This event in 2020 was canceled due to COVID-19

Asagaya Tanabata Festival | Aug. 3-7 2019

A Tanabata Festival held at the Asagaya shopping street. The 700m-long street will be decorated with giant paper crafts, looking funny, cheap, artistic, surreal and chaotic that visitors will find 'Kawaii.'

Asagaya Tanabata Festival
阿佐谷七夕まつり

August 3th(Sat) - 7th(Wed) 2019
Location: Asagaya Shopping Street, Suginami-ku, Tokyo

Youtube by SankeiNewshttps://youtu.be/4qmuc3E0LXc

Getting there
From JR Shinjuku Station, take the JR Chuo-sen train (Kaisoku Express) bound for Takao or Tachikawa, then, get off at Asagaya Station. (Travel time: About 8 min.) A few minutes' walks from JR Asagaya Station (South Exit)

Google Maps - Asagaya Shopping Street