Culture Shibuya Crossing New Year Countdown 2026-2027 Late Dec - Early Jan Shibuya Crossing becomes the biggest party in Tokyo for this one-night countdown.
Culture Overtourism in Japan: How Bad Is It? Ryan Noble Overtourism in Japan—how bad is it? What are the effects? What can you do to lessen the effects, and where should you go inste..
Culture Hagoita-Ichi Fair 2026 Dec 17th - Dec 19th At Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's historical Asakusa district, you can buy traditional decorated bats at the Hagoita-Ichi Fair,..
Culture Asakusa Culture & Lights 2025 Dec 3rd - 7th 2025 Past Event This December, Tokyo’s historic Sensoji Temple will host Asakusa Culture & Lights, an illumination event combining ancient tra..
Culture Ako Gishisai Festival, Tokyo 2026 Mid Dec An annual festival held on December 14 in Tokyo, commemorating the 47 ronin, samurai who avenged their wrongfully executed master..
Culture Edogawa Fireworks Festival 2026 Early Aug Edogawa Fireworks Festival - a summer night filled with lights and laughter.
Culture Unicorn Gundam Statue in Odaiba Ignatius Koh Odaiba's old RX-78-2 Gundam statue has been replaced by a new RX-0 Unicorn Gundam model. The new statue can transform between..
Historical Hachiko Statue University of Tokyo Jessica A Paje The second Hachiko statue in Tokyo was unveiled March 2015 and depicts the reunion of the loyal Akita Inu and his master Profe..