Asakusa Samba Carnival
From World Samba
Asakusa Samba Carnival | |
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Flag-Bearer and Ballroom Master costumes in the annual Asakusa Samba Carnival | |
Status | active |
Genre | Annual Brazilian Carnaval Parade |
Frequency | Annually |
Venue | Asakusa District |
Location(s) | Tokyo, Japan |
Country | Japan |
Years active | 37 |
Inaugurated | 1980 |
Participants | 200 |
Attendance | 500,000 |
Website | |
http://www.asakusa-samba.org |
Japan holds the largest samba parade outside of Brazil each year in August in the Asakusa District of Tokyo.