Itabashi-ku

Todabashi Itabashi side on the riverbed, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo

30-minute walk from Takashimadaira, Nishidai or Hasune Sta. on the Toei subway Mita Line. 30-minute walk from Ukimafunado Sta. on the JR Line.

1st Saturday of August

Free

Itabashi Ward Tourism Association
TEL:03-3579-2255
FAX:03-3579-7616
E-mail:kb-jigyo@city.itabashi.tokyo.jp

This annual festival is held simultaneously with the fireworks festival on the opposite side of the Arakawa river bank in Toda City. The two festivals combined set off a total of approximately 10,000 fireworks (including about 100 of shakudama* size). The large shakudama fireworks reverberate with a satisfying explosion. Another major attraction are the huge Niagra Fall firework displays along the river bank. *The shakudama is a shell approximately a foot in diameter.

The street in front of the Itabashi Green Hall (old Itabashi Sanbun Hall) and its surrounding area

5-minute walk from Itabashikuyakusho-mae Sta. on the Toei Mita Line
5-minute walk from Oyama Sta. on the Tobu Tojo Line

The 3rd Saturday and Sunday in October

Free

Itabashi Ward Tourism Association
TEL:03-3579-2255
FAX:03-3579-7616
E-mail:kb-jigyo@city.itabashi.tokyo.jp

This festival is held on the street in front of the Itabashi Green Hall (old Itabashi Sanbun Hall) and includes parades of Awa-odori dancers, marching bands, and an Otona Mikoshi portable shrine. Rows of booths selling local products and flea markets attract numerous visitors.

Akatsuka Taikukan-mae Street and its surrounding areas

20-minute walk from Shimo-akatsuka Sta. on the Tobu Tojo Line.

Weekends in early November

Free

Itabashi Ward Akatsuka Branch Office Industrial Section
TEL: 03-3938-5111
FAX: 03-3975-1606
E-mail:shisho@city.itabashi.tokyo.jp

This festival commemorates the important role agriculture plays in the life of Itabashi Ward. It is held along the Akatsuka Taiikukan-mae Street, and it features a vegetable treasure boat parade, vegetable market, and exhibitions of traditional performing arts.

5-28-3 Akatsuka, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo

18-minute walk from Shimo-akatsuka Sta. on the Tobu Tojo Line and Nishi Takashimadaira Sta. on the Toei Subway Mita Line.

Free

Itabashi Ward Tourism Association
TEL:03-3579-2255
FAX:03-3579-7616
E-mail:kb-jigyo@city.itabashi.tokyo.jp

Jourenji Temple has a prestigious history. It was originally built in Nakayado and in 1591, it was donated land valued at 10 koku by the shogunate. Koku is a unit of rice measure and was indicative of an estate's value and wealth. Construction started in 1971 and the temple was moved to its current location in 1978. It is famous for its many stone statues and cultural artifacts, including a large bronze statue of Buddha known as the Tokyo Daibutsu, erected in 1977, which has been designated a New Tokyo Landmark. The Tokyo Daibutsu stands on the site of the Akatsuka Castle's Ninomaru. It is 13 meters tall and weighs 22 tons.

8-4 Akatsuka, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo

20-minute walk from Shimo-akatsuka Sta. on the Tobu Tojo Line.

Itabashi Ward Tourism Association
TEL:03-3579-2255
FAX:03-3579-7616
E-mail:kb-jigyo@city.itabashi.tokyo.jp

Yoritane Chiba changed the name of the temple Hojiji to Shogetsu-in when he made it his family temple. This temple functioned as the headquarters for Shuhan Takashima when he oversaw the first gun training program at Tokumarugahara. Chiba's letter of donation to the temple and a document with the seal of the Tokugawa Shogun are preserved in this temple.