Each spring, hanami (cherry blossom viewing) offers a chance for harried Tokyoites to head to the park, take a breather and enjoy nature in all its glory.

At Sumida Park. Yabusame is archery on horseback which started as an event of the new year at the Edo era.

This lavish festival features children clad in brightly colored traditional clothes, "samurai'' warriors and musicians on parade.

It is said that the fuji (Japanese wisteria) in Kameido-tenjin were planted approximately 320 years ago when the shrine was first built.

Originating from France, this classical music festival has had Tokyo transformed into a musical hall for all ages to enjoy. A different composer is featured each year and around 300 concerts in total include world-class presentations of the great masterpieces. Previous attendance records have overshadowed any other classical music event attendance figures.

Traditional performing arts such as Noh, Kyogen and Japanese Archery are dedicated to the shrine by their leading masters.

Portable shrines (mikoshi) are carried through the streets by local residents in traditional outfits.

One of the three great festivals of Edo (now Tokyo) features portable shrines (mikoshi) that are paraded in honour of the 3 deities of the shrine. The three main temple mikoshi will not be paraded this year but the 44 town (choukai) mikoshi will be.

"Kaiwo Maru'', the renown Japanese sailboat, recognized as the world's largest, allows visitors to take a look inside.

Best viewd in the evening with its huge portable shrine (3.75 tons) which is said to be the heaviest in Tokyo.

Portable shrines carried through the streets and accompanied by singing and dancing.

This festival originated due to the reputation of a gardener who cultivated Japanese morning glories in the Iriya area during the early Meiji era. It attracts many people to its huge numbers of beautiful bright blooms every summer.

This festival is held at Sensoji Temple in Asakusa. The ground of the temple and the main approaches are filled with more than 300 stalls selling potted "hozuki'' (ground cherry plants). Hozuki is also called as Chinese lantern plants, and has orange, l

Over 500 dealers sell a range of Japanese and foreign antiques at one of the biggest antique shows in Japan. The Odaiba Antique Jamboree brings together many of Tokyo's antique dealers and enthusiasts. Visitors can expect Japanese and Western ceramics, cr

Japanese summer festival showcasing the Hozuki Ichi Fair & the Awa Falk Dance Festival.

There are spectacular displays that literally light up the sky. With an estimated 1 million spectators and over 20,000 fireworks there are none bigger or more dazzling than the Sumida River Fireworks.

More than 12,000 fireworks are launched above Tokyo Bay.

Thousands of fireworks are shot from rivers and cannons, and explode high in the air at each place in Tokyo.

188 dance groups perform the Awa Folk Dance to lively music as they parade through the streets of Koenji.

Downright hilarious Latin rhythm fills the town of Asakusa. It is a Fancy Samba carnival. Samba team from Rio de Janeiro will be invited. Powerful dancing groups from every region in the country will get together in the town. Samba and various attrac

Fukuro Matsuri is an annual big event that takes place in the west square of Ikebukuro Station. The Main feature, Tokyo Yosakoi competition, comes on Sunday. A great number of teams from all over the country will present amazing dance.

TIFF was established in 1985 as one of the largest international film festivals in the world.TIFF has left a large footprint in the Japanese film industry and culture. This festival is held at Shibuya Bunkamura and Roppongi hills.

For one week in October or November, some of the world's top creative talents transform Tokyo's shops and public areas into whimsical spaces. Boutiques, hair salons, cafes and galleries all get makeovers from dozens of well-known and up-and-coming interio

This festival is held at Hibiya Park every year. It is the largest chrysanthemum festival in Tokyo.

A parade, performed in traditional costume, to recognize the capital's evolution from the Edo era to the present.

This festival has its origin in the Edo period and is renowned for stalls selling lucky charms, such as kumade (traditional bamboo rakes). Tori no Ichi Fair will be held in various shrines in Tokyo including Hanazono-jinja Shrine in Shinjuku, Otori-jinja

A number of autumn events will be held at Mt. Takao located in Hachioji City, where Japanese maple leaves beautifully turn red at their best. The best season for "momiji'' watching in Mt.Takao is mid-late November every year. Fully enjoy the splendid vie

This New Year's festival takes its name from decorative rectangular paddles known as hagoita, which are sold as keepsakes.

At Boroichi Street on Setagaya. The Houjyou, a feudal lord of Odawara castle started the market here in 1578. Antique and plants are sold.

This festival is a popular big event of Oshima, held in the season of the Island's famous camellia flowers. Various other events such as parades, camellia dying workshops and camellia contests will be held in many places in the island.

Daruma is a votive symbol for people wishing for the well-being of the family and flourishing business. People bring their Daruma figures once a year on this day to the temple, express gratitude to them, and buy new ones for the next one year. The tens of

Tokyo's large-scale city marathon kick off in style when thousands of runners-including some of the top names in the sport-compete in the race. The road course takes the athletes past such well-known city landmarks as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bui

Yushima-tenjin has been famous as a good area in which to view plum blossoms since the Edo era.

This festival is held in an area covering 7,200 square meters where some 320,000 freesia are planted. The colorful flowers herald the arrival of spring on Hachijo Island. Visitors are allowed to pick up to 20 freesia flowers for free.

The world's largest anime exhibition is held every spring at Tokyo Big Sight. The exhibition features booth exhibits by anime-related companies, events such as spectacular stage performances and theater movie showings, and the "Tokyo Anime Awards" in whic