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Tokyo Events This Week: Early Bon Dancing, Stationery Expo, and Ghibli Artist Exhibition
What's a Cheapo to do this week?
Tokyo events for Monday, June 23 to Sunday, June 29, 2025.
Hear the wind chimes of Kawagoe Shrine, smell the freshly sharpened pencils at the Stationery Expo, and see works from the genius behind Grave of the Fireflies.
There's plenty to captivate you indoors, but if you're willing to brave the fire of summer outside, then you'll be rewarded with a very early Bon Odori festival in Asakusa.
Jun 26th - 29th
Japan is famous for its high-quality stationery. Head to this Tokyo expo to find out why. Get your hands on sealing wax and stamps, add drama to snail mail, and grab ornate pens that turn the everyday act of writing into a hallowed ceremony.
Jun 28th - 29th
This all-new music festival is bringing the best of global EDM to Japan. The World DJ Festival Japan is a large-scale electronic dance music (EDM) event held at Makuhari Messe. The lineup includes heavy hitters such as Alesso, Alan Walker, The Chainsmokers, Nicky Romero, and KSHMR.
Jun 28th - Sep 15th
The Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Enmusubi Wind Chime Festival is an annual summer festival taking place in Saitama. The shrine has associations with fortune-bringing clouds, and you'll be glad to stumble across one. There will also be wind chimes for sale, so you can take a piece of the event home with you.
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Jun 27th - Sep 15th
Discover the life and works of a man considered to be one of the fathers of Japanese animation. With his hand in everything from early animation to Ghibli masterpieces, the Isao Takahata Exhibition is a must-see for any animation fan.
Jun 28th
A fairly new event, this odori matsuri (dance festival) is held to celebrate the area of Oku Asakusa. Festival goers will dance in a circle around a special lantern-laden scaffold called a yagura.
Jun 25th - 29th
Traditional taiko meets innovative beats at the Kodo Performance: Everlasting. Kodo is a group that specializes in using traditional taiko drums to create modern music. Each show is an intense 100 minutes of taiko drum beats as the group guides you through a story.
Jun 28th - 29th
Whether you’ve been collecting Sanrio merch since grade school or just discovered Kuromi through TikTok, Sanrio Fes is your chance to dive headfirst into the pastel world of Sanrio. Needless to say, there will be loads of event-exclusive merch for you and yours.