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Tokyo Events This Week: Lantern Floating, Shibuya Bon Dance, and Fireworks
Tokyo events for Monday, July 28 to Sunday, August 3, 2025
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How to Actually Enjoy the Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival
Without the right prep, it's just a sweaty sardine-can situation.
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Events
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Tsukiji Honganji Bon Dance Festival
Tsukiji Honganji Bon Dance Festival is an annual Bon dance festival held in Tsukiji.
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Southern Beach Chigasaki Fireworks Festival
Fireworks with a feathery finish. Read on to find out about the Southern Beach Chigasaki Fireworks Festival.
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Sakawa River Odawara Fireworks Festival
Music meets pyrotechnics and the grand finale features a 300-meter Niagara at the Odawara Sakawa River Fireworks Festival.
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Sunshine City Ikebukuro Bon Odori Dance Festival
This open-air festival invites participants to dance, feast, and be merry.
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Hanazono Shrine Shinjuku Bon Odori
Hanazono Shrine hosts an annual Bon Dance festival in August each year.
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Shibuya Bon Odori Dance Festival
Shibuya shuts down the roads around Shibuya 109 for a traditional summer dance party.
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All Day Place Shibuya
All Day Place Shibuya is the grown-up's alternative to Sequence Miyashita Park. It's another compact and affordable hotel, but with careful attention paid to style and aesthetics. Affordable, Compact and Comfortable Rooms For the review, we …
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Mimaru Tokyo Akasaka
Mimaru is a spacious apartment hotel in Akasaka that is popular with families. What’s the hotel like? The hotel is modern with a minimalist Japanese aesthetic. Despite being right on the busy Akasaka Dōri thoroughfare, the main entrance is to …
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Mitsui Garden Hotel Roppongi Premier
Mitsui Garden Hotel Roppongi Premier is a stylish, confortable, modern hotel with comparatively spacious rooms on the edge of Roppongi which is ideal for a city stay. What’s the hotel like? The hotel feels modern and stylish, houses a …
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Kioi Nadaman — Traditional Kaiseki With a View
Seasonal Japanese cuisine, served in a tranquil setting.
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Colors Cafe — Hidden Restaurant Serving Lasagna and Coffee
Enjoy an authentic version of these Italian favorites at Colors Cafe in Ebisu.
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natuRe tokyo — Sustainable French-Style Dining
A sustainable restaurant that combines French techniques with a warm, welcoming atmosphere.
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