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FESTIVALS in ASAKUSA and NEIGHBORHOOD


New Year at Asakusa


  Events    Venue
January New Year Days Jan. 1,2 and 3 (2020) Sensoji Temple and Asakusa Shrine
  Winter Peony Jan.1-Feb. 24 (2019) Ueno Toshogu Shrine
  New Year's Celebration Jan. 2 and 3 (2020) Tokyo National Museum in Ueno Park
  Daikon Matsuri Jan. 7 (2020) Matsuchiyama-shoden Temple
  Tondo Yaki Jan. 8 (2020) Torigoe Shrine
February Setsubun Feb. 3 (2020) Sensoji Temple
  Ume Matsuri Feb. 9-March 3 (2019) Mukojima Hyakkaen (Sumida-ku)
March Kinryu no Mai March 18 Sensoji Temple
  Sakura Matsuri March 21-April 7 (2019) Ueno Park
  Bokutei Sakura Matsuri March 23-April 5 (2019) Mukojima (Sumida-ku)
  Children's Kabuki March 21,22,23,24,30 and 31 (2919) Asakusa Shrine
April Hana Matsuri April 8 Sensoji Temple
  Oiran Dochu April 13 (2019) Oku Asakusa Komatsubashi Dori
  Peony Festival April 11-May 12 (2019) Ueno Toshogu Shrine
  Shirasagi no Mai April !4 (2019) Sensoji Temple
  So-Kei Regatta April !4 (2019) Sumida River
  Asakusa Yabusame April 20 (2019) Sumida Park
  Shoes Festival April 27 and 28 Tamahime Inari Shrine
May Takara no Mai May 5 Sensoji Temple
  Sanja Matsuri May 17,18 and 19 (2019) Asakusa Shrine
  Sanja Matsuri - Nishi Asa San Kita Mikoshi May 18 and 19 (2019) Nishi Asakusa 3-Chome
  Moto Mishima Shrine Festival May 13 (2018) Moto Mishima Shrine, Ueno
  Ono Teruzaki Shrine Festival May 19 (2019) Ono Teruzaki Shrine in Shitaya
  Satsuki Festival May 29-June 3 (2019) Ueno Park
  Gojo Shrine Festival May 28 (2019) Ueno Park
  Ofujisan Ueki Ichi May 25 and 26 (2019) Behind Sensoji Temple
June Torigoe Night Festival June 9 (2019) Torigoe 3-Chome near Asakusabashi
  Chinowa Kuguri June 30 Torigoe Shrine
  Susano-o Shrine Tenno-sai June 8 and 9 (2018) Minami Senju
  Oyama Biraki June 30 Ono Teruzaki Shrine
July Kappabashi Shitamachi Tanabata Matsuri July 4-July 8 (2019) Kappabashi
  Iriya Asagao Ichi July 6,7 and 8 Iriya Kishibojin Area
  Hoozuki Ichi July 9 and 10 Sensoji Temple
  Toro Nagashi July 17 Ueno Bentendo Shinobazu no Ike Pond
  Ueno Summer Festival Parade July 20 (2019) Ueno Hirokoji
  Fireworks - Adachi July 20 (2019) Kita Senju
  Fireworks - Sumidagawa July 27 (2019) Asakusa
  Lotus Flowers Late July to Early August Shinobazu no Ike Pond, Ueno Park
August Lotus Flowers Late July to Early August Shinobazu no Ike Pond, Ueno Park
  Asakusa Samba Carnival August 31 Asakusa
September Hagi Matsuri Sept. 14 (2019) Mukojima Hyakkaen, Sumida-ku
  Moon Viewing Sept. 12 (2019) Mukojima Hyakkaen, Sumida-ku
October Kappabashi Dougu Matsuri Oct. 8-Oct. 14 Kappabashi
  Kinryu no Mai Oct. 18 Sensoji Temple
November Shirasagi no Mai Nov. 3 (2019) Sensoji Temple
  Fire Walk Nov. 6 Akiba Shrine
  Tori no Ichi Nov. 8 and 20 (2019) Otori Shrine
  Shichi Go San (7-5-3) Nov. 15 Sensoji Temple and Asakusa Shrine
  Shoes Festival Nov. 23 and 24 (2019) Tamahime Inari Shrine
December Nishikigoi Contest Dec. 7 and 8 (2019) Ueno Park
  Hagoita Ichi Dec. 17,18 and 19 (2019) Sensoji Temple
  Ame-Yoko Year-End Market Toward the end of year Ueno
  New Year's Eve Dec. 31 Sensoji Temple
  Joya no Kane Dec. 31 Sensoji Temple