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 in front of Ikebukuro Station's west exit from 5.35pm to 7.30pm on September 28. Sunday's festivities also include a taiko drumming performance (2pm), lion dance and ohayashi festival music performance (2.30pm), plus a selection of singer stage performances from 3pm to 7pm at the nearby open-air Global Ring Theatre.
Expect to see a similarly packed itinerary on Saturday September 27, with performances such as a Soprano singer and choir performance (2.15pm), Hawaiian hula (3.45pm), Cheerleading demonstrations (4.30pm) and belly dance (6.10pm) kicking off the festivities at Ikebukuro's Global Ring Theatre.