What you need to know before you visit the Tokyo Tokyo Festival
Everything you need to know to enjoy a variety of art and cultural events across Tokyo until September 2021
Enjoy art and cultural events online and across Tokyo until September 2021
In anticipation of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has organised the Tokyo Tokyo Festival, a massive spectacle to celebrate the capital as a city of arts and culture.
Until September, you can enjoy a variety of art and cultural events across Tokyo, with installations, performances, exhibitions and works from around the world. Under the theme The Future is Art, the Tokyo Tokyo Festival highlights the power of acceptance and celebrates diversity through art.
Many of the major events are free to enjoy and also available for online streaming, so you can enjoy the festival from anywhere in the world. To help you get started, check out the list of recommended events below. For more information about the Tokyo Tokyo Festival, see this breakdown of all the key details on the event.
To see the full programme, head to the Tokyo Tokyo Festival official website.
Everything you need to know to enjoy a variety of art and cultural events across Tokyo until September 2021
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