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2018
October
TOKYO
EVENT
CALENDAR Halloween
Tradition and History
Culture and Food
Flowers
Art Scene
2018 October
INDEX Halloween Tradition and
History Flowers Culture and
Food Art Scene
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Shitamachi Halloween
P.3
2018 Fancy-Dress Parade
Ikebukuro Halloween
P.3
Cosplay Festival 2018
Kishimojin Oeshiki
P.4
Festival
Ebisu Bettara Market
P.4
Festival
Tokyo Grand Tea
P.5
Ceremony 2018
The 46th Nihonbashi-Kyobashi
P.5
Festival and Oedo Kakki Parade
P.6 Autumn Rose Festival
Kameido Tenjin Shrine
P.6
Chrysanthemum Festival
The 35th Kappabashi
P.7
Cuisine Tool Festival
Grand Tsukemen Festival 2018
P.7
—Japan’s Top Ramen Championship—
P.8 Taste of Tokyo 2018
The 4th Japan Umeshu
P.8
Festival in Tokyo 2018
Fukuro Festival (Portable Shrine and
P.9
Dance Festivals, the 19th Tokyo Yosakoi)
P.9 TenTen Festival
Kyushu Tourism and
P.10
Food Fair 2018 in Yoyogi
Kagurazaka Machitobi
P.10
Festa 2018
The 20th Nezu-Sendagi
P.11
Downtown Area Festival
P.11 Fukushima Festival 2018
Iwate Ginga Plaza 20th
P.12
Anniversary Festival
The 59th Tokyo Kanda
P.12
Secondhand Book Festival
Special Exhibition
P.13
Utagawa Hiroshige
Daigoji Temple:
P.13
A Shingon Esoteric Buddhist Universe in Kyoto
Special Exhibition Giving Form to Buddhist Deities:
P.14
Emotions, Adornments, Movements
The Feudal Lord’s Noh Robes and Masks: From
P.14
the Collection of Hayashibara Museum of Art
Pierre Bonnard,
P.15
The Never-Ending Summer
Rubens and the Birth of
P.15
the Baroque
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In recent years Hallowe
en has become a fixture
on the autumn calenda
Halloween
and other events can be r in Japan. Fancy-dress
seen at various places parades
even in metropolitan To
kyo.
Shitamachi Halloween 2018 Fancy-Dress Parade Oct. 27 (Sat.)
This Halloween parade will be held in the Ueno-
Okachimachi-Yushima area. You can take part
in the fancy-dress parade if you complete reg-
istration at the reception in the Shinobazu Pond
Benten Gate, open from 11:00 to 14:00. (The first
1,000 applicants will be accepted. Tickets pur-
chased on the day will cost 1,500 yen for adults,
etc.) The parade will start at the Shinobazu Pond
Benten Gate in Ueno Park and proceed to the
Okachimachi Panda Plaza in front of Okachima-
chi Station. There will be plenty of entertaining
stage events to see as well.
Ueno Park EVENT DETAILS
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16 Naka-okachimachi Sta. Exit ❹ , etc.
16 Ueno Sta.
6 H
17 Location: Okachimachi Panda Plaza in front of the south exit of
JR Yamanote Line
Okachimachi Station, Shinobazu Pond Benten Gate, etc.
Ginza Line
Chiyoda Line
Time: 16:00–17:00
Ueno-hirokoji Fee: No charge for spectators
Sta. Toei Oedo Line
G *Fee for participation in parade on that day: 1,500 yen for adults and 800 yen for
Yushima 15 Okachimachi
C
A1 4 elementary school children and under (need to be accompanied by an adult)
13 Sta. Sta. H Naka-okachimachi
Okachimachi Panda Plaza 16 Sta.
Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival 2018
The Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival, nick-
named “Ike-Hallo,” is staged at the East Exit of
Ikebukuro Station. As an event rich in animation,
costume play and other hip Japanese culture, the
number of overseas participants is also expand-
ing annually. Revelers may drop by participating
shops and other hot spots to explore the local
scene in their costumes, while stage events star-
ring cosplayers and other snappy contents serve
to further enhance the atmosphere.
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EVENT DETAILS
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Location: Sunshine Plaza (alpa rooftop), 09
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Time: 10:00–18:00 Ikebukuro e.
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Fukutoshin Line
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Fee: No charge for spectators Yurakucho Line Y
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*Fees necessary for use of cosplay dressing rooms and Higashi-ikebukuro Sta.
luggage storage space
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Here we profile festiva
ls celebrated from days
Tradition and Histor y
Japanese culture. Thes of old and other high-p
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ories of your time in Ja
pan.
Kishimojin Oeshiki Festival From Oct. 16 (Tue.)
to 18 (Thu.)
Religious services commemorating the anniver-
sary of the death of Nichiren, who founded the
Nichiren sect of Buddhism, have been held annu-
ally at Kishimojindo Temple since the Edo pe-
riod. In this colorful festival, votive lanterns 3-4
meters high are decorated with flowers fashioned
from paper. The towering creations are hoisted
up and carried by local residents and members of
religious associations in processions down Meiji-
dori, Mejiro-dori, Shinobazu-dori and other large
avenues (along different routes each day). This
mesmerizing sight is definitely a must-see.
EVENT DETAILS
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Zoshigaya Sta. Exit ❶ , 5 min. on foot
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Kishimojindo Temple 10
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Location: Kishimojindo Temple
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Ave.
Time: From 19 :30 (Oct. 16 and 17); from 19 :00 (Oct. 18)
Zoshigaya Sta.
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Ebisu Bettara Market Festival
Festival featuring 400–500 open-air stalls serving
“candy art,” fried noodles and other traditional
treats, with some 20 selling bettarazuke, Japa-
nese white daikon radishes pickled in rice yeast,
sugar and other sweet ingredients. On October
19 portable shrines make the rounds on the street
in front of Takarada Ebisu Shrine, with October
20 Bon Festival dancing certain to further raise
the excitement level. Over 1,500 paper lanterns
decorating the area around the shrine add another
magical touch to the evening’s ambiance.
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EVENT DETAILS
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20 (Sat.) Edo
Location: Takarada Ebisu Shrine Line
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JR S Takarada Ebisu Shrine
Time: 12:00–21:00
Shin-Nihombashi
Fee: Admission is free. Sta.
*Charges for food and beverages.
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Tradition and Histor y
Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony 2018 Oct. 20 (Sat.) and
21 (Sun.)
Hama-rikyu Gardens is the estate of an Edo Pe-
riod feudal lord now designated as a site of spe-
cial scenic beauty and historical significance. It
is hosting Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony 2018, an
event showcasing the traditional Japanese cultural
art of the tea ceremony. Overseas visitors may
choose English commentary to learn the basics of
tea (“Outdoor Tea Ceremony in English”: 300 yen
participation fee). The “Tea Ceremony Workshop
for Beginners,” which is for people with no tea-
ceremony experience, includes commentary in
English and is highly recommended (also 300 yen).
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08 Shimbashi Sta.
EVENT DETAILS
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Shimbashi Sta.
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Shimbashi Sta. Exit ❷ , 12 min. on foot
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Shiodome Location: Hama-rikyu Gardens
Sio-Site
Expressway
Metropolitan
Time: 9:30–16:10
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*Admission hours for programs other than the Tea Ceremony that day are 9:00–15:40.
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JR Yamanote Line
Fee: Adults 300 yen; age 65 and over: 150 yen
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Shiodome Sta.
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*No charge for visitors of elementary school age and below or junior high school
Hama-rikyu students residing or attending school in Tokyo
Gardens
*Separate charges for event participation
*Show a passport or other ID confirming age.
The 46th Nihonbashi-Kyobashi Festival
and Oedo Kakki Parade
This huge scale festival in the Nihonbashi and
Kyobashi districts dates from 1972. The highlight
is a spectacular parade from Kyobashi 3-Chome
to the Nihonbashi Muromachi 3-Chome dis-
trict, bringing together some 2,000 members of
renowned dancing groups and marching bands
from around Japan. Other draws include the
Countries Traffic Market selling nationwide food
delicacies and other local specialties, the Rugby
and Everybody Dance Festival in the Kyobashi
area and other great flavors, dazzling sights and
spirited times.
Muromachi 3
EVENT DETAILS
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18 Mitsukoshimae Sta. 12
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Oct. 28 (Sun.)
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10 Nihombashi Sta. Exit B3 , etc. Mitsukoshi Line
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T Otemachi Sta. Hanzomon
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Location: Chuo-dori Ave.
Time: 11:00–15:00 Nihombashi T
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Takaracho Sta.
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October is the month fo
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r of Japan.
Autumn Rose Festival From Oct. 6 (Sat.)
to 21 (Sun.)
This autumn rose festival is a regular event held
at Kyu-Furukawa Gardens, which celebrates its
100th year this year. Some 200 gorgeous rose
plants and some 100 varieties, including Asa-
gumo, Blue Light, Shuo, Black Gold and Elegant
Lady, are in bloom in this Western-style garden.
During the festival, a Rose Origami Class (Sun.,
Oct. 7), Autumn Rose Music Festival (Sun., Oct.
21), and Garden Guide special events will be held.
JR
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EVENT DETAILS
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15 Nishigahara Sta. Exit ❶ , 7 min. on foot
15 Sta. e
1 Takinogawa Park Location: Kyu-Furukawa Gardens
Time: 9:00–17:00
Hon Takinogawa Fire Station *Last admission time: 16:30
go-
dor
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e. Fee: Adults 150 yen; age 65 and over: 70 yen
Nishigahara
*No charge for visitors of elementary school age and below or junior high school
students residing or attending school in Tokyo
Namboku
Kyu-Furukawa Gardens *Show a passport or other ID confirming age.
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine Chrysanthemum Festival
Kameido Tenjin Shrine is famous in Tokyo for its
Japanese plum and wisteria, but chrysanthemums
can also be seen at the Shrine this time of year.
Some 500 chrysanthemum plants in bloom in
red, white, pink, and other vivid colors adorn the
Shrine grounds. Especially popular is Chrysan-
themum Skytree, a 1/100th scale model of Tokyo
Skytree®. The chrysanthemums of the more than
6-meter high model express both delicacy and a
spirited dynamism.
Yotsume-dori Ave.
Kameido Tenjin Shrine
EVENT DETAILS
From Oct. 27 (Sat.) Z
13 Kinshicho Sta. Exit ❹ , 15 min. on foot Taihei
4-chome
Kuramaebashi-dori Ave.
to Nov. 23 (Fri.) Olinas
Location: Kameido Tenjin Shrine
Hanzomon Line
Time: 9:00–16:00
Fee: Admission is free. Kinshi Park
4
Z
13 Kinshicho Sta.
Kinshicho Sta.
JR Sobu Main Line
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The exhilarating autum
n weather makes outd
Culture and Food
while strolling around oor events popular draw
town is a great way to s. Dropping by such ga
sample different flavo therings
rs and shopping experie
nces.
The 35th Kappabashi Cuisine Tool Festival From Oct. 2 (Tue.)
to 8 (Mon.)
The Kappabashi Dougu Street is famed for shops
that specialize in cooking utensils and tableware,
food display models and other food-related se-
lections. The regular festival sponsored at this
unique quarter is being held for the 35th time
this year. Some 170 merchants will participate
and offer various utensils at special prices. Other
features include the Kappabashi Grand Tea Cer-
emony (newly added this year), a parade by local
elementary school students, special food booths
and other attractions.
H
18 Iriya Sta.
EVENT DETAILS
1 G
Tawaramachi Sta. Exit ❷ , 2 min. on foot
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Kototo
Lin
i-dori 18
Tsukuba Express
Ave.
iya
Iriya Sta. Exit ❶ , 9 min. on foot
Hib
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18
Kappabashi Dougu Street
Asakusa Location: Kappabashi Dougu Street
View Hotel
Asakusa Sta. Time: 10:00–17:00
Kokusai-dori Ave.
Fee: Admission is free.
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Inaricho Sta.
G Ginza Line
17
Asakusa-d G Tawaramachi Sta.
ori Ave. 18
2
Grand Tsukemen Festival 2018
—Japan’s Top Ramen Championship—
For this food event, 36 popular ramen, dipping
noodle, soupless noodle and other shops gather
to determine the champions. Tickets may be
purchased (850 yen per each bowl), including
one coin to use for voting on favorite shops. The
formula of dividing the number of votes by total
bowls of noodles sold will be used to compute
winners. The festival will be divided into four
sessions, with nine shops participating each time.
Okubo Park
Meiji-dori Av
Fukutosh
EVENT DETAILS Okubo Hospital
From Oct. 4 (Thu.) Seibu-shinjuku
in Line
M
Shinjuku Sta. Exit B13 , 5 min. on foot Sta. Shinjuku Toho Bldg.
e.
08
to 31 (Wed.)
09
M F
13 Shinjuku-sanchome Sta. Exit B9 ,
Shinjuku
5 min. on foot City Office
Shinjuku Yasu
kuni-
Location: Kabukicho quarter of Shinjuku, Sta.
B13
Studio Alta dori A
ve.
M
Okubo Park 08
hi Line S
B9
Isetan Shinjuku-
Marunouc hinjuk
Time: 11:00–21:00 u-do M sanchome
Shinjuku Sta.
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Fee: Admission is free. F inju
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*Charges for food and beverages.
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Culture and Food
Taste of Tokyo 2018 From Oct. 5 (Fri.)
to 7 (Sun.)
This event showcases the tastes and other charms
of Tokyo. Sold along Marunouchi Naka-dori
and Gyoko-dori avenues in Marunouchi will be
vegetables, fruits, milk and other produce from
Tokyo, along with dishes prepared with tradi-
tional veggies. Offered in the Yurakucho area
(Tokyo International Forum aboveground plaza)
will be sake and snacks from throughout Japan.
The Hibiya area (Hibiya Step Square in Tokyo
Midtown Hibiya, etc.) will host movie screenings
and live music.
Shin-marunouchi Bldg. M7 Tokyo Sta. EVENT DETAILS
Gyoko-do M
7
ri Ave. 17 M
Tokyo Sta. Exit M4 M7 , etc.
C
Nijubashimae (Marunouchi) Sta. Exit ❼ , etc.
Sta.
Nijubashimae C
17 10
M4
Tokyo
(Marunouchi) Sta. 10 Marunouchi Bldg. Y
Yurakucho Sta. Exit D5 , etc. H
Hibiya Sta. Exit A11 , etc.
ve.
18 07
a-dori A
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da Lin
Imperial Location: Marunouchi Naka-dori Ave., Gyoko-dori Ave., etc.
chi Nak
Palace Tokyo
Time: Differs by location.
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International
Marunou
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Marunou
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Line 08 * Hibiya Park events only on Oct. 6 and 7
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Lin Y Fee: Admission is free.
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Sta *Charges for food and beverages.
Hibiya Sta. ho
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Hibiya C H rak Y
Park 09 A11 07 Yu 19
Tokyo Midtown Hibiya
The 4th Japan Umeshu Festival in Tokyo 2018
Compare the flavors of the traditional Japanese
liquor umeshu (plum wine) from different re-
gions. Selections are divided into seven groups
(including cloudy unfiltered umeshu, brandy,
types brewed from sake or mixed with citrus
fruit juices, etc.). Take part by purchasing special
“plum coins” and exchanging them for drinks
at the event site. With some 140 types to choose
from, visitors can savor the distinctive tastes of
umeshu from around Japan. Purchase 16 coins
with 1,700 yen tickets.
Ueno Park
EVENT DETAILS
Keis
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From Oct. 5 (Fri.) G H
Ueno Sta. Exit ❼ , 5 min. on foot
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16 17
to 8 (Mon.)
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Location: Plaza in front of Benten Gate at Ueno Zoo
Plaza in front of
(Ueno Park) Benten Gate at Ueno Sta.
Ueno Zoo
Time: 13:00–19:00 (Oct. 5); 10:00–18:00 (Oct. 6 and 7);
Statue of
10:00–16:00 (Oct. 8) Saigo Ginza Line
Takamori
Fee: Admission is free. 7
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16 H
Keisei-ueno Sta. ine
*Charges for food and beverages. 17 aL
Ueno Sta. biy
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Culture and Food
Fukuro Festival (Portable Shrine and Dance
Oct. 6 (Sat.) and 7
Festivals, the 19th Tokyo Yosakoi) (Sun.)
The Fukuro Festival in Ikebukuro ranks as one
of the largest events of its kind in Tokyo. It is
divided into the two segments of the Portable
Shrine Festival in September and the Dance Fes-
tival and Tokyo Yosakoi in October. The Dance
Festival (Oct. 6) features the Ikebukuro Yassa
and Baikoryu-Kappore dance displays. October 7
brings the Tokyo Yosakoi Contest with over 100
teams taking part and dynamic Yosakoi dancing
routines unveiled at each site.
EVENT DETAILS
Parco
Ikebukuro Sta. Exit , etc.
Ikebukuro Sta. M Y F
West Exit Plaza 25 09 09 2a
Ikebukuro Sta. Marunouchi Line
F 19 M
25
Location: Ikebukuro Sta. West Exit Plaza,
09
Fukutoshin Line
Tobu Department
Ikebukuro West Exit Park, etc.
Store Ikebukuro Seibu Time: 11:00–20:00
2a Sta. Ikebukuro
Ikebukuro Y
*Differs by location.
09
West Exit Park Yurakucho Line Fee: No charge for spectators
Tokyo Lumine
Metropolitan
Theatre
TenTen Festival
The TenTen Festival, staged on October 10 each
year, is named for the 10 months and 10 days
through childbirth (as an event to pray for safe
deliveries). There are also cheerleading and
marching band parades, open-air stalls sponsored
by neighborhood store association, geisha parade
and other attractions. Sumo wrestlers from the
Arashio Stable (located in the area) visit to put on
bouts for young kids and sell chankonabe stew
dishes traditionally consumed by those athletes.
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EVENT DETAILS
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Oct. 7 (Sun.)
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13 Ningyocho Sta. Exit A2 H
13 Ningyocho Sta.
Z
10 Suitengumae Sta. Exit ❼❽
Location: Vicinity of Ningyocho-dori Ave. Hanzomon Line
A2 Amazake Yokocho
Time: 11:00–16:00
Nin
gyo
Fee: Admission is free.
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Suitengu
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Shrine
Hibiy
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Suitengumae Sta. 10
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Culture and Food
Kyushu Tourism and Food Fair 2018 in Yoyogi From Oct. 12 (Fri.)
to 14 (Sun.)
This occasion features local dishes, traditional
culture and other aspects of the seven prefectures
comprising Japan’s main southern isle of Kyushu
(Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita,
Miyazaki and Kagoshima). The cuisine includes
pork bone ramen, charcoal barbecued meat, giblet
stew and more, with beverages spanning shochu
distilled spirits, beer and other selections further
helping to underscore the distinctive gourmet
experiences in Kyushu. Entertainment by artists
from that southern realm is also presented, fur-
ther raising the fun level.
EVENT DETAILS
Line
ne
Meiji Jingu Shrine
anote Li
Yoyogi-koen Sta. Exit ❹ , 8 min. on foot
wara
C
02
JR Yam
u Oda
(Harajuku) Sta.
Meiji-jingumae
C F
Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku) Sta. Exit ❶❷ , 8 min. on foot
Odaky
03 15
Yoyogi Park Harajuku
Sta.
Line 2
Location: Yoyogi Park Events Square
Yoyogi-koen Sta. Chiyoda
C
1 03
C Time: 10:00–17:00
02 4
15
F
Fee: Admission is free.
*Charges for food and beverages.
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Yoyogi National
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1st Gymnasium
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Kagurazaka Machitobi Festa 2018
This autumn cultural festival is being held in
Kagurazaka for the 20th time this year. The ap-
proximately 70 events include the Kagurazaka
Art Square display of paintings, illustrations
and other art on the grounds of Bishamonten
Zenkokuji Temple (Sun., Oct. 28), various work-
shops, traditional performing arts and other
attractions. A particular crowd pleaser is the
700-meter-long white paper stretching from the
base to the top of Kagurazaka slope, with every-
one encouraged to draw anything they please
(Nov. 3).
Photographer: Hayato Masunaga
EVENT DETAILS
Yura
From Oct. 13 (Sat.)
kuch
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05 Kagurazaka Sta. Exit ❶ , 4 min. on foot Kagurazaka Sta.
o Lin
to Nov. 3 (Sat.) T
05
1
Tozai Line
T Y N
Iidabashi Sta. Exit
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06 13 10 B3
Kagurazaka-ue Was Y
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Location: Kagurazaka neighborhood ine
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13 T
06
do L ve. N
Time: Differs by event. i Oe B3 10
Toe Kagurazaka-shita Iidabashi
Sta.
Fee: No charge for spectators Ushigome-kagurazaka
Sta.
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*Partly fee-paying
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The 20th Nezu-Sendagi Downtown Area Festival Oct. 20 (Sat.)
and 21 (Sun.)
This gathering is a special and popular attrac-
tion each autumn in the Nezu-Sendagi quarter.
Nezu Shrine serves as the main site, supported
by with eight “sub-sites” (Shinobazudori Com-
munity Center, Aizome-Odori street, Miyanaga-
Nakadori street and more). Nezu Shrine offers
food stands, demonstrations of traditional crafts,
brass bands, cheerleading, Japanese drumming
and a flea market. The sub-sites feature Japanese
drumming teams, Awaodori dance processions,
rickshaw rides and numerous other opportunities
to enjoy Japanese culture.
EVENT DETAILS
C
15 Sendagi Sta.
1
C
14 Nezu Sta. Exit ❶ , 5 min. on foot C
15 Sendagi Sta. Exit ❶ , 8 min. on foot
e.
ori Av
N
12 Todaimae Sta. Exit ❶ , 5 min. on foot
bazu-d
Location: Grounds of Nezu Shrine, etc.
Shino
Ho
Nezu Shrine Time: 10:00–16:00
ngo
Nam
*Differs by event and attraction.
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Nezu-jinja-iriguchi
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bok
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i-do
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toto
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N 1 Ko *Charges for food and beverages.
12 The University
Chiy
C
Todaimae 1 of Tokyo 14
oda
Sta. Nezu Sta.
Lin
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Fukushima Festival 2018
This festive gathering conveys the charms of Fu-
kushima Prefecture to Tokyo audiences along the
four concepts of Stage (live traditional perform-
ing arts), Food (fine cuisine), Markets (outstanding
local produce) and Tradition (proven Fukushima
expertise). Appeals include enjoyment of re-
nowned Kitakata ramen, Fukushima craft beer
and other delicious gourmet selections, perfor-
mances by popular artists with Fukushima roots,
onsite sales of native produce and other delightful
touches.
Roppongi Sta.
EVENT DETAILS Gaie
n-hig
ash
Oct. 20 (Sat.) H
i-do
ri Av
H
04 Roppongi Sta. Exit 1c , direct link Roppongi Sta. 04 Hib
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and 21 (Sun.) .
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Iwate Ginga Plaza 20th Anniversary Festival From Oct. 20 (Sat.)
to 28 (Sun.)
This festival is billed as a 20th anniversary fair
for Iwate Ginga Plaza―an “antenna shop” (retail
outlets mobilized to promote produce and crafts
from specific regions) for Iwate Prefecture spe-
cialties that debuted in 1998 and reopened this
September 21 after remodeling. The shop stocks
around 3,000 products (Morioka cold noodles,
Nanbu rice crackers, Sanriku wakame seaweed
and more). During the fair, 10% discounts will be
featured on most items (with certain exceptions),
a lottery format drawing provided for shoppers
spending 3,000 yen or more and other fun.
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The 59th Tokyo Kanda Secondhand Book Festival
This Secondhand Book Festival takes place in
Kanda’s Jimbocho, a quarter legendary for its
vast number of secondhand bookstores. The main
event open-air used book market features carts
stretching over 500 meters along Yasukuni-dori
Avenue, creating a veritable “book row.” Close
to a million volumes are said to occupy the carts,
meaning that searches may yield rare old volumes
or materials. The event is popular not only with
avid Japanese readers, but also attracts plenty of
sightseers from abroad.
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Location: Kanda Jimbocho Bookstore Area Bookstore Area
Jimbocho Sta.
Time: 10:00–19:00 (Oct. 26–Nov. 3); 10:00–18:00 A2
A2
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07
(Nov. 4)
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assembled from overse portant culture assets
as, Tokyo art museums to collections
offer a vast range of vie
wing joys.
Special Exhibition
Runs through Oc
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Utagawa Hiroshige
Inclusive retrospect on ukiyo-e “floating world”
Japanese woodblock print artist Utagawa Hiro-
shige, who passed away 160 years ago this year.
Renowned overseas as well, this event features
works from Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
Road, 100 Famous Views of Edo and Hiroshige’s
other celebrated series, along with portrayals of
beautiful women, flowers and birds and other
genres. Spanning the most eminent creations to
seldom-shown rarities, the showing conveys the
totality of this peerless woodblock print master.
Tak EVENT DETAILS Utagawa Hiroshige “Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road:
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3 min. on foot
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Location: Ota Memorial Museum of Art
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Ota Memorial
Time: 10:30–17:30
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Chiyoda Line
Closed: Oct. 1 (Mon.), 9 (Tue.), 15 (Mon.) and 22 (Mon.)
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Meiji-jingumae
Fee: Adults 1,000 yen; university and high school students 700 yen
(Harajuku) Sta.
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*No charge for junior high school students and younger
15 Omotesa
ndo A *Show a passport or other ID confirming age.
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Daigoji Temple:
A Shingon Esoteric Buddhist Universe in Kyoto
Founded in 874, Daigoji temple in Kyoto, the main temple of
the Daigo School of the Shingon Sect of Buddhism, has many
Runs thro
ugh Nov
. works of full-fledged esoteric art dating from its establishment.
11 (Sun.)
This exhibition showcases examples of such creations, includ-
ing the Wooden Statue of the Physician of Souls with Flanking
Samurais, Seated Nyoirin Kannon and other Buddhist images
and paintings designated as national treasures or important
cultural assets owned by the temple.
Seated Nyoirin Kannon
( Cintāmaņicakra Avalokiteśvara ),
Important Cultural Property, Heian EVENT DETAILS Nogizaka Sta. Chiyoda
Line
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Roppongi Sta. Exit ❽ , direct link
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The National
Art Center, Tokyo
Location: Suntory Museum of Art
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Ave.
Tokyo Midtown
Time: 10:00–18:00 (through 20:00 on Fri., Sat.
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and Oct. 7)
*Final admission 30 min. before closing time
Closed: Tue. (open on Nov. 6) Roppongi Sta.
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Fee: Adults 1,500 yen; university and high Hibiya Line 04 Metropolitan
Expressway
school students 1,000 yen
*No charge for junior high school students and younger
*Students are requested to show their student identifi-
cation card.
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Special Exhibition Giving Form to Buddhist Deities:
Runs through No
v. 25 (Sun.)
Emotions, Adornments, Movements
Mesmerizing Buddhist images have been passed down since
ancient times, with this exhibition focusing on the expressive
powers and sophisticated techniques of sculptors who crafted
such works. The sequence begins with “faces,” “ornamenta-
tion” and “motions and poses,” including the Wooden Statue
of the God of War and other important cultural assets. Visi-
tors are able to contemplate smiles, rage and other emotions,
radiance materializing from the Buddha’s body and other tri-
umphs of these classical artists often prone to be overlooked.
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EVENT DETAILS
Toei Asakusa Line
Mitsui Memorial 12 Mitsukoshimae Sta.
Museum
Chuo
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09 Mitsukoshimae Sta. Exit A7 , 1 min. on foot
-dori
Nihombashi Mitsukoshi
Main Store G
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10 Nihombashi Sta. Exit B9 , 4 min. on foot
Ave.
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09 Hanzomon
Mitsukoshimae Sta. Location: Mitsui Memorial Museum
Nihombashi Time: 10:00–17:00
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*Final admission 30 min. before closing time
T B9
Closed: Mon. (open on Oct. 8), Oct. 9 (Tue.)
10
Nihombashi
Coredo
Nihonbashi
Fee: Adults 1,300 yen; university and high school stu-
Nihombashi Important Cultural Property, Standing Bishamonten (Vaisravana) Heian period
Sta.
11
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Sta. dents 800 yen Tokyo National Museum (Image: TNM Image Archives)
Ginza Line
*No charge for junior high school students and younger
*Students are requested to show their student identification card,
and persons 70 years old or above a passport or other ID confirm-
ing age.
The Feudal Lord’s Noh Robes and Masks:
From Oct. 6 (Sat.)
to Nov. 25 (Sun.) From the Collection of Hayashibara Museum of Art
*Displays may be changed during the exhibit’s run.
Perfected in the 14th century, by the 17th century Noh
Theater flourished as an activity of the samurai class. Noh
Robes evolved as unique costumes, exuding greater sub-
stance and lavishness as the essence of such skills at that
time. This exhibition focuses on exceptional robes and
masks once owned by the Ikeda family, head of the Okaya-
ma feudal clan, from the Hayashibara Museum of Art col-
lection. Visitors will savor the exquisite beauty of fine Noh
costumes.
EVENT DETAILS
Fukutoshin Line
JR Yamanote Line
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16 Shibuya Sta. Exit 3a ,
15 min. on foot Tokyu Department Store
Shibuya Main Store
Location: Shoto Museum of Art Bunkamura
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Time: 10:00–18:00 (through 20:00 on Fri.) Shoto Museum
of Art 109 3a Z
16
01 G
*Final admission 30 min. before closing time Shibuya 01
Closed: Mon. (open on Oct. 8), Oct. 9 (Tue.) Shinsen Sta.
Shibuya
Sta.
Mark City
Fee: Adults 1,000 yen; university students
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800 yen; high school students and guests
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Nuihaku with design of grasses and flowers on white
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age 60 and over: 500 yen; elementary and
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(on view throughout the entire exhibit)
junior high school students 100 yen
*No charge for preschool age children; elementary and junior high school students on Sat.,
Sun. and national holidays; residents of Shibuya City each Fri.; or for disabled individuals
and one attendant
*Show a passport or other ID confirming age.
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Pierre Bonnard, The Never-Ending Summer Runs through De
(Mon.)
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Grand retrospective exhibition of Pierre Bonnard, key
painter of the Nabis school that emerged in France at
the end of the 19th century. Even within the Nabis style,
Bonnard was heavily influenced by ukiyo-e woodblock
prints and other Japanese art, turning out pictures with
brilliant colors moving into the 20th century. Focused on
pieces in the Orsay Museum collection, Bonnard’s charisma
is immaculately profiled with oil paintings, sketches and
works from numerous genres.
EVENT DETAILS
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Nogizaka Sta. Exit ❻ , direct link
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Location: The National Art Center, Tokyo
dori
Time: 10:00–18:00 (through 20:00 on Fri. and
Nogizaka Sta. C
05 Sat.; through 21:00 on Sep. 28 (Fri.) and 29 (Sat.))
Tokyo *Final admission 30 min. before closing time
Midtown
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do Fee: Adults 1,600 yen; university students 1,200 1912, Orsay Museum
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The National Art Center,
e yen; high school students 800 yen ©RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski / distributed by AMF
Tokyo
*No charge for junior high school students and younger
*Show a passport or other ID confirming age.
Rubens and the Birth of the Baroque
Peter Paul Rubens, The Discovery of the Infant Erichthonius, 1615-16, Oil on canvas
©LIECHTENSTEIN. The Princely Collections, Vaduz-Vienna
Giant of the Baroque school of art, painter Peter
Paul Rubens was born in Flanders and went on to
dwell in Italy (the focus of Baroque). This exhibi-
tion focuses on works evolving from his research
into ancient and Renaissance art remaining in
Italy, along with ancient sculptures, works from
16th century Italy and other selections. Visitors
will leave with a clear grasp of what Rubens
learned in Italy and the links with Baroque art.
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Saigo
Takamori
to Jan. 20, 2019 (Su Location: The National Museum of Western Art 7
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Time: 9:30–17:30 (through 20:00 on Fri. and Sat., aL Ueno Sta. 17 iya L
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with the exception of Nov. 17)
*Final admission 30 min. before closing time
Closed: Mon. (open on Dec. 24 and Jan. 14), Dec. 28 (Fri.)–Jan. 1(Tue), Jan. 15 (Tue.)
Fee: Adults 1,600 yen; university students 1,200 yen; high school students 800 yen
*No charge for junior high school students and younger
*Show a passport or other ID confirming age.
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