This Week: At Home And Around Tokyo For March 1-7
#StayHome #SaveLives
Covid-19 continues to play a threat across Japan through 2021, especially in Tokyo. For the sake of yourself and others, we highly suggest that you take precautions when leaving your home. To keep entertained, check out our recommendations of things you can do at home during this global crisis, alongside a few events happening around the city.
Experience Japan In One Day
Online Event: Furushoku
Visiting all of Japan's 47 prefectures is a time (and cash)-consuming experience, but luckily a few people got together and came up with a single online festival that brings the best of the best all the way from Hokkaido to Okinawa. Explore traditional Japanese local specialties and more from all around Japan. One of the largest cultural food events of the year, this one is a real gem and can be accessed right from home this year!
- Date
- SAT, MAR. 6-SUN, MAR. 7, 2021
- Time
- 10 A.M.-4 P.M. (UNTIL 5 P.M. ON SUN)
- Location
- ONLINE (SEE “MORE INFO” LINK)
- Fee
- FREE!
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: FANS OF JAPANESE FOOD AND CULTURE
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, MAR. 3, 2021
- Time
- FROM 8 P.M.
- Location
- ONLINE (ZOOM)
- Fee
- FREE! (DONATIONS WELCOME)
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: GROUP OF FRIENDS, COUPLES, QUIZZERS
Time After Time
Heiwajima Antiques Fair
The Heiwajima Antique Fair is the oldest and most famous antique fair in Japan. It dates back to 1978 and each year gathers over 280 vendors from all over the country. The event takes place five times per year (March, May, June, September and December) and displays a massive selection of Japanese, Asian and Western antique goods during its three-day run. You can find anything from furniture, ceramics, baskets and dolls to kimono, vintage clothes, jewelry and more.
- Date
- FRI, MAR. 5-SUN, MAR. 7, 2021
- Time
- 10 A.M TO 5 P.M.
- Location
- HEIWAJIMA RYUTSU CENTER BUILDING, 6-1-1 HEIWAJIMA, OTA-KU, TOKYO - Map
- Fee
- FREE!
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: TREASURE HUNTERS, FAMILIES
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
- SUN, MAR. 7, 2021
- Time
- 9 A.M.-4 P.M.
- Location
- TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FORUM EVENT SPACE, 3-5-1 MARUNOUCHI, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO - Map
- Fee
- FREE!
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: TREASURE HUNTERS
Take Out Teas
Enjoy A Tea Party At Home
As usual, the hotels around Tokyo are offering up fantastic afternoon tea sets to devour elegantly. This year, as we continue to fight covid by taking safety precautions like social distancing, we’ve chosen specific sets that offer take-out options. This way, you can take it away and enjoy your tea time in the safety of your own home.
- Date
- WHENEVER YOU WANT
- Time
- VARIED
- Location
- HOME
- Fee
- VARIED
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: FAMILIES WITH KIDS, COUPLES, FRIENDS
Sell, Recycle or Donate
Organise Your Clothes And Closet
Until relatively recently, used clothes in Japan have had one fate: burnable garbage. If you’re from a country with a collection bin and a few secondhand shops in every neighborhood, this just feels wrong. Some people take suitcases full of cast-offs back home rather than throw them out. Happily, the Japanese concept of mottainai (avoiding wastefulness) is catching on and leading to more options.
- Date
- WHENEVER YOU WANT
- Time
- ANY TIME
- Location
- HOME
- Fee
- FREE!
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: PEOPLE WITH LOTS OF CLOTHES
Learn Japanese Culture
Try An Online Workshop
Try out traditional Japanese art and cultural experiences run by field professionals, #StayAtHome style. Whether you want to take a tour of a sake brewery whilst sipping their sake, attempt some Japanese dancing, or join a Japanese cooking class, with these online classes you’ll conveniently be only a click away from learning something new.
- Date
- WHENEVER YOU WANT
- Time
- ANY TIME
- Location
- HOME
- Fee
- VARIED
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: THOSE INTERESTED IN JAPANESE CULTURE
No Gym, No Problem
Try Some Fun At-Home Workouts
Stay fit indoors and have fun while doing it! Working out at home doesn't have to be repetitive pushups and situps, try any (or all) of these creative at-home ways to stay active in style. See “more info” link.
- Date
- WHENEVER YOU WANT
- Time
- ANY TIME
- Location
- HOME
- Fee
- FREE!
- Info
- RECOMMENDED FOR: EVERYONE, HEALTH JUNKIES
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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