Head over to Hamacho Park for some communal dancing at the Chuo Ward Oedo Bon Odori festival. Held on August 23 and 24, this annual event marks the end of summer and honours the spirits of ancestors with a unique song and dance called the Chuo City Ondo – you can learn the steps here.
As with similar festivals across Japan, you’ll find food stalls serving crowd-pleasing street eats. Programme-wise, watch out for a traditional performing arts presentation at 4pm on Saturday. And make sure you catch the special taiko drum performances on Friday at 5.45pm and Saturday at 9pm – they mark the beginning and end of the Bon Odori festivities respectively.
If you’re looking to partake in the Bon Odori dance, the session starts at 5.45pm on Friday and 6pm on Saturday.