Tori no ichi Fair in Tokyo...?

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Traveling to Tokyo in mid-late November. Not many festivals or fairs going on around that time except for the Tori no ichi. Anyone know the exact dates for this year?

Thanks in advance!

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This year, there is only twice:
Sunday, the 11 (2007/11/11)
and Friday the 23rd (2007/11/23)

Tori no Ichi Fair (open-air market) is a famous annual event in November on the day of the Tori (Rooster) in Chinese calendar and this event has continued to today since the Edo period.
Tori no Ichi is held at Temple of Tori (Juzaisan Chokoku-ji) in Asakusa, Tokyo or various shrines of Washi (Eagle) and many people come to there to pray for a health, good fortune and good business. In the Edo period, Tori no Ichi was the fist fair for welcoming New Year. A poet, KIKAKU who was a pupil of the most famous Japanese poet Mastuo Basho, said for Tori no Ichi "Haruwomatsu Kotonohajimeya Tori no Ichi" (Tori no Ichi is a first important event to bring New Year.).

The day of the Tori (Rooster) comes every 12 days in November and generally, the first day of the Tori is most important. However it is said that a fire is likely to take place in the year that the day of the Tori has 3 times.

I went to see this various time, It is so colorfull and full of people! It is really an amazing place were people spend a lot of money in things they are believing, it is impressive.

That's right that there is no much Matsuri in Novembre, but still it is a good period to see Japan (good weather and Koyo (red leaves) period)

Have a nice trip Source(s): http://www.torinoichi.jp/news/news.html...
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