【 Held 】TOKYO FORWARD 2025 Cultural Program "TOKYO Wasshoi"

To kick off the Tokyo 2025 World Championships in Athletics, a performance event called “TOKYO Wasshoi ” will be held along Gyoko Street in front of Tokyo Station by festival groups and performing arts organizations from around Tokyo.

Performances that condense the highlights of various festivals popular in Tokyo, such as traditional festivals, festivals for regional promotion, and traditional performing arts, will be performed. There will also be booths and a universal space to experience Edo culture, creating a space where tourists, residents of Tokyo, and performers can enjoy themselves together, overcoming language and disability barriers.

Enjoy the uniqueness and diversity of Tokyo's festivals and the splendor of Edo culture.

[TOKYO Wasshoi] PR video

"TOKYO WASHOI" Ambassador Taihei Hayashiya

He was a rakugoka.
Born in 1964 in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture.
Graduated from Musashino Art University in 1987.

In addition to appearing in rakugo (comic storytelling) shows and lectures across the country, he has been active in a wide range of media, including television and radio.
Hayashiya Taihei, who participates in the Chichibu Night Festival every year, livens up Tokyo Wasshoi.

List of performing organizations (alphabetical order)

• Asakusa-jinja Shrine's Binzasara-kai
• Iwami Kagura Tokyo Shachu
• Edo Fire Fighting Memorial Association
• Oedo Sukeroku Taiko
  Oedo Sukeroku School Tokyo Deaf Taiko Club Toyukai
• Gyozan-ryu Yamaguchi-ha Kakinouchizawa Shika-odori
  Kakinouchizawa Shika-odori Tokyo Branch
• Kanda Festival 'Edo Sochinju Kanda Myojin Shrine'
• Koenji Awa Odori Renkai Godo Renren
• Sanja Matsuri Festival: 'Asakusa-senwa machi-kai' and 'Asakusa-cho ichimachi-kai'
• Sanno Festival 'Edobashi-kai' (Nihonbashi 1-chome Higashimachi-kai, Nihonbashi 2-chome Machi-kai and Nihonbashi 3-chome Higashimachi-kai)
• Tokyo Metropolitan Dance Federation
• TOKYO YOSAKOI TEAM SAN-SUN-
• Japan Mikoshi Kyokai
• Hirisato Shishimai Preservation Society
• Futago-ryu Tokyo Onikenbai
• Hoo-no-mai Preservation Society
• Gennosuke Matsumoto Shachu
• Suidomai Preservation Cooperative Association
• Ryukyu Dance Company Shoryu-matsuri Taiko

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Venue Map

Experience booth

Time 15:00~19:00 (Reception ends at 18: 30)
Free and no reservation required

• Mikoshi Experience: You can take commemorative photos with a mikoshi in happi (happi).
• Hachi maki experience: Wrap a hachi maki to decorate your festival outfit and walk around the venue in a festive mood.
• Origami Experience: Origami is a popular game in Edo. You can take your work home as a souvenir.
• Experience riding in a palanquin: You can ride in a palanquin (kago) and take commemorative photos to feel the life of Edo commoners.

Participation fee and application

Free, no application required

Credit

Sponsor

Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Metropolitan History and Culture Foundation Arts Council Tokyo

planning cooperation

All Japan Folk Performing Arts Association

special cooperation

Miyamoto Unosuke Shoten Co., Ltd.