Perhaps to not step on the toes of Golden Week, Cinco de Mayo is pushed back a week in Japan, even though May 5 itself falls on a weekend this year.
Returning to Odaiba for 2019, the two-day festival will celebrate Mexican independence and culture by featuring the familiar mariachi bands, salsa dancers, tequila bars and Tex-Mex food stands, complemented by non-Mexican gourmet and music contributions from Central and South American countries – a wonderfully wacky mix of influences, in other words.