Explore Africa’s vibrant cuisines, music, dance, art and fashion at this year’s Africa Heritage Festival at Yoyogi Park Event Square. Returning to Tokyo this June, the festival takes place on June 20 and 21, featuring food trucks serving dishes from across the continent alongside a bazaar selling folk crafts and goods from around the world.
The highlight of the event is the Japan-Africa Friendship Memorial African Parade that’s scheduled from 2pm on June 21. This 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. Anyone is free to join in the fun.