Daikoku Matsuri

Honouring Daikoku, the deity of fortune, this annual January celebration at Kanda Shrine attracts revellers looking to secure a helping of good luck for the year ahead, and also includes a few interesting 'performances'. The hocho-shiki ritual (from 12noon on Jan 11) sees a master of the cutting arts demonstrate some serious kitchen knife moves in chopping up fish, while a pre-Coming of Age classic features fresh adults take a traditional version of the Ice Bucket Challenge (Jan 10, from 10am). Old-school festival music accompanies the action.