Click on Tell me more to read about the event, then use the search term plus the year to find out exact dates and times for when you’re traveling
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Cosmos Fields
These come in several gorgeous colors, and never fail to impress. Here are the best places to see fields of cosmos in Tokyo.
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Ghost Cat Parade (Bakeneko Matsuri)
The costumed participants in the free Ghost Cat Parade (Bakeneko Matsuri) never fail to delight and entertain. Truly an only-in-Japan experience
Search terms: Bakeneko matsuri
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Festival of 10,000 Lanterns (Oeshiki Ikegami)
This nighttime parade of golden pagoda lanterns festooned with streamers of white flowers is well worth braving the crowds. On the second weekend in mid-October, the revelers parade though the Ikegami neighborhood to the magnificnet Ikegami Honman-ji temple, which is lit up at night for the occasion
Search term: Oeshiki Ikegami
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Tokyo Cake Show
This three-day event took place around the middle of October when I went to see it, and it included not only the most spectacular wedding cakes I’ve ever seen, there were also amazing sugar sculptures and strange things carved out of chocolate
Search terms: japan cake show tokyo
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Horseback Archery Competitions (Yabusame)
Skilled horseback archers dress in ceremonial samurai garb to compete in turf-pounding demonstrations of bow and arrow prowess. These take place at autumn festivals hosted by a few major shrines. The best places to see them are Asakusa, Tsurugaoka Hachiman shrine in Kamakura, and at the Meiji Shrine fall festival.
Search terms: yabusame tokyo; horseback archery tokyo
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Halloween in Tokyo
The massive cosplay street parties of yore have been banned by every neighborhood now, but Tokyo is still an amazing (and amusing!) place to get costume inspo for your next dress-up occasion. Find myriad choices for the new Halloween you at the Don Quihote and Hands stores.
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly e-magazine Japanagram, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
Jonelle Patrick writes about Japan 