Ethnic festivals

各国のお祭り

China Festival 2017

Held in Yoyogi Park on October 21 & 22, 2017.

Kimono show presented by Japan Refashion Association
*Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki

 

Shinjuku Asia Lovers Festival 2017

Held in Shinjuku Central Park on October 14, 2017.

Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki

 

Namaste India 2017

Held in Yoyogi Park, Shibuya-ku, on September 23 & 24, 2017.

Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki

 

Bolivia Festival 2017

Held in Sumida Park, Sumida-ku, on August 13, 2017.

Taken by Hirofumi Koizumi

 

Taiwan Festa 2017

Held in Yoyogi Park on July 29 & 30, 2017.

Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki

 

Sri Lanka Festival 2017

Held in Yoyogi Park on June 24 & 25, 2017

Taken by Ayami Ito

 

Vietnam Festival 2017

Held in Yoyogi Park on June 10 & 11, 2017

Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki

Taken by Naoko Okada

Taken by Yuta Nakajima

Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki

Taken by Tadashi Sasaki

Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki

 

Swedish National Day Celebration

Held at Swedish Embassy on June 4, 2017.

Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki

 

Laos Festival 2017

Held in Yoyogi Park on May 27 & 28, 2017.

Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki

 

Denmark Festival Market

Held at Danish Embassy in Daikanyama, Shibuya-ku, on May 20, 2017. Year 2017 is the 150th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Japan and Denmark.

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Thai Festival 2017

Held in Yoyogi Park on May 13 & 14, 2017

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Cambodia Festival 2017

Held in Yoyogi Park on May 3 & 4, 2017

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Bökh at Havriin Bayar

“Bökh” means Mongolian wrestling, “Havriin Bayar” means spring festival. It was held in Hikarigaoka, Nerima-ku, on May 3 and 4, 2017.

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Lei Aloha Festival 2017

Held in Kinshi Park, Sumida-ku, on April 22 and 23, 2017.

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Thai Food Festival

Held in Hibiya Park on April 15 and 16, 2017.

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Paella Festival

Held in Yoyogi Park on April 1 and 2, 2017.

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I Love Ireland Festival 2017

Held in Yoyogi Park on March 18 and 19, 2017.

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TUFS Gaigosai Festival

Held at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies from November 19 until 23, 2016.

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Vietnam Festa Kanagawa 2016

Held in the middle of Yokohama from October 28 until 30, 2016

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Sri Lanka Festival 2016

Held at Tokyo Big Sight East Promenade on September 24 & 25, 2016

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Nepal Festival 2016

Held in Yoyogi Park on August 6 & 7, 2016

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Taiwan Festa 2016

Held in Yoyogi Park on July 30 & 31, 2016

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African Festival

Held in Yoyogi Park on June 25 & 26, 2016

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Philippine Festival 2016

Held in Hibiya Park on June 18 & 19, 2016

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Africa Heritage Festival

Held in Tama Plaza area, Yokohama, on June 11 & 12, 2016

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Vietnam Festival 2016

Held in Yoyogi Park on June 11 & 12, 2016

IMG_7703IMG_7704IMG_7734IMG_7723IMG_7729IMG_7719Taken by Isao Tokuhashi

 

Taiwan Festival

Held in Kinshi Park, Sumida-ku, on May 28 & 29, 2016

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Laos Festival 2016

Held in Yoyogi Park on May 28 & 29, 2016

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Salsa Street 2016

Held in Yoyogi Park on May 7 & 8, 2016

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Cambodia Festival 2016

Held in Yoyogi Park on May 7 & 8, 2016

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Myanmar Festival 2015

Held at Zojoji Temple (Minato-ku) on Nov 28 & 29, 2015. It exhibits Burmese culture, economy, daily life, food, fashion, etc, while celebrating the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and Myanmar.

IMG_4015IMG_4093IMG_4035IMG_4037IMG_4103IMG_4084IMG_4049IMG_4089IMG_4091Taken by Isao Tokuhashi

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*See more photos of the festival on Facebook!

 

Madagascar Festival

Held in Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park (Minato-ku) on Oct 25, 2015.

12188908_803182873472_8506954670952916271_nTaken by Yoko Oshima  

 

Asakusa Samba Carnival

Held on August 29, 2015. The largest samba carnival in Japan, which has been held annually since 1981.

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Vietnam Festival 2015

Held in Yoyogi Park on June 13 & 14, 2015

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IMG_2279Taken by Isao Tokuhashi  

 

One Love Jamaica Festival 2015

Held in Yoyogi Park on May 30 – 31, 2015

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Laos Festival 2015

Held in Yoyogi Park on May 23 – 24, 2015

11146517_776462566182_881233895347020777_nTaken by Yoko Oshima  

 

Cinco de Mayo Festival 2015

Held in Yoyogi Park on May 3, 2015

11186193_10205184526706203_801441940_nTaken by Yuko Takeuchi  

 

Ottoman Turkish Mehter Band Parade

Held in Omote-sando on June 6, 2015

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