavor The Tokyo Motor Show, which is held biannually on odd-numbered years, is a huge international even...