Tokyo Port Festival This Weekend
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.
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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Acrobat Firemen in Asakusa on Sunday
May 22, 2008 at 8:02 pm
[…] you can’t make the fire boat demonstration at the Tokyo Port Festival this Saturday then why not head over to the Asakusa Yayoi Matsuri (festival) on Sunday, May 25th. […]
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