Official Events

The JAPAN TRADITIONAL CRAFTS WEEK (JTCW) is a 14-day event to be held from October 18 (Fri.) to 31 (Thu.) to connect “creators” of traditional crafts and us “users” through “sellers” of 28 lifestyle shops in Tokyo. During the event, you can meet crafts from various parts of Japan, which you us...

The annual Autumn Ginza 2024 will be held for an 18-day period from Friday, October 18 to Monday (holiday), November 4.This year's theme is Etsu, meaning "delight."During this period, there will be a wide range of fun events that both adults and children can enjoy, including the Ginchakai tea ce...

Turning areas into vehicle-free promenade in Tokyo first began in August 1970 in the areas of Ginza, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, and Asakusa. In Ginza, the area on Chuo-dori Street between the Ginza-dori Entrance intersection at Ginza 1-chome and the Ginza 8-chome intersection has been closed to traffic on...

The first street to the west off Chuo-dori from Ginza 8-Chome is called Komparu-dori. In the Edo period, this street was home to the estate of the Komparu school of Noh theater. The name was retained after the Meiji period in the Komparu Festival and the Komparu geisha, and exists today in the ...

The Shinkosai procession is the most spectacular ceremony of the Hie-jinja Shrine Sanno Festival, one of Japan’s three major festivals. Two imperial carriages adorned with gilt bronze and luxurious radiating divine power, portable shrines, floats, and more will parade down Chuo-dori S...