1. Sunshine City Bon Odori
    Photo: Sunshine City Co., Ltd.
  2. Sunshine City Bon Odori
    Photo: Sunshine City
  3. Sunshine City Bon Odori
    Photo: Sunshine City

Sunshine City Bon Odori

  • Things to do, Festivals
  • Sunshine City, Ikebukuro
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Time Out says

Put on a yukata and head over to Sunshine City’s 46th Bon Odori dance festival. The lively outdoor event, which is accompanied by invigorating taiko drum beats, takes place around a six metre-tall yagura turret decorated with colourful festive lanterns. 

Inexperienced participants can simply copy the moves of the professionals who’re dancing at the top of the turret. The night will feature various traditional dances, including the Tokyo Ondo and Otsuka Monogatari Ondo, offering a glimpse into local dance traditions.

There will be eight food stalls and a children's matsuri game area this year, where you can enjoy traditional Japanese festival grub and games like shateki shooting and superball fishing for free. The event takes place from 7pm to 9.15pm at Sunshine Hiroba, which is on the rooftop of Sunshine City's Alpa shopping mall.

In the event of rain, the event will be cancelled.

Details

Address
Sunshine City
3-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Tokyo
Transport:
Ikebukuro station (Yamanote line), east exit; (Marunouchi, Yurakucho lines), exits 35 or Higashi-Ikebukuro station (Yurakucho line), exit 6.7
Price:
Free
Opening hours:
7pm-9.15pm

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