Celebrated since 1968, this two-day festival takes place in front of JR Ikebukuro Station, with dozens of mikoshi (portable shrines) being paraded on the streets from 6pm to 7.30pm on September 29. Sunday's festivities also include a fife and drum parade (2.30pm), double-dutch and hip-hop dance performances (3pm in front of the station, 3.30pm at Azalea avenue), taiko drumming (4.30pm), plus a lion dance (5.10pm).
Expect to see a similarly packed itinerary on Saturday September 28, with performances such as Hawaiian hula (3.40pm), Tahitian dance (4.10pm) and belly dance (5pm) kicking off the festivities at Ikebukuro Station's west gate park venue.
The second instalment of the Fukuro Matsuri happens two weeks later (Oct 12-13), with over 100 teams of yosakoi dancers parading through the neighbourhood.