August 2023 Events in Tokyo

Nogi Shrine Summer Festival

A traditional summer shrine festival at one of the most serene shrines in central Tokyo. Thankfully, the festival takes …

Chill Out Evening at Kyu Yasuda Teien

Officially ‘Noryo no Yube’ (translates to something like refreshing evening), this event at the Kyuu Yasuda …

Akishima Citizen Whale Festival Yume Hanabi

The Akishima Citizen Whale Festival will take place on the first weekend at the Showa Park (athletics stadium). The …

Fussa Tanabata Festival

Tanabata is celebrated in most places during July – but other places (like Fussa) celebrate it at a time closer to …

Hakone Ashinoko Summer Festival

Update: For 2022, many of the events for the festival have been canceled or discouraged (please see below for details). …

Ome City Nohryo Fireworks Festival

The 74th Ome City Nohryo Fireworks Festival would typically feature more than 4,000 fireworks hurled into the night sky …

Tsukiji Honganji Bon Dance Festival

Update: This year, you’ll need to have a ticket to enter the venue. Dance to the beat of the taiko drums — …

Hanazono Shrine Antique Market

A relatively small but regular antique fair, this event has around 25–30 stalls and is on almost every Sunday …

Nakano Bon Dance Festival

The bon-odori festival held annually at Nakano Central Park (except for 2020 and 2021) typically attracts huge numbers …

Sri Lanka Festival 2023

An array of of 35 vendors will be offering spicy Sri Lankan food including rice and curry, string hoppers, hoppers, egg …

Kawasaki Daishi Fuurin-Ichi

It requires a little adventure beyond Tokyo to get to this annual festival of Japanese wind chimes …

Asagaya Tanabata Festival

The Asagaya Tanabata Festival takes place every year in the Asagaya Pearl Center. The festival is tradition in East …

Tokyo Romantic Flea Market

This event takes place at three different venues — Shibuya, Ariake, and Skytree. Tokyo Skytree Flea Market Also …

Nakameguro Summer Festival

Returning for the 57th time and for the first time in 3 years, the Nakameguro Summer Festival takes over this …

Shimokitazawa Bon Dance Festival

Shimokitazawa is a tight but very welcoming community, so this festival (formerly known as the Shimokitazawa summer …

Okutama Nohryo Fireworks Festival

The annual Okutama Fireworks will take place right in front of Okutama Station. It’s a tiny fireworks show by …

Summer Comiket

Comic Market, better known as Comiket, is one of Japan’s biggest annual pop culture events. It’s held twice …

Asakusa Toro Nagashi

An evening event in which candle-lit lanterns are floated down the Sumida River. Toro nagashi is a tradition in which …

Minato Mirai Bon Dance Festival

Update: The Bon Odori has been canceled on the 13th due to the approaching typhoon. Back for the first time since 2019, …

Okutama Nohryo Fireworks Festival

The annual Okutama Fireworks will take place right in front of Okutama Station. It’s a tiny fireworks show by …

Tokyo Romantic Flea Market

This event takes place at three different venues — Shibuya, Ariake, and Skytree. Tokyo Skytree Flea Market Also …

Fukagawa Festival

For 2022, the mikoshi parade on August 14 has been cancelled. They will transport the portable shrine via vehicle and no …

Hakone Daimonji-yaki

On Mt. Myojogatake, viewed from Goran Onsen in Hakone, 205 bamboo stalks will be lit one by one to reveal an enormous …

Shimokitazawa Awa Odori Festival

Shimokitazawa’s Ichibancho shopping district comes to life in mid-August as the local Awa Odori festival …