This Week: At Home And Around Tokyo For April 5-11
#StayHome #SaveLives
The coronavirus situation continues across Japan, especially in Tokyo. For the sake of yourself and others, we recommend that you take whatever precautions necessary when leaving your home. To keep you entertained, we have some recommendations for things you can do at home this week, along with a few events happening online and around the city.
An Introduction To The Nishimachi Community
Online Event: Nishimachi International School's Virtual Open Campus
Nishimachi International School’s open campus events are held annually, usually in September and April, but due to the pandemic, they are currently unable to welcome prospective families in person. At this online event, you will be able to hear from the head of school, elementary and middle school principals, director of learning and the admissions team from the comfort of your own home. You will also get a chance to meet some of the students and hear firsthand about their own Nishimachi experience. Register in advance.
- Date
- SAT, APR. 10, 2021
- Time
- FROM 9 A.M.
- Location
- ONLINE (SEE “MORE INFO” LINK)
- Fee
- FREE!
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: PARENTS, FAMILIES WITH KIDS
Pursuing Equality in Japan
Online Event: Covid-19 Mental Health Disparities
Join TELL's two-day virtual conference and take charge of your mental health and cultivate resilience and well-being by listening to a wide range of guest speakers. On Sunday they will bring Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples to help clinicians broaden their skill sets when working with couples in distress.
- Date
- SAT, APR. 10 - SUN, APR. 11, 2021
- Time
- FROM 9 A.M.
- Location
- ONLINE (SEE “MORE INFO” LINK)
- Fee
- ¥1,500 (SEE SITE FOR DISCOUNTS)
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: THOSE STRUGGLING, COUPLES, PARENTS
Digital Team Up
Online Event: Tell Pub Quiz
Tell, Japan’s international community helping to address the country’s growing mental health care needs, is holding its monthly Pub Quiz online. Get your team and team name ready, and be prepared to chat with your team members via a messaging app like LINE, FB messenger, Whatsapp etc.! Donate to Tell for suicide prevention and mental health care in Japan while you're at it.
- Date
- WED, APR. 7, 2021
- Time
- FROM 8 P.M.
- Location
- ONLINE (ZOOM)
- Fee
- FREE! (DONATIONS WELCOME)
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: GROUP OF FRIENDS, COUPLES, QUIZZERS
Dogs' Paradise
Wan Wan Carnival
Famous for its profound love of the man's best friend, Japan has its own mega (in size and popularity) event dedicated to dogs and their lovers. Bring your furry friend along and enjoy two full days of dog runs, performances, professional photo shoots, dog food and unique items on sale, dog cafes and more!
- Date
- SAT, APRIL 10-SUN, APRIL 11, 2021
- Time
- 10 A.M.-5 P.M.
- Location
- YOYOGI PARK, 2-1 YOYOGIKAMIZONOCHO, SHIBUYA-KU, TOKYO - Map
- Fee
- FREE!
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: DOG LOVERS
Walk The Garden
Flower Garden Yokohama
Witness Yokohama's Red Brick Warehouse turn into a massive (and gorgeous) "wildflower garden" under this year's event theme for this popular annual event. Launched since 2007 to commemorate the then-5th anniversary of the renewal of Yokohama's symbol, this annual garden of some 14,200 blooming flowers is the perfect venue for a pleasant stroll amid blooming flowers and greenery. There will be many events and food as well, including, of course, edible flowers and blossom-inspired gifts to take back home.
- Date
- NOW THROUGH Sun, Apr. 18, 2021
- Time
- ALL DAY. LIGHT UP: 5:30 P.M.-8 P.M.
- Location
- YOKOHAMA RED BRICK WAREHOUSE EVENT PLAZA, 1-1 SHINKO, NAKA-KU, YOKOHAMA, KANAGAWA PREFECTURE - Map
- Fee
- FREE!
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: INSTAGRAMMERS, FAMILIES, COUPLES, PHOTOGRAPHERS
#SafeSakura
Safe Sakura Photo Contest
For 2021, we want to see how you celebrate sakura while social distancing and staying safe. Tag your best socially distant cherry blossom-inspired photo or home hanami picnic with #SafeSakura for a chance to be featured on our Instagram! Follow @SavvyTokyo and add a caption describing your submission. Not much of a photographer? That’s all good! You can enter our contest with anything sakura-inspired. We look forward to seeing your amazing submissions, just make sure to stay safe and avoid the crowds!
- Date
- NOW THROUGH Sat, Apr. 17, 2021
- Time
- ANY TIME
- Location
- ONLINE (SEE “MORE INFO” LINK)
- Fee
- FREE!
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: INSTAGRAMMERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, FAMILIES
Magical Sakura
Sakura Festival Nihonbashi
Nihonbashi has a mission to become the capital's coolest sakura viewing venue and, we must say, it's getting quite close. This festival features a series of sakura-themed events: from projection mapping, light-up, sakura-special food and drink menus and more! A must-see is the Nihonbashi Sakura Gate—a magical entry to the area, which has the entire street turned into a sakura-filled river, with a sky of countless sakura-colored strips of paper. As a measure against coronavirus, some events might get canceled, please check their website for more information.
- Date
- NOW THROUGH SUN, APRIL 11, 2021
- Time
- VARIES UPON EVENT
- Location
- NIHONBASHI AREA, 2-2-1 NIHONBASHI MUROMACHI, CHUO-KU, TOKYO - Map
- Fee
- FREE!
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: PHOTOGRAPHERS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND COUPLES
Champagne Over Sakura
Midtown Blossom Lounge
For a more upscale hanami experience head to Tokyo Midtown's spacious garden where Chandon champagne and special sakura-inspired meal plans prepared by chefs at The Ritz-Carlton will be served throughout the day in a setting coming straight from a Manhattan movie scene. Book the
- Date
- Now through Sun, April 18, 2021
- Time
- 12 p.m.-8 p.m.
- Location
- Tokyo Midtown Garden, area alongside Sakura Avenue - Map
- Fee
- VARIED
- Info
- Recommended for: Girls' Day Out, Friends, Couples
Attending any of these events? Send us photos through Facebook or Instagram for a chance to be published on the site. #SavvyTokyo
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