Yoyogi Park Events Square

Japan’s biggest Cambodia Festival takes place over the Golden Week holidays at Yoyogi Park Events Square. This two-day celebration of Cambodian culture features traditional dance performances, plus roughly 60 stalls dealing in authentic Cambodian cuisine, refreshing Angkor beer, handicrafts and more. The festival takes place from 10am to 7pm on both days. Entry is free and you just pay for food and drink as you go.

One of the largest cultural celebrations in Yoyogi Park, the Thai Festival often benefits from lovely springtime weather. So join the crowds and fill up on Thai delicacies like pad thai, green curry and khao soi from a selection of Tokyo's Thai restaurants like Jasmine Thai and Krung Siam. Away from the food, there are plenty of stalls to browse, where you’ll find everything from handicrafts to bottles of Singha. There's live entertainment, too, in the form of performances like traditional dancing, Thai rock, martial arts demonstrations and more. Both days have packed schedules and you can check the timetable on the website.

This festival in Yoyogi Park is bringing a taste of Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa to Tokyo on May 17 and 18. Okinawan food is a major part of the event and you can feast on the likes of soki soba, taco rice, spam onigiri and Blue Seal ice cream. You'll also be able to sip on Okinawa's Orion beer.  Take a break from the food to browse plenty of stalls where you can shop for colourful local goods from Okinawa, and get a good feel of Okinawa's unique culture and charm. There will also be fun activities like photo booths and a kids’ play area with inflatable bouncy houses. You can also catch live music from Okinawan performers including J-pop band Mongol800, singer-songwriter Shen from Def Tech, Okinawan rapper Ritto and more. You can see the full list of artists and the schedule on the website.

Enjoy the lovely spring weather at the Tokyo Night Market near Shibuya Crossing. Here you can expect a variety of street food alongside live performances and art exhibitions, with DJs on deck to set the mood all day till 10pm. Held at Yoyogi Park’s Keyaki event space for five consecutive nights from May 21 to May 25, the fourth iteration of this event is expected to be bigger than before. The previous Tokyo Night Market held in spring featured an impressive number of Shibuya-based spinners and artists, including The Church bar DJs Da Yama, Yoshi Kanou and kulage.  While details for the night market's autumn edition are yet to be announced, be sure to check the event's Instagram for the latest updates. Tokyo Night Market runs from 4pm to 10pm on Wednesday through Friday, and from 2pm to 10pm over the weekend.

The Laos Festival has been winning fans steadily over the years. The easy-going atmosphere plus an attractive array of food stands and handicraft stalls make it one of the more relaxed of Yoyogi Park's many colourful cultural celebrations. You’ll be able to enjoy rare delicacies such as larb (meat salad), Lao sausages and Lao beer. Visitors can also expect a variety of stage appearances by Laotian artists, traditional dancers and much more.

Tokyo’s popular Vietnam Festival focuses on showcasing the best of contemporary Vietnamese culture. Around 130 stalls are lined up at Yoyogi Park Events Square with ample quantities of bánh mì, phở and bánh xèo, which are best paired with Vietnamese beer and coffee. There are also plenty of colourful handicrafts, knick-knacks, apparel and condiments, too. Don’t miss the live entertainment at the main stage, ranging from traditional performing arts to pop music. This year features major V-pop artists Min, Erik and Pham Dinh Thai Ngan. You can also catch performances from Japanese acts such as singer-songwriter Ai Kawashima and the band Sunplaza Nakano-kun and Pappara Kawai. The full line-up and schedule is on the website.

Explore Africa’s vibrant cuisines, music, dance, art, fashion and more at this year’s Africa Heritage Festival at Yoyogi Park Event Square. Returning to Tokyo for the second consecutive year since the pandemic, the event takes place on June 21 and 22, featuring food trucks serving delicious dishes from across Africa, along with a bazaar offering folk crafts and goods from around the world. The highlight of the event however, is the Japan-Africa Friendship Memorial African Parade that’s scheduled for 2pm on June 22. This joyous celebration will feature musicians on djembe drums accompanying a mikoshi (Japanese portable shrine) with African motifs – a symbolic testament to the long friendship between Japan and many African nations.