Spooky Season Kicks Off in Style: Ikebukuro, Tokyo Hosts Thrilling Pre-Halloween Costume Parade

Ahead of Halloween on the 31st of this month, participants in a costume event held a parade in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

“Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival 2024” is held every year before Halloween in Tokyo’s Toshima Ward and local shopping districts to revitalize the area with “anime.”
At this event, if you pay a participation fee, you can enjoy cosplaying in designated areas such as downtown Ikebukuro and commercial facilities, but there are rules such as drinking on the street and participating in revealing costumes are prohibited. I am.
On the 26th, a parade was held by approximately 400 people cosplaying characters from anime and games, and the participants marched through the streets of Ikebukuro, striking their own poses.
Regarding Halloween, there have been a number of problems in Tokyo’s Shibuya and Shinjuku wards, including people drinking alcohol on the streets and leaving trash behind, but Toshima Ward says there have been no major problems so far.
A man who participated in cosplay said, “I think it’s a good event because only people who follow the rules, such as not drinking alcohol while cosplaying, participate.” The event will be held on the 27th, and the ward is asking people to enjoy it while observing good manners.