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Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival

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Catch the biggest tanabata festival in the Kanto region! It’s all about love and other dreams.

Shitamachi Tanabata

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Continue the tanabata celebrations with parades and performances on Kappabashi Hondori Road between Asakusa and Ueno.

Suggested Activity
Mount Fuji Day Trip with Private Driver
Spend a day exploring Mount Fuji and the area around it with this private, fully customizable tour - from all around Kawaguchiko Lake and up to the Mount Fuji Fifth Station.

Enoshima Tenno Festival

See mikoshi, portable shrines, paraded both on land and in the sea. An exciting, rowdy and different sort of summer festival.

Hachioji Summer Market

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Photo by Rosana Prada used under CC

Grab your yukata and get ready for some shopping at this popular summer event!

Ocean Peoples Tokyo Festival

Honor the sea at a park in the center of the city (yep, it’s in Yoyogi).

Mi Casa Es Su Casa Exhibition and Workshop

There’s still some time to check out this interactive, umbrella-centric art exhibition at the Design Festa Gallery.

Forest Beer Garden

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Photo by Junya Ogura used under CC

Kick back with a cold one in the Outer Garden of Meiji Jingu Shrine.

Takao Beer Mount

Photo by Jean-Marc Bolfing used under CC

Or head a little higher up for a brew with a view.

Suggested Activity
Challenge Sumo Wrestlers and Enjoy Lunch
Eat, train, and fight like a real Japanese sumo wrestler during this sumo demonstration and authentic 'Chanko Nabe' (hotpot) meal.

For more top Tokyo events happening this month, see our July recommendations.

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