Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival 2024 to take place from 25th-27th October

The annual Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival is set to return this October, offering a three-day celebration for cosplay enthusiasts.

The annual Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival is set to return this October, offering a three-day celebration for cosplay enthusiasts.

The doburoku festival is a harvest festival that takes place each autumn, where an offering of doburoku (cloudy home-brewed sake) is made to the gods and to visitors of the shrine in prayers of a bountiful grain harvest, good health and fortune.

The weekend will see a variety of arts, crafts and performances, including a music and dance show, gospel choir performance, talks focused on local produce and domestic community exchange programmes, as well as a fashion show highlighting different cultures living in the area.

Aoyama Festival 2024 is a festival event organised and ran by Aoyama Gakuin University.

Yabusame, or horseback archery, is one of the most popular events to happen at Meiji Shrine Autumn Grand Festival.