Events in Taito

Edo Downtown Bon Odori Festival 2026 & Street Food Market

9 Oct – 12 Oct · 台東区

The Edo Downtown Bon Odori Festival features a large traditional dance tower at the center of the venue, and everyone is welcome to join in the dancin...

ASAKUSA CULTURE & LIGHTS 2026

30 Oct – 3 Nov · 台東区

Projection mapping show themed around 1,400 years of history and culture, displayed on the Main Hall and Treasure Gate of Sensoji Temple.

13th Annual Sake Shop Tasting Festival

6 Nov – 8 Nov · 台東区

This is Japan's largest sake shop event, where you can enjoy drinks, food, and entertainment all in one place. Over 300 carefully selected alcoholic b...

Hagoita-ichi Battledore Market 2026 (Sensoji)

17 Dec – 19 Dec · 台東区

A traditional year-end market at Sensoji selling ornately decorated hagoita battledore paddles, a lucky New Year keepsake.

Hatsumode at Sensoji 2027

1 Jan – 3 Jan · 台東区

New Year's first-temple-visit at Sensoji, Tokyo's oldest temple in Asakusa, drawing huge crowds through the Kaminarimon and its packed festival stalls...

Setsubun Bean-Throwing 2027

3 Feb · 台東区

On February 3, temples across Tokyo — including Sensoji, Zojoji and Ikegami Honmonji — hold bean-throwing rites to drive out demons and invite good fo...

Salsa Street 2026: Ueno de Bueno

3 Oct – 4 Oct · 台東区

Salsa, meaning 'sauce' in Spanish, symbolizes a blend of various ingredients—just like this international cultural exchange festival, where people of...

Tarepanda Pop-Up Shop

3 Oct · 10:00 · 台東区

The Tarepanda Pop-Up Shop, featuring San-X's popular character Tarepanda, will open for a limited time starting October 3, 2026, in the basement sales...

Cat Festival 24

11 Oct · 11:00 · 台東区

Cat Festival 24 brings together creators and vendors of cat-themed goods from all across Japan. This exhibition and market, dedicated by and for cat l...

秋葉原重工 - Akihabara Heavy Industry Inc. #43

11 Oct – 12 Oct · 台東区

2026/10/11 (Sun.) 23:00-06:00 秋葉原重工 - Akihabara Heavy Industry Inc. #43 at MOGRA (Akihabara, Tokyo) ■Entrance: Door: 4000 JPY + 1d ADV: 3500 JPY...

Cat Lovers' Festival: Nyandarake 21

3 Oct – 4 Oct · 台東区

Nyandarake is a lively, inclusive festival for cat lovers, where both individuals and businesses bring together a wide array of cat-related items, fro...

Asakusa Hanakawado Park Flea Market (October)

4 Oct · 台東区

A flea market held at a beautiful park behind Sensoji Temple, one of Tokyo's top three tourist spots. Located in front of Asakusa Elementary School, i...

NeXT IMPRO THEATRE Improv Performance

4 Oct · 台東区

Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Improv Japan presents a live improv (improvised theater) performance. Centered on members of the internati...

23rd Annual Michibiki Festival

11 Oct · 台東区

The annual Michibiki Festival returns, featuring stage performances such as traditional Asakusa geisha dances and other classical arts, a live flower...

Unicorn Theatre Troupe: First Production 'Cafe Moonlight'

16 Oct – 18 Oct · 台東区

A café tale that begins with a strange request: 'I want you to kill my mother.' Troubled customers gather at the shop left behind by the protagonist's...

Tokyo 79th Mind and Body Wellness Festival

17 Oct – 18 Oct · 台東区

Experience a variety of wellness activities on site, including fortune telling, tarot and card reading, palmistry, body care, channeling, color therap...

Traditional Japanese Music Fresh Concert 2026: A Box of Japanese...

17 Oct · 14:00 · 台東区

A concert of traditional Japanese music performed mainly by students from the Department of Traditional Japanese Music at Tokyo University of the Arts...

Heaven Artist TOKYO 2026

23 Oct – 25 Oct · 台東区

Heaven Artist TOKYO 2026 is a three-day outdoor performance event held at Ueno Onshi Park (Ueno Park) in Taito-ku, Tokyo, from October 23 to 25, 2026....

JAPEX2026: 61st National Stamp Exhibition

30 Oct – 1 Nov · 台東区

JAPEX2026, the 61st National Stamp Exhibition, is Japan’s largest stamp event, featuring around 100,000 stamps from leading collectors. Highlights inc...

J-WAVE 'POP OF THE WORLD' 10th Anniversary - Thank You Listeners...

7 Nov · 12:00 · 台東区

Harry Sugiyama and Yurina Kawaguchi host the first-ever anniversary event for J-WAVE's 'POP OF THE WORLD' to celebrate its 10th year.

5th Asakusa Riverside Relay Marathon

7 Nov · 09:00 · 台東区

A relay marathon held in the Asakusa area, one of Japan’s most famous sightseeing spots. Enjoy running along the Sumida River with scenic views. Parti...

Possibilities of Japanese Dance Vol. 8

13 Nov – 14 Nov · 台東区

'Possibilities of Japanese Dance Vol. 8': Five Japanese dancers who have been awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon perform a love story set in Edo.

Ueno Samurai Clean-Up Mission: Join the Litter-Picking Samurai!

3 Oct – 4 Oct · 台東区

Join a family-friendly, immersive clean-up event in Ueno alongside the popular 'Litter-Picking Samurai', who has over 800,000 social media followers....

11th Yoshiwara Rakugo Performance & Autumn Walk with Sakura Nabe...

12 Oct · 14:00 · 台東区