Yashio City, well known for Edamame production, holds a local event to promote their Edamame. Fresh Edamame and beer can be enjoyed there. You can also buy sweets and snack made with Edamame at the market.
This is an event to play the scene of a Samurai battle occurred in Yorii area back in 1590. About 500 people in Samurai costume join and perform as warriors.
People in traditional Japanese dress and in Samurai costume parade along streets. Dance performance is also held in Shakuji-koen Park.
In this event, the Tokyo Fire Department will put on a performance to demonstrate firefighting in the air and on the sea.
With a history of over 700 years, Sanja Matsuri is one of the three great Edo(Tokyo) Matsuri festivals. During the 3-day festival, all the streets around Sensoji temple will be jam-packed with viewers and parade performers and that is the headlight of this festival.
The fifth year public-openday aniversary event will also take place from 10:00 to 15:00.
The 7th festival of Cinco De Mayo will take place at Arakawa Ward, Tokyo
The Jindai Botanical Gardens (神代植物公園) is one of Tokyo Metropolitan Parks located in Chofu city. The gardens have 5200 roses in 400 different varieties, blooming in spring and autumn.
A large Bonsai Festival held at Omiya Bonsai village in Omiya. During the festival, masterpieces of Bonsai works are exhibited, and Bonsai plants and pots are also sold there.
Boso-no-Mura is an open-air museum operated by Chiba prefecture, has a park with exhibits of Japanese buildings backing to the old Japan of 150 years ago. A number of hands-on events are held during this festival, good for families. Admission: 300 JP Yen/ Adult (Free for children under 15 years old)
A traditional festival held at Ookunitamajinja Shrine in Fuchu, in the west Tokyo. Has a history of over 1000 years, nearly 700 thousand people come to this festival every year. The highlight is the parade of Mikoshi (portable shrines) carrying and the drumming ceremony.
Japanese traditional dances such as Noh and Kyogen put on in honour the deities.
