Culture Asakusa Culture & Lights 2025 Dec 3rd - Dec 7th This December, Tokyo’s historic Sensoji Temple will host Asakusa Culture & Lights, an illumination event combining ancient tra..
Culture Hagoita-Ichi Fair 2025 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,..
Festivals Hatsumode in Asakusa 2026 Jan 1st - Jan 7th The first visit to the shrine in the new year is called Hatsumode, and it attracts quite some crowds every year, and I think it..
Activities Sumida River Bridge Sakura Train 2026 Late Mar - Early Apr Tobu Railways are operating a special Sakura Train between Asakusa Station and Tokyo Sky Tree Station every day from March 20th..
Culture Ichiyo Sakura Festival - Oiran Dochu Procession 2026 Mid Apr The Oiran Dochu Procession is a beautiful recreation of an Edo Period procession through the streets of Asakusa.
Culture Shirasagi-no Mai at Senso-ji Temple 2026 Mid Apr Shirasagi-no Mai is a beautiful ceremonial procession performed at Senso-ji Temple and dates back over 1000 years.
Culture Nakizumo Crying Baby Festival 2026 Late Apr Nakizumo Crying Baby Festival 2019 in Asakusa's Senso-ji, an unusual but popular festival among parents where babies, carried..
Recommended Culture Sanja Matsuri 2026 Mid May Sanja Matsuri is one of Tokyo's biggest festivals and features over 100 mikoshi floats paraded through the grounds of Senso-ji..