Shitamachi Tanabata Festival 2024 July 4th – 8th Kappabashi Hondori Street Approximately 1.2 km from Showa Dori to Kokusai Dori

name	The 37th Shitamachi Tanabata Festival
event date	Thursday, July 4th to Monday, July 8th, 2024 (5 days) *The main event will be held on July 6th (Sat) and 7th (Sun) 6th (Sat) and 7th (Sun) 10:00 to 19:00
Event period	[Tanabata decorations] Thursday, July 4th to Monday, July 8th, 2024 [Main Event] Saturday, July 6th and Sunday, July 7th, 2024
venue	Kappabashi Hondori (Showa Dori to Kokusai Dori, approx. 1.2 km) The Asakusa entrance to Kappabashi Hondori Street is located west of Asakusa Roku-ku, along Kokusai-dori Street. It is located right next to the ground level exit of Tsukuba Express Asakusa Station.
Contents	Tanabata decorations / Local merchants' stalls / Parade / Street performances / Writing corner etc.

Saturday Timetable

13:00-	[Opening Ceremony (Ueno Gakuenmae)]
13:15-15:00	[Parade] Participating groups: Metropolitan Police Department Motorcycle Troop Queen Stars, Metropolitan Police Department Band Color Guard and Drum Corps, Tahara Band and Flag Corps, Kinryu Elementary School Brass Band, Matsuba Elementary School Mappies, Ueno Elementary School Brass Band, Tahara Kindergarten, Kinryu Kindergarten, Kiyoshima Kindergarten
16:00-18:10	[Etchu Owarabushi] Follow the streets from Ueno to Asakusa.

Sunday Timetable

11:00-18:00	[Walking Act]
11:30– 13:30	[Awa Odori Asakusa Rai Ren] Follow the streets from Ueno to Asakusa.
12:00-18:00	[Event Space]
12:30～14:00	[Sado Okesa] From the Ueno side to the Asakusa side, there are three streets with 10-minute circle dances each.

Street performanceSunday

This street performance, which includes the Awa Odori and Sado Okesa dances, takes place every year until the evening on Sundays, all over the streets.

Food stallsSaturday Sunday

Stalls set up by local merchants will line the streets.On weekends the street becomes pedestrianised.

Taito Ward's sister and friendship city specialtiesSaturday and Sunday

July 6 (Saturday) and July 7 (Sunday) 10:00am to 7:00pm
Location: Near Ueno Gakuenmae (5-24-2 Higashiueno, Taito-ku)

Send your wishes to the Milky Way

July 4th (Thursday) to July 8th (Monday) 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Bamboo leaves will be available in various places around the shopping district, and visitors can write their wishes on strips of paper and tie them up as they like.

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