Feb. 4-Feb. 28 Tako Ichi
Tako Ichi, Kite Fair at Oji Inari Shrine, Kita-ku. Kites, regarded as talismans for preventing fire, are sold at some stalls among many other open-air stalls, which are set up in the precincts and along the approach to the shrine from around 10 a.m. to 6 p.m..
Access: The JR Keihin Tohoku Line, or the Namboku Subway Line to Oji Station (N 16), and then walk six minutes.
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