This Week(End): Tokyo Area Events For March 7-8
Welcoming Spring In The City
Due to the risen awareness of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), a majority of big events have been canceled in the city this week. Here are a few events still happening in and around Tokyo, however we highly recommend wearing a mask, washing your hands frequently and checking the latest news.
Unique Culture
Butoh Performance: The Candy Explosion
Butoh is a unique form of Japanese dance theatre which originated in post-war Japan in the 1950s. It incorporates a diverse range of movements, techniques and motivations for dance and performance. The Za Koenji Public Theater in Suganami will be holding a special Butoh performance over five days with dancers and special sound artists. Experience a part of Japanese culture that has been pushed to the sidelines in recent years, and feel the heart hitting developments though the eerie and inexplicable expressions of what was once called the ‘dark dance’.
- Date
- WED, MAR. 4-SUN, MAR. 8, 2020
- Time
- FROM 7 P.M. (SUNDAY FROM 3 P.M.)
- Location
- ZA-KOENJI THEATRE, 2-1-2 KOENJIKITA, SUGINAMI CITY, TOKYO
- Fee
- ¥3,500
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: FANS OF JAPANESE CULTURE, FANS OF PERFORMANCE ART
Wishing Girls Health and Happiness
Celebration Of Hina Dolls At Hino-shuku Honjin
Back during the Edo period, the Hino-shuku Honjin was a special inn equipped to host high-ranking guests, such as feudal lords and Shogunate officials. Since the Hina doll sets spread through Japan during that very same period, the Hino-shuku Honjin is displaying a variety of dolls of different time periods, styles, and sizes to celebrate the Hinamatsuri Doll Festival (Girls Day). You can learn the origins of the tradition and see how the dolls have stylistically evolved over the centuries.
- Date
- NOW THROUGH SUN, MAR 8, 2020
- Time
- 9:30 A.M.-5 P.M.
- Location
- HINO-SHUKU HONJIN, 2-15-9 HINO HONMACHI, HINO, TOKYO
- Fee
- ADULT ¥200, CHILD ¥50 (ADMISSION TO THE HINO-SHUKU HONJIN)
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: FAMILIES WITH KIDS (ESPECIALLY GIRLS), INSTAGRAMMERS, COUPLES, FANS OF JAPANESE CULTURE AND HISTORY
Panel Discussion
Creative Women Tonight
In light of IWD, UltraSuperNew Gallery will host a panel discussion to bring together powerful and inspiring women from various creative sectors, such as advertising agencies and production companies. The theme of the panel discussion would revolve around gender equality and key issues as a woman in the creative industry in Japan. Women should leave feeling more empowered and motivated to achieve their dreams.
- Date
- WED, MARCH 4, 2020
- Time
- 7 P.M.- 9 P.M.
- Location
- ULTRASUPERNEW GALLERY, 1-1-3 JINGUMAE, SHIBUYA, TOKYO
- Fee
- FREE!
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: WOMEN
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. This weekend will be the last chance to catch these blossoms, so if you’re feeling up to it, put on a mask, stay safe, and enjoy the plum blooms.
- Date
- NOW THROUGH SUN, MARCH 8, 2020
- 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
Old Is Gold
Oedo Antique Market
Inspired by traditional flea markets in Europe, this treasure hunting event brings together serious antique collectors and handmade artists displaying rare objects for bargain prices. As a general rule, the Oedo Antique Market will be open every first and third Sunday, however, the Tokyo International Forum market will be closed from May to August this year due to the Olympic Games, and possibly closed in April. This weekend the market is held on a Saturday, stop by to find your own new gem for your home and wardrobe!
- Date
- SAT, MAR. 7, 2020
- Time
- 9 A.M.-4 P.M.
- Location
- TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FORUM EVENT SPACE, 3-5-1 MARUNOUCHI, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO
- Fee
- FREE!
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: TREASURE HUNTERS
Welcome Spring!
Matsuda Cherry Blossom Festival
Enjoy a grand panorama of Mt. Fuji and cherry blossoms this weekend in Kanagawa. Mt. Matsuda’s Nishihirabatake Park has blossoms of about 360 kawazu cherry trees, as well as rapeseed flowers. The Fujisan 5 Limited Express towards Gotemba from Shinjuku Station will get you to Matsuda in 70 minutes.
- Date
- SAT, FEB. 8 - SUN, MARCH 8, 2020
- Time
- 9 A.M.-5 P.M.
- Location
- MATSUDAYAMA HERB GARDEN, NISHIHIRABATAKE PARK, 2951 MATSUDASORYO, MATSUDA, ASHIGARAKAMI, KANAGAWA
- Fee
- FREE!
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: FAMILIES, COUPLES, FLOWER PHOTOGRAPHERS, SOLO DATES
Afterdark Aquarium
Siren Horror Aquarium
The Sunshine Aquarium invites you to enjoy a thrilling and bone-chilling experience. The fictional exhibit presents a rare creature called ‘Siren’, which looks like a woman but with the limbs of a bird, and is said to be captured from the depths of the sea. A marine biologist was able to take in the creature to study at the Sunshine Aquarium and is now inviting visitors to come and see their scientific findings, from pictures, bones, and artifacts to the evil living water witch herself. She’s said to have attacked multiple fishermen with her sharp teeth and long claws, so venture with caution!
- Date
- NOW THROUGH SUN, MARCH 8, 2020
- Time
- 6:30 P.M.-9P.M. (WEEKDAYS), 6:30 P.M.-10 P.M. (WEEKENDS)
- Location
- SUNSHINE AQUARIUM, 3-1 HIGASHI-IKEBUKURO, TOSHIMA-KU, TOKYO
- Fee
- ¥3,500 (ADULT PAIR), ¥2,200 (ADULT), ¥1,200 (CHILD)
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: ADRENALINE-JUNKIES, COUPLES, HORROR-LOVERS
Fruity Fun
Urban Dock Lalaport Toyosu Strawberry Festival
Toyosu Lalaport is having a grand strawberry fair where you can enjoy plenty of strawberries in all different forms. A number of stores in the shopping center will be offering strawberry menu items and workshops. They’re also giving out free samples of famous Tochigi strawberries so look out for that too.
- Date
- NOW THROUGH SUN, MARCH 15, 2020
- Time
- 10 A.M.- 9 P.M.
- Location
- URBAN DOCK LALAPORT TOYOSU, 2-4-9 TOYOSU, KOTO CITY, TOKYO
- Fee
- VARIOUS
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: SWEET TOOTHS, COUPLES, FRIENDS
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