The annual Koto-ku Fireworks Festival will see 4,000 fireworks going off—making it about a third of the size of Tokyo’s biggest fireworks festivals. It’s still a good, colourful show though, in a nice spot—Sunamachi Mizube Park, near the Arakawa River. Expect a crowd of around 300,000 spectators. The venue is 15 minutes from Minami-Sunamachi Station. Launch-time is 7:30pm and although the event is rain or shine, a typhoon will postpone it by either one or two days.
Note that due to the olympics, the festival has moved from its regular August schedule to June for 2020 – it is expected to return to normal in 2021.
If you’d prefer to escape the maddening crowds and see the fireworks from a river boat, you can book a boat ticket here.
| Dates: |
6th Jun, 2020 |
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| Start/End Time: | 7:30pm – 8:30pm |
| Venue: | Arakawa Sunamachi Riverside Park |
| Entry: | Free |
| Weather |
Typical weather at this time
High: 25 ℃ Low: 18 ℃
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| Access: |
1.3 km from Higashi-ōjima Station Shinjuku Line (S16) 1.6 km from Ōjima Station Shinjuku Line (S15) 1.7 km from Minami-sunamachi Station Tozai Line (T15) |
| Web: | http://www.city.koto.lg.jp...
Link in Japanese |
| Area: | Minamisuna |
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