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2016.12.26Event schedule January 2017
Ueno Toshogu Botan(Peony) garden
http://www.uenotoshogu.com/botan/
1st January to 26th February 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Place : in Ueno park
※Ueno Toshogu Peony garden was created to celebrate the relationship between Japan and China in 1980. Peony was introduced as the medicinal plant from China and it is considered the king of flowers. You can see more than 200 peonies at the garden fully bloomed.
Shamisen of Nagauta workshop
https://www.artscouncil-tokyo.jp/en/events/15192/
7th January (Saturday)
8th January(Sunday)
①11:45~12:25 ②13:00~13:40 ③14:15~14:55 ④15:30~16:10
Place ; Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center 6th Floor
Asakusa station (Ginza Line ) 1 minute on foot from Exit 2
(Sign up at the 1st floor of the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center.
First come first served basis on the day of the program)
※Nagauta is a traditional Japanese song played on shamisen. You can try play Nagauta by Shamisen and learn how to play it by the professional Nagauta players. Please feel the Japanese culture and have a priceless experience
Dondoyaki at Torigoe Shrine
http://www.timeout.com/tokyo/museums/torigoe-shrine
8th January (Sunday )13:00~14:00
Pleace: Torigoe shrine :8 min on foot from Asakusabashi station(Soubu line)
※Dondoyaki is a traditional fire festival to worship and celebrate the god (year god) on the New Year celebration week started from Hei-an period.
People bring all the stuff they used to decorate their house for the New Year and burn them. Then you grill rice-cake ball using that fire. By eating the rice-cake ball, they say you can stay and be healthy for a year.
Furusato (Home-town)Festival at Tokyo Dome.
http://live3.info/events/15275?locale=en
http://www.tokyo-dome.co.jp/e/
7th January to 15th January.
7th 8th 9th January :10:00-20:00.
10th January :10:00-19:00
11th 12th 13th 14th January :10:00-21:00
15th January :10:00-18:00
Place: Tokyo Dome: 6 min on foot from Suidobashi station (Soub line )
※You can experience the festivals and food of various places of Japan. You can experience the Nebuta of Aomori prefecture, Kantou of Akita prefecture, Yosakoi of Kouchi prefecture. You can also eat and see special food that you can only eat by going to certain prefecture all at the Dome festival. There will be Ramen and other traditional Japanese food and also Japanese junk food too.
For your reference
https://www.gotokyo.org/eventlist/en/list
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