The Tokyo Traveler » Harumi Pier http://www.thetokyotraveler.com About Tokyo for travelers, visitors, and residents. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:30:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Tokyo Port Festival This Weekend http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/2008/05/tokyo-port-festival-this-weekend/ http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/2008/05/tokyo-port-festival-this-weekend/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 23:00:24 +0000 http://www.thetokyotraveler.com/tokyo-port-festival-this-weekend/ Post from: The Tokyo Traveler

]]> The Tokyo Minato Matsuri or Port Festival will be held in the vicinity of Harumi Pier on Saturday, May 24th & Sunday, May 25th.  The highlight of the weekend will be on Saturday from 10:30-11:00 AM when the Tokyo Fire Board will hold a fireboat parade and a “water pageant” at the Harumi Passenger Terminal where they will show of the prowess of their vessels with a “water pageant”‘ display in five colors. On both Saturday and Sunday a flea market and bazaar will in the area featuring wholesale fish, vegetables and flowers among other things.image Access:

Kachidoki station is the closest and from there it’s a 20 minute walk to Harumi Pier or you could take a taxi for approximately Y1,000 from the station.(area map)

An alternate route would be to take the water taxi from Hinode Pier to Harumi Pier at a cost of Y200.  The Hinode Pier is a 2 minute walk from the Hinode Station or an 8 minute walk from the Hamamatsucho Station (map).

To get some help planning your route use the Tokyo Transfer Guide – it’s a handy resource that’s always at your fingertips in the right sidebar.

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