murmurTokyo Yosakoi
Toshima City · Around Ikebukuro Station (Azalea-dori and other venues)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Fukuro Matsuri Council · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Oct 10–11, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid October
- How the date is set
- The 2nd Saturday of October Held over the second Saturday and Sunday of October
- Venue
- Around Ikebukuro Station (Azalea-dori and other venues)
- City
- Toshima City, Tokyo
About
Tokyo Yosakoi, centered on Ikebukuro, is among the biggest yosakoi festivals in Kanto, with about 110 teams and some 5,000 dancers from all over Japan filling the streets with their own choreography, costumes and music. Its urban character comes from mixing teams in the tradition of Kochi's original yosakoi with teams in the style of Sapporo's YOSAKOI Soran Festival. It started in 2000 as one event within Toshima City's Fukuro Matsuri and now takes place in October as that festival's second part, the dance festival. On the main day there are nagashi routes where teams dance as they move and stage venues, all close enough in Ikebukuro to walk between. It ends with an awards ceremony on Azalea-dori and a mass dance open to spectators.
Sources
- OfficialFukuro Matsuri Council tokyo-yosakoi.jp
- OfficialFukuro Matsuri Council tokyo-yosakoi.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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