As the weather gets warmer even in the evenings, outdoor and become prevalent — try and avoid any spontaneous . The famous Sanno Festival also continues, but this time a lively bon odori dance festival will take place over three days. The grounds of Odawara Castle will be sprinkled with more than 10,000 irises and 2,500 hydrangeas.
The flowers will be lit from sunset (around 7 p.m.) till 8:30 p.
m. There will also be concerts and performances. 3,000 hydrangeas will be in bloom around Hakusan Shrine and nearby Hakusan Park.
Entry is free and there will be a lot of festivities, including a concert, mikoshi (portable shrine) procession, stalls every weekend, free toothbrushes — really — and sketching meetups. The Horikiri Shobuen Garden boasts 6,000 iris plants and 200 varieties, while Mizumoto Park is home to 14,000 flowers and 80 varieties. Aside from the beautiful flowers, there will be a variety of events including live music performances taking place across the month.
Head to the Sri Lanka Festival for Sri Lankan food, drink, and cultural workshops. An array of of 35 vendors will be offering spicy Sri Lankan food including rice and curry, string hoppers, hoppers, egg hoppers, kotturotti, cutlets, rotti, and vaddai. Also on offer will be Sri Lankan beer and coconut arrack.
The Sanno Festival, also known as Sanno Matsuri, is one of “the three great festivals” of Tokyo. This week, one of the earliest Bon dance festivals in Tokyo takes place in front of Tameike-Sanno S.
