* The event information below has been collected for about six months from now to better facilitate tour planning.
Kurayami Matsuri
April 30 to May 6, 2009 (Okunitama Jinja, Fuchu)
Main Festival (Mikoshi) May 5 and 6, 2009
Slightly off the beaten path lies the city of Fuchu and Okunitama Jinja. One of Tokyo’s oldest shrines, Okunitama Jinja is home to the Kurayami Matsuri (Darkness Festival), which features fireworks, horse races, music competitions and portable shrine parades.
http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/tourists/topics_event/topics/
080501/1.html (Link for 2008)
http://www.kanko-otakara.jp/webapps/Contribute/Parser.do?codes=
13|0209779196|132063&prefix=02x01_9MCKI5238zP&l_code=02
Tokyo Port Festival
May 16 & 17 or 23 & 24, 2009 (Harumi-futo Pier, Odaiba)
The Tokyo Port Festival encompasses a wide variety of activities, centerpieces being the public exhibition of the Nippon-maru, said to be the world’s largest sailing ship, and the waterborne firefighting demonstrations both at Harumi-futo Pier. Also enjoy the Museum of Maritime Science, a wild flower festival and the always highly anticipated Dragon Boat Race!
http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/tourists/topics_event/topics/
080522/1.html (Link for 2008)
Kanda Matsuri
May 7 to 15, 2009 (Kanda Myojin Shrine, Kanda)
The Kanda Matsuri is said to be one of the three biggest matsuri (festivals) in Tokyo. The festival honors the three enshrined deities at Kanda Myojin Shrine. With the main festivals held only in odd numbered years, the Kanda Matsuri is a dramatic and impressive event.
http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/tourists/topics_event/topics/
080508/3.html (Link for 2008)
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/indepth/history/traditionalevents/a23_fes_kanda.html
Sanno Matsuri
June 6 to 17, 2009 (Hie-jinja Shirne, Tameike-Sanno)
The Sanno Matsuri is said to be one of the three biggest matsuri (festivals) in Tokyo. with main festivals held in even numberd years. The route starts from Hie-jinja Shrine creating an incredible sight of hundreds of people dressed in traditional costume, some even on horseback, and portable shrines parading through the heart of central Tokyo.
http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/tourists/topics_event/topics/
080612/3.html (Link for 2008)
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/indepth/history/traditionalevents/a31_fes_sanno.html
Meiji Jingu Spring Festival
April 29 to May 3, 2009 (Meiji Jingu Shrine, Harajuku)
One of Tokyo’s most famous shrines, Meiji Jingu Shrine plays host to a variety of traditional Japanese cultural events at it’s annual Spring Festival including Noh theatre, Kyogen plays and music played for the Imperial Court.
http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/tourists/topics_event/
event_calendar/0805.html (Link for 2008)
Torigoe Jinja Grand Festival
June 7, 2009 (Torigoe Jinja Shrine, Taito-ku)
Torigoe Jinja Shrine summer Grand Festival creates an extraordinary scene at dusk with candle-lit lanterns leading to the 3.75 tonne mikoshi portable shrine known as Sengan Mikoshi.
http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/tourists/topics_event/
major_event/jun.html
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/topics/tokyo/jnto/
83dn3a000000dte5.html (Link for 2007)
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