Asakusa Samba Carnival

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Asakusa Samba Carnival
Asakusa-samba.jpg
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.