2011 Asakusa Samba Carnival Cancelled
This year’s Asakusa Samba Carnival has been cancelled:
The Samba Carnival has been held every year sine 1981. This is the first time it has ever been cancelled.
The 2011 Tohoku earthquake is to blame. The disaster forced planners to push Tokyo’s famous Sumida River fireworks display to August 27, 201１ – one month later than its originally scheduled date. That also happened to be the day of the Samba Carnival.
If that area of Tokyo tried to simultaneously host two huge events, it would very difficult to mobilize enough police officers to close off streets and control crowds. Because the fireworks are considered more important, the Samba Carnival has been cancelled.
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