The Tokyo Koenji Awa-odori (東京高円寺阿波おどり), held around JR Chuo Line Koenji Station in Tokyo on the last weekend of August, is a huge awa-odori dance festival second only to the Awa-odori dance festival held in Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture, where the dance originated. It is counted as one of the most well-known summer festivals in Tokyo.
Tokyo Koenji Awa-odori
At the Tokyo Koenji Awa-odori, more than a hundred dance teams perform their dances on the street, and the town of Koenji will be extremely crowded with some 1 million visitors, and it could sometimes be pretty hard to find a good place to see the event. The dances takes place along the main streets from 5pm to 8pm on the last Saturday and Sunday of August.
Tokyo Koenji Awa-odori
Koenji-minami & Koenji-kita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo MAP