This Week(End): Tokyo Area Events For Feb 16-17
Colors, Art, And Fun In The City
Forget the cold, it's time to celebrate! Be it a late V-Day date or going a bit wild for the Chinese New Year, there are a number of events this week(end) to keep you busy and entertained. Here are our top picks. Enjoy!
In Love We Trust
Valentine Aquarium
If you're celebrating Valentine's over the weekend, pin this place to your agenda. A giant heart-shaped aquarium and several other filled with rare fish are lit up in romantic colors for the event, which will surely add to the romantic mood. Pictures are allowed, so take as many as you can and color your 'gram in love colors.
- Date
- Now through Sun, Feb 17, 2019
- Time
- 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
- Location
- Tokyo Solamachi 5F, Space 634, 1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
- Fee
- ¥500
- Info
- Recommended for: Couples, Friends, Instagrammers
Scent Of Spring
Bunkyo Plum Festival
Before the sakura season kicks in, it's time to enjoy the plums and there's no better place to do so than at the Yushima Tenmangu Shrine in Tokyo's Bunkyo ward. The approximately 300 plum trees are just starting to bloom, inviting visitors for a pleasant sight and scent. There will be also various performances, including a karaoke competition, traditional Japanese dances, shamisen and of course, lots of food stalls!
- Date
- Now through March 8, 2019
- Time
- 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
- Location
- YUSHIMA TENMANGU SHRINE, 3-30-1 YUSHIMA BUNKYO-KU, TOKYO
- Fee
- Free!
- Info
- Recommended for: Families, Couples, Flower Photographers, Solo dates
A New Year Spectacle
China Town's Chinese New Year 2019
Held for the 33rd time, Yokohama Chinatown's Chinese New Year celebration is now a popular annual tourist destination. While the famous New Year countdown is now over, this Saturday the area will be observing the spectacular parade (from 4 p.m.) and on Sunday, various life stages and lion dance performances. Expect much fun, loud sounds and spectacular performances. Happy New Year to everyone celebrating the Chinese style!
- Date
- Now through Tue, Feb 19, 2019
- Time
- VARIES DEPENDING ON EVENTS (See website)
- Location
- AROUND YOKOHAMA CHINATOWN AREAS, YAMASHITACHO, NAKA, YOKOHAMA, KANAGAWA
- Fee
- Free!
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: ANYONE INTERESTED IN CHINA, ANYONE AFTER CULTURAL ADVENTURES AND GREAT FOOD, INSTAGRAMMERS
Snow Fever
Sagamiko Resort's Snow Park
We saw some snow in Tokyo recently but it wasn't enough to make a snowman or take the sleds out. Sakamiko Resort in Kanagawa, however, has got us covered — its Snow Park is a vast area (6,000 sq. meters) covered in snow where kids can play all day long, ride they sleds (or tubes!), build snowmen and enjoy the winter weather to the fullest. Best thing? It's so close to Tokyo that you can easily make it a day trip!
- Date
- Now through the end of March 2019
- Time
- 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Location
- Sakamiko Resort, 1634 WAKAYANAGI, MIDORI-KU, SAGAMIHARA-SHI, KANAGAWA
- Fee
- ¥500 for the park, ¥1,700 (Adults), ¥1,000 (kids) to enter the Resort.
- Info
- Recommended for: Families, Children
The Master Unmasked
Special Exhibition: Hokusai Updated
A long-awaited large-scale exhibition of Hokusai’s works from his debut work at the age of 20 years until his death, this exhibition presents Hokusai’s long career through some 500 of his works (including 10 that are on display for the very first time). Famous works and precious artifacts collected from throughout Japan and the world provide a long-awaited opportunity to get to know Hokusai’s full story.
- Date
- NOW THROUGH SUN, MARCH 24, 2019
- Time
- 10 A.M. – 8 P.M.
- Location
- MORI ARTS CENTER GALLERY, 52F/53F, ROPPONGI HILLS MORI TOWER, 6-10-1 ROPPONGI, MINATO-KU, TOKYO
- Fee
- ¥1,600 (ADULTS)
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: FANS OF JAPANESE ART AND CULTURE, COUPLES, SOLO DATES, FRIENDS
Elegant Seductions
Miyabi Afternoon Tea
Inspired by Kyoto, this elegant afternoon tea set offers a delightful menu embodying the ancient capital's refinement and grace. Enjoy a matcha cake and yuzu mousse, molded into the shape of the iconic Japanese fruit and a banana caramel mousse glittering with gold leaf, in addition to many more sweet and savory elegantly crafted bites. Choose your drink from a selection of over 20 and enjoy a classic afternoon tea away from the city noise.
- Date
- UNTIL THU, FEB 28, 2019
- Time
- 2:30 P.M.-5:30 P.M. (WEEKDAYS), 1 P.M.-5:30 P.M. (WEEKENDS, NATIONAL HOLIDAYS)
- Location
- SHANGRI-LA TOKYO, THE LOBBY LOUNGE 28F, MARUNOUCHI TRUST TOWER MAIN, 1-8-3 MARUNOUCHI, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO
- Fee
- ¥4,800
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: COUPLES, FRIENDS, MOM AND DAUGHTER DATE, FATHER AND DAUGHTER DATE, FOODIES
© Photo by © E H Shepard colouring 1970 and 1973 © Ernest H. Shepard and Egmont UK LimitedThe Best Bear in All the World
Exhibition: Winnie the Pooh – Exploring a Classic
One for the child within you, this charming exhibition brings to life the playful Winnie-the-Pooh following the buzz of the Christopher Robin film with Ewan McGregor last year. Some serious nostalgia fuel, you can look at toys, original books, sketches, letters, photographs, fashion, ceramics – really anything Pooh-related you can imagine.
- Date
- Until April 14, 2019
- Time
- 10 a.m.－6 p.m.
- Location
- Bunkamura The Museum, 2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
- Fee
- ¥1,500 (General)
- Info
- Recommended for: Families, Children
Fashion Trends
Exhibition: Kimono In The Taisho And Showa Era
The last weekend to see this rare exhibition that looks into the way Japanese traditional fashion changed from the Taisho to the Showa eras under the influence of commercialism and overseas-inspired modernity.
- Date
- NOW THROUGH SAT, FEB. 16. 2019 (CLOSED SUNDAYS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS)
- Time
- 10 A.M.-4:30 P.M.
- Location
- BUNKA GAKUEN COSTUME MUSEUM, SHINJUKU BUNKA QUINT BLDG., 3-22-7 YOYOGI, SHIBUYA-KU, TOKYO
- Fee
- ¥500 (GENERAL)
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: KIMONO LOVERS, SOLO DATES, FASHION AND HISTORY LOVERS
Blooming Carpet
Nanohana Festival
If you need a break from the busy city life, plan a day trip to this park where you will find some 5,000 square meters of blooming yellow nanohana (rape blossoms in English), forming a spectacular scene for your eyes and mind. Shops nearby are selling flower-inspired pizzas and other goodies, too!
- Date
- Now through Sun, March 31, 2019
- Time
- 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Location
- Soleil no Yuka, Nagai 4-chome, Yokosuka, Kanagawa
- Fee
- Free
- Info
- Recommended for: Families, Kids, Couples, Flower Photographers, Friends
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