This Golden Week: Tokyo Area Events For May 1-7
There’s always something new to celebrate and this is especially true for Golden Week. There are live Khmer classical dance performances in Yoyogi, a German festival to welcome spring in Yokohama and the fresh, seasonal bloom festivals happening all across Tokyo.
Cultural Celebrations
Cambodia Festival 2023
The largest Cambodian festival in Japan, this event features everything from the country’s delicious food to souvenir markets and traditional live performances such as Khmer classical dance.
- date
- Wed, May 3-Thu, May 4, 2023
- time
- 10am-7pm
- Location
- YOYOGI PARK, 2-1 YOYOGIKAMIZONOCHO, SHIBUYA-KU, TOKYO – Map
- Fees
- Free entry
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: FAMILIES, COUPLES, FRIENDS, FOODIES
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Beer, Sausage, And Fun
Yokohama Frühlings Fest 2023
Frühlingfest is a German festival, held to welcome spring. Come taste over 200 kinds of German food and beer, see great performances, enjoy an outdoor anime viewing and other fun events with the kids, in addition to buying yourself some unique German omiyage for back home.
- date
- NOW THROUGH SUN, MAY 7, 2023
- time
- 11pm-9pm
- Location
- YOKOHAMA RED BRICK WAREHOUSE, 1-1 SHINKO, NAKA-KU, YOKOHAMA – Map
- Fees
- Free entry
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: Foodies, Friends, Families & Kids, Beer Lovers, COUPLES
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Purple Canopy
Kameido Tenjin Wisteria Festival
Every year around this time, Kameido Tenjin Shrine in Koto Ward attracts thousands of visitors when its famous cascades of hanging purple wisteria (fuji) come to full bloom offering one of the most picturesque sceneries in central Tokyo. Apart from admiring the beautiful flowers, with hourly mini events, the festival is also a great place to enjoy vibrant cultural activities and the regular matsuri food stalls.
- date
- NOW THROUGH FIRST WEEK OF MAY
- time
- 9AM-4PM
- Location
- KAMEIDO TENJIN SHRINE, 3-6-1 KAMEIDO, KOTO-KU, TOKYO – Map
- Fees
- Free!
- Info
- Recommended for: Families, Couples, Friends, Tourists, Instagrammers, Flower photographers, Solo dates
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Just Keep Swimming
Koinobori Tokyo Tower
Watch Koinobori take over the best of Tokyo Tower at 333 meters high. Koinobori, also known as Carp Streamer, is a traditional decoration used to celebrate children and livelihood. An absolute stunning sight to see for the day and night.
- date
- NOW THROUGH FIRST WEEK OF MAY
- time
- All day (Light up from 5 pm- 9 pm)
- Location
- Tokyo Tower, 4-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato, Tokyo – Map
- Fees
- Free
- Info
- Recommended for: Families, Couples, Friends, Tourists, Instagrammers
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Jurassic Shibuya
Dinosaur Live: Dino Safari
Hop on a safari ride into Jurassic Park this weekend. Using realistic dino-tronic technology, dinosaurs such as T-rex and Triceratops will literally come to life in Shibuya. Talk about a thrill of a lifetime.
- date
- Now through Sun, May 7, 2023
- time
- 10am-5:30pm
- Location
- Shibuya Hikarie 9F, Hikarie Hall A, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo – Map
- Fees
- From ¥4,200
- Info
- Recommended for: Families with children
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All These Flowers!
Showa Memorial Park Flower Map
The Tachikawa’s Showa Memorial Park is currently hosting the annual Flower Festival, which includes thousands of beautiful tulips and other colorful spring flowers of all kinds. It’s the perfect venue to escape from the crowds of Tokyo and enjoy a slow day in the park. From flower viewing to water play, this park is heaven for family outings!
- date
- NOW THROUGH SUN, MAY 28, 2023
- time
- 9:30AM-5PM
- Location
- SHOWA MEMORIAL PARK, 3173 MIDORI-CHO, TACHIKAWA-SHI, TOKYO – Map
- Fees
- ¥450 (ADULTS)
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: FAMILIES, COUPLES, FRIENDS, INSTAGRAMMERS, FLOWER PHOTOGRAPHERS, SOLO DATES
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Run With The World
Wings For Life 2023
Download the Wings for Life World Run App and start running with thousands of people around the world at the exact same time. You’ll run as far as you can until the Catcher Car passes you. And you’ll be doing all that runs not only for yourself but for a good cause. 100% of your starting fees goes into spinal cord research and will help to find a cure for spinal cord injury.
- date
- SUN, MAY 7, 2023
- time
- FROM 8 PM (11 AM UTC)
- Location
- 2-Kitaaoyama, Minato City, Tokyo – Map
- Fees
- ¥2,700
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: FAMILIES, COUPLES, FRIENDS
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Saturday In The Park
Tokyo Midtown: Open The Park
Soak up the sun at Tokyo Midtown’s annual spring Open The Park event, a series of relaxed and fun open-air activities. On the agenda this year is a stunning decoration of some large koi-nobori by 112 artists, a Street Art Museum, Koinobori workshops for the kids, opportunities to read at the outdoor library, a Hawaii-inspired cafe and more. Grab your picnic basket and spend a day at the park!
- date
- NOW THROUGH SUN, MAY. 28, 2023
- time
- VARIOUS (SEE WEBSITE)
- Location
- Tokyo Midtown GRASS SQUARE, 9-7-1 AKASAKA, MINATO-KU, TOKYO – Map
- Fees
- FREE ENTRY
- Info
- Recommended for: Families, Friends, Art lovers, People who want to chill in the park
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A Classic Tale
Shakespeare’s Double Bill
The National Theater of Tokyo will be presenting a limited run of a double bill play based on works by William Shakespeare. Macbeth as choreographed by Will Tuckett an Olivier award-winner and The Dream as choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton took center stage.
- date
- SATs, APRs. 29 – THU, MAY 6, 2023
- time
- From 2 pm (The show runs for about 2.5 hrs)
- Location
- THE NEW NATIONAL THEATRE, OPERA HOUSE, 1-1-1, HON-MACHI, SHIBUYA-KU, TOKYO – Map
- Fees
- From ¥1,650
- Info
- Recommended for: Solo dates, Couples, Mom & Daughter Dates, People who love ballet
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Meat Heaven
Niku Fes Tokyo (Meat Festival)
The popular Niku Festival (Meat Festival) brings together around 20 well-known meat restaurants from across Japan and lets visitors try their best dishes. Besides delicious and savory meat for you to try, there will also be about 30 stalls with craft beer and confectionery goods to maximize your indulgence. The event is so popular that it gathers over five million visitors per year. If the killer combo of meat and beer isn’t enough for you, there will also be live performances by various artists.
- date
- Fri, Apr 28-Sun, May 7, 2023
- time
- 10 pm-9 pm (From 12 p.m. on first day, until 8 pm on last day)
- Location
- Odaiba Event Space, 1-1-16 AOMI, KOTO-KU, TOKYO – Map
- Fees
- Free admission, Pay by the plate for each dish
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: Foodies, COUPLES, FRIENDS, FAMILIES
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5 Tokyo Fashion Trends You’ll See Styled with Denim This Spring 2023
Trends come and go, but our beloved jeans will always be here to stay. To be honest, it’s never a question of “if it will go out of style” but more “how it should be worn.” Especially this spring: 2023 in Tokyo is all about achieving that cool x feminine street-style look with denim.
- time
- VARIOUS
- Location
- VARIOUS
- Fees
- VARIOUS
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: FASHION LOVERS, FRIENDS
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A Guide Around Tokyo
10 Things To Do In Golden Week (That Won’t Leave You Stuck In Queues)
As we wave goodbye to the fleeting sakura season, it’s time to start looking forward to another favorite time of the year: the Golden Week. This series of national Japanese holidays falling from late April to early May is what many Japanese salarymen live for and the cause of a massive travel exodus both within and out of Japan.
- time
- VARIOUS
- Location
- VARIOUS
- Fees
- VARIOUS
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: FAMILIES, COUPLES, FRIENDS, HEALTH ENTHUSIASTS
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