| Festival name |
Location |
Description |
Time |
| Bunkyo Tsutsuji Matsuri[1] |
Bunkyō (Nezu Shrine) |
Azalea festival |
April to May |
| Fuji Matsuri |
Kōtō (Kameido Tenjin Shrine) |
Wisteria festival |
April to May |
| Hinode Matsuri[2] |
Ōme (Mitake Shrine) |
Sunrise festival |
May 8 |
| Kachiya Festival[3] |
Kōtō (Katori Shrine) |
This festival commemorates Fujiwara Hidesato's prayer for victory before suppressing Taira no Masakado's revolt. The festival dates to Hidesato's offering of his bow and arrow to the shrine after his victory in battle. During the modern festival, there is a dedication of a kachiya (victory arrow) and a traditional warrior parade. |
May 5 |
| Kanda Matsuri[4] |
Chiyoda (Kanda Myojin Shrine) |
Kanda Matsuri is one of Tokyo's three major festivals that dates back to the Edo period. The festival's climax occurs when volunteer Kandakko carry 200 portable shrines in a vigorous parade toward the Kanda Myojin Shrine. |
May |
| Tenno Matsuri[5] |
Shinagawa (Shinagawa Shrine and Ebara Jinja Shrine) |
Includes Kappa Matsuri ritual. |
Early June |
| Kifune Matsuri |
Ota-ku (Kifune Shrine) |
|
Spring (between March and May) |
| Kurayami Matsuri |
Fuchu (Okunitama Shrine) |
Black night festival |
Spring (between March and May) |
| Meiji Shrine Spring Festival |
Shibuya-ku (Meiji Shrine) |
|
Spring (between March and May) |
| Osunafumi Taisai |
Setagaya-ku (Tamagawa Daishi Temple) |
Walking-on-sand ritual |
Spring (between March and May) |
| Sanja Matsuri |
Taito-ku (Asakusa Shrine) |
A festival honoring the three men that found a statue of Kannon which led to the founding of Sensō-ji in the Asakusa district. It is one of the three major festivals in Tokyo. Its notable for its extravagant parade of mikoshi, musicians and dancers. |
Third weekend in May |
| Shishi Matsuri |
Toshima-ku (Nagasaki Shrine) |
Lion dance festival |
Spring (between March and May) |
| Takigi Noh |
Minato-ku (Zojoji Temple) |
Open-air torchlight Noh performance |
Spring (between March and May) |
| Yayoi Matsuri |
Taito-ku (near Sensoji Temple) |
ceremony by the Edo Shobo Kinen-kai (Edo Civilian Fire Fighters' Association) |
Spring (between March and May) |
| Koenji Awa Odori |
|
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Summer (between June and August) |
| Asakusa Samba Matsuri |
|
|
Summer (between June and August) |
| Sumida Fireworks |
Asakusa and Sumida Ward |
|
Summer (between June and August) |
| Tokyo Bay Fireworks |
|
|
Summer (between June and August) |
| Jingu Fireworks |
|
|
Summer (between June and August) |
| Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri |
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Summer (between June and August) |
| Tokyo Jidai Matsuri |
Asakusa |
This festival celebrates the history of Tokyo and was first held in 1999. (It is not to be confused with Kyoto's Jidai Matsuri.) |
November 3 |
| Oeshiki |
Ikegami Honmonji |
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October 11–13 |
| Hatsumode |
Meiji Shrine, Sensoji, and other major shrines and temples |
New Year's Prayers |
Winter (between December and February) |
| Dezome-shiki |
Tokyo Big Sight |
Fireman's Parade |
Winter (between December and February) |
| Setsubun |
Sensoji and other major temples |
|
Winter (between December and February) |
| Honbasho (Grand Sumo Tournaments) |
Ryōgoku Kokugikan |
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January, May, and September |
