Ueno Touganeya Hotel

Kappabashi Dougu Street Festival (cooking utensils street )
Merchant’s gathered in the Kappabashi area and started to sell old antique cooking tools which is the beginning of Kappabashi Dougu Street.
Nowadays , many foreigners come and visit this street to buy cooking tools and plastic food samples.
During the festival , you will be able to find some old unique cooking tools that you will not be able to find at any other time and there are going to be many events hold at this event.
http://www.kappabashi.or.jp/en/
3rd October to 9th October AM 10：00～PM 5：00
Place: 5 min on foot from Tawaramachi station.(Ginza line )


Dance festival in Ikebukuro
There is going to be a dance festival at the street market ,which is the near the Ikebukuro station West Exit area.
You will be able to see lots of different kinds of Japanese traditional dancing shows.
The Yosakoi dancing show is the most famous show in this festival.
http://www.gotokyo.org/en/kanko/toshima/event/fukuro2.html
7th October
11:00-11:30 : music band parade.
11:30-12:00 : Hula dancing
12:00-12:40 : Karate performance (kyokushin Karate)
12:40-13:00 : Dressing performance (traditional Japanese dress )
13:00-18:00 : Tokyo Yosakoi (Japanese dancing )
18:00-18:30 : Sakuragawaryu Edogei Kappore (Japanese folk song and dancing )
18:30-19:00 : Sado Okesa (Japanese folk song and dancing )
19:00-19:30 : Ikebukuro Yassa(dancing of Ikebukuro)
19:40-20:00 : Tokyo Ondo ((Japanese folk song and dancing )
8th October AM 11：00～PM 8:00 Yosakoi dancing
Place : nearby west exit Ikebukuro Station (Yamanote line)



Tea ceremony in Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum.
http://www.tokyo-grand-tea-ceremony2017.jp/eng/index.html
7th (sat) 8th (sun)October 2017.
10:30 – 16:10 /Price is 700 yen.
Tickets are available at the venue on the day of the event.
Place : Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum.:
(Farmhouse of the Tsunashima Family)
Access: From the North Exit of Musashi-Koganei Station (JR Chuo Line), take the Seibu bus at platform No. 2 or 3 near the north exit of Musashi-Koganei Station.Get off at Koganei-koen Nishi-guchi and walk for 5 min.
※Please enjoy the tea ceremony with an explanation in English.



Portable shrine Festival in Kiba park.( portable shrine contest)
This year, 13 portable shrines are going to participate. You can experience the old traditional culture of Edo ,Taiko (Japanese drum ) and Ohayashi (Japanese flute ) and other Japanese culture as well.
http://www.mikoshimatsuri.com/ (Japanese)
15th October AM 11：00～PM 4：00
Place: 5 min on foot from Kiba station.(Tozai line )


Tea ceremony in Hama-rikyu Gardens.
http://www.tokyo-grand-tea-ceremony2017.jp/eng/index.html
21st (sat) 22nd (sun) October 2017.
10:00 – 15:55 / Price is 300 yen.
Tickets are available at the Nodate Ticket counter on the day of the event.
Place : Hama-rikyu Gardens. : Nakano-hashi area.
Access : 7 minutes walk from Shiodome Station or Tsukijishijo Station (Toei Oedo Line), or from Shiodome Station (Yurikamome Line) or 12 minutes walk from Shimbashi Station(JR Line, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Toei Asakusa Line) ※Please enjoy the outdoor tea ceremony with an explanation in English.

Tokyo ramen event (Japanese noodles )
A lot of different kinds of regional ramen can be experienced at this event.
Ramen from different prefectures taste different.
All the ingredients they use to make their ramen come from their region.
So you will be able to taste numerous different kinds of Japanese ramen in Tokyo.
https://www.gotokyo.org/en/kanko/setagaya/event/ramenshow.html
http://www.ramenshow.com/english.html
Place; Komazawa Olympic park in the central square.
(15-min on foot from Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line Komazawa-daigaku Station Komazawa-koen Exit )
26th October to 5th November.
10:00 to 21:00
( 31st October ,5th November 10:00 to 18:00 )

Shitamachi Halloween 2017.
https://www.sagaswhat.com/uenohallow/
Halloween cosplay parade.
Many participants who dressed up as Halloween costumes parade from Ueno park (Benten gate) to the south exit of JR Okachimachi station (Okachimachi panda square )through the central street.
28th October ( Saturday ) 16:00 to 17:00

Shitamachi Halloween party.
Please enjoy music and dancing performance at live stage at Okachimachi panda square.（the south exit of JR Okachimachi station）
28th October ( Saturday )12:00 to 20:00
29th October ( Sunday )12:00 to 18:00


For your reference
https://www.gotokyo.org/eventlist/en/list