Written by TC Team
Everyone loves honey — including Japan. They even have a whole festival for it: The Honey Festival.
What happens?
While you might think this event is all about eating honey (and it is), the focus is also on the fuzzy friends that make it. Stalls offer honey from around the world and you’ll get a chance to try them with a variety of snacks, and maybe even take home a jar of your favorite.
If you’re more of a hands-on kind of person, you can also try some of the workshops. Highlights include pairing honey with cheeses like blue and white varieties, making masala chai sweetened with honey, and sampling mead guided by the Japan Mead Association. If you’re into honey for its beauty benefits, consider making honey bath bombs, beeswax candles, herbal bath salts, or a soothing honey and lavender body mist. Note that all workshops require advance booking and a participation fee.
Schedule 2025
The Honey Festival runs from Friday, July 25 to Sunday, July 27. Sales take place across all three days, but workshops and rooftop bee-viewing tours are available only on Saturday and Sunday. Public voting for the “Honey of the Year” contest is also held exclusively on those two days, with tasting tickets distributed from 10 a.m.
Tickets 2025
Entry is free, but if you’d like to take part in a workshop or a rooftop bee tour, you need to book in advance.
How to get there
The Honey Festival is held in Ginza Phoenix Plaza, a 2-minute walk from exit A12 at Ginza Metro Station.
Organizers may cancel events, alter schedules, or change admission requirements without notice. Always check official sites before heading to an event.