Tokyo's Mackerel pike festival (Photo: Josef Diermair)

Meguro Sanma Festival 2025

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Josef Diermair   - 1 minutos de lectura
Venue : Meguro When : Mid Sep 2025

Every year Tokyo has its Sanma (pacific saury) festival. On this day you get a grilled fish completely free of charge! But two things to opt for: either you get up early and have the fish for breakfast (this saves you from standing two or three hours in a line) or you take a book with you and read while waiting. Otherwise you may give up and end up eating fish at a restaurant. But watching this festival is really fun!

Josef Diermair

Josef Diermair @josef.diermair

See my works at Japan PhotoArt (http://japanartphoto.com/) or reach me by email at: josef33@gmail.comOriginally from Austria, I have lived in Japan since 1996. Making my home in Yokohama, my favorite photographic locations include Kamakura, where I lived for 13 years. The temples there and the al...