Higashi-Tokyo Ichi 7 (Yanagibashi)

Higashi-Tokyo Ichi is a market event launched with the aim of creating a place where anyone can enjoy trading and start something new, like the "small businesses" of Edo-period towns. The 7th edition, "Higashi-Tokyo Ichi 7," will be held in Yanagibashi, a district once flourishing as a geisha quarter.

Event Details

• Date & Time: Friday, October 16 – Sunday, October 18, 2026, 11:00–18:00
• Venue: CPK GALLERY and the Yanagibashi area (1-28-1 Yanagibashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo)
• Access: 5-minute walk from Asakusabashi Station (JR Sobu Line / Toei Asakusa Line)
• Admission: Free (some workshops are paid and require advance reservations)

Highlights

About 40 exhibitors from all genres, including furniture, products, art, fashion, secondhand books, music, food, plants, and fortune-telling, will exhibit and sell their works.

Workshops

• Furniture-Making Workshop: Make furniture from Tokyo cedar with a saw, guided by furniture craftsman Yuki Onuma (Oct 17 & 18, 11:00–14:00, 11,000 yen)
• SORA KASA WORKSHOP BY KIT SHOP: Assemble a vinyl umbrella from its frame and enjoy decorating it your own way (Oct 18, from 14:00, 3,300 yen, limited to 8 participants)

This market aims to be a place where a small spark of "I'd like to make something like this" can lead, through encounters with people, to new businesses and activities. The event is organized by the Higashi-Tokyo Ichi Executive Committee, co-organized by the Yanagibashi Neighborhood Association, and supported by Taito City.