- Location: Yokohama-city, Kanagawa Prefecture
African Festival
This event has been held at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse every year since 1999 with the aim of fostering a sense of familiarity towards Africa and deepening understanding by introducing a wide range of attractions of African culture. The event features booths serving African cuisine and selling folk craft goods.
- Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Africa Hibiya Festival
This is a festival aimed at cultural exchange with Africa. Enjoy a food court with a variety of African cuisines, a bazaar with unique miscellaneous goods and folk crafts from various African countries, and experience traditional African drums, hairstyles, music and dance performances, and costumes.
- Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Indonesian-Japanese Friendship Festival
This is one of the largest Indonesian festivals in Japan, held since 2008 with the goal of promoting civic friendship between Indonesian and Japanese people. The event has many Indonesian food booths and booths selling miscellaneous goods and clothing from Indonesia.
- Location: Edogawa-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Diwali Festival at Nishikasai
This is an annual fall festival held in Nishikasai, the home to the largest Indian community in Japan that promotes cultural exchange with local residents through the Diwali Festival in India. On the stage, Indian classical and contemporary dance, Indian music, and children’s performances are shown. The event features booths serving Indian cuisine and local products.
- Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Namaste India
Namaste India is a cultural event & one of the biggest festivals of India, held at Yoyogi Park every year around September since 1993. It offers a chance to experience a wide range of aspects of India, from knowledge, to clothing, to cuisine, to culture, to its economy. Numerous Indian food stalls and miscellaneous goods and folk craft booths are open to the public.
- Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Thai Festival in Tokyo
The Thai Festival in Tokyo is one of the largest ethnic festivals held in Japan. In addition to booths from Thai restaurants, there are over 100 booths selling Thai ingredients and miscellaneous goods, with performances of traditional Thai dance, fashion show, Muay Thai, and concerts of Thai song.
- Location: Nagoya-city, Aichi Prefecture
Thai Festival in Nagoya
This is an event that introduces Thai culture, held at Hisaya-odori Park in Nagoya-city. In addition to booths from local Thai restaurants in Aichi Prefecture and booths selling Thai products, there are various activities such as song performances by Thai celebrities, traditional dances, Muay Thai, fruit carving and Thai massage demonstration.
- Location: Osaka-city, Osaka Prefecture
Thai Festival in Osaka
This is an event that showcases Thai culture, started in 2003 under the auspices of the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Osaka. In addition to booths from Thai restaurants from the Kansai region and booths selling Thailand-related products, there are events such as song performances by Thai celebrities.
- Location: Soka City, Saitama Prefecture
Nigeria Independence Day
This is an event held to celebrate Nigeria’s Independence Day and is hosted by the Nigerian Union in Japan. Many people from the Nigerian community throughout Japan take part, and folk dances and performing arts by people of the Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa tribes are performed.
- Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Vietnam Festival
The Vietnam Festival is the largest Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange event in Japan, and is held at Yoyogi Park, Tokyo. There are live performances of Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress), traditional performing song and dance troupes, and Vietnamese performing artists, as well as many booths from Vietnamese restaurants and goods shops.
- Location: Nagoya-city, Aichi Prefecture
Vietnam Festa in Aichi
The Vietnam Festa in Aichi is an international exchange event held at Hisaya-odori Park in Nagoya-city that introduces Vietnamese culture to a wider audience. In addition to live performances by famous Vietnamese artists, there are numerous Vietnamese cuisine booths and booths selling miscellaneous goods.
- Location: Yokohama-city, Kanagawa Prefecture
Vietnam Festa in Kanagawa
With the aim of deepening mutual understanding between Kanagawa Prefecture and Vietnam and contributing to the ongoing growth and development of both regions, embassies, international organizations, NGOs, private companies, and other groups come together to showcase business, culture, music, food, tourism and other aspects of Vietnam.
- Location: Ota-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Nepal Teej Festival
Teej is a women’s festival held in Nepal. Nepalese women dress in their beautiful red saris, fast to honor Lord Shiva, the god of creation and destruction. Women fast during the day, and those that are married pray for the longevity of their husbands. If they are unmarried, they pray to meet a good companion and obtain a happy marriage.
- Location: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Nepal Festival
This event is focused on introducing Nepalese culture and was started in 2007 by the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA). In addition to Nepalese cuisine booths and booths selling Nepal-related products, there are events featuring Nepalese folk dance and fashion shows with folk costumes.
- Location: Taito-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Pakistan-Japan Friendship Festival
This event is aimed at cultural exchange between Pakistan and Japan. Pakistani restaurants host booths selling cuisine, and there are also booths selling Halal certified foods and Pakistani products. On the stage, performances of Pakistani classical dance and folk music are shown.
- Location: Toshima-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Bangladesh Boishakhi Mela & Curry Festival
This festival celebrates the New Year on the Bengali calendar and is held every April for Bangladeshis living in Japan. The event features Bangladeshi and halal cuisine booths, as well as various activities by Bangladeshi artists, fashion show, traditional dancing on stage.
- Location: Taito-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Philippine EXPO
This event is aimed at commemorating the Philippine Independence Day and cultural exchange between the Philippines and Japan. The event features booths serving Philippine cuisine and showcasing local products. On the stage, a wide variety of events such as music shows, comedy shows, and karaoke competitions by famous Filipino celebrities are held.
- Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Philippine Festival
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This is the largest Philippine festival in Japan. There are many Filipino cuisine booths selling traditional food such as Lechon, Adobo, Kare-Kare, and Crispy Pata. There are a variety of performances by Filipino celebrities on the main stage with the announcements made in a mix of English and Tagalog to a largely Filipino audience.
- Location: Nagoya-city, Aichi Prefecture
Philippine Fiesta Tokai
This is an event that introduces Filipino culture and is held at Hisaya-odori Park in Nagoya. The festival features Filipino food stalls and booths selling miscellaneous goods from the Philippines, cultural parade of traditional dances and processions, Filipino comedian shows, concerts, international beauty contest, etc.
- Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Festival Brasil
The Festival Brasil is one of the most exciting events on the long list of international summer festivals held at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo. While some international festivals are little more than lines of food and craft vendors, the stage performances of the Festival Brasil include capoeira, samba and appearances by famous Brazilian singers and composers.
- Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Oishii Peru
Oishii Peru is a cultural event is organized by the Peruvian Association in Japan every July at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo to commemorate Peru’s Independence Day The event introduces Peruvian culture, especially Peruvian cuisines and music. A large number of Peruvians from all over the Kanto regions come to the event to celebrate the Independence Day.
- Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Myanmar Festival
Myanmar Festival showcases the rich and diverse culture of Myanmar through tribal dance and music, authentic foods of the ethnic groups at Zojo-ji Temple in Minato-ku, Tokyo. There are numerous booths selling Myanmar cuisine, folk crafts and other miscellaneous items. There are various hands-on workshops for visitors to learn more about some of the country’s longstanding traditions.
- Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Tokyo Thingyan Festival
Myanmar’s New Year celebration, Thingyan Festival, is coming to Hibiya Park this April with plenty of activities, attractions and delicious Burmese food. At this festival, people energetically pour water on each other in order to exorcise the misfortunes of the year. The festival features Myanmar food stalls and booths selling textiles and general goods, as well as special sweets shared when celebrating the New Year.
- Location: Nerima-ku, Tokyo Prefecture
Havriin Bayar (Mongolian Spring Festival)
Havriin Bayar is held annually in May to celebrate Mongolian culture, art, and more generally strengthen cultural understanding between Japan and Mongolia at Hikarigaoka Park every year during Golden Week. It features Mongolian sumo, Mongolian art exhibitions, and fashion shows, traditional performances on the main stage, children’s games, and stalls selling authentic cuisine.