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Asakusa Samba Carnival

        posted by Taka, Japan Talk, October 29, 2011

The Asakusa Samba Carnival is one of Tokyo's more lively and popular summer festivals. It attracts 500,000 visitors each year.

The festival has been held each year at the end of August since 1981. The one exception being 2011 when the festival was canceled due to the impact of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake.



 

Asakusa Samba Carnival

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The Asakusa Samba Festival attracts half a million spectators each year. It's held at the end of August.



The Asakusa Samba Festival is one of Tokyo's biggest summer matsuri. It attracts more than 500,000 visitors each year.
The Asakusa Samba Carnival is probably Tokyo's most lively summer festival.
The 2009 Asakusa Samba Carnival was the biggest and most lively yet.
Every August this old Tokyo neighborhood is rocked by Brazilian dance culture.
Several of Tokyo's major summer festivals have been cancelled due to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake.


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