Events in Tokyo

Nogi Shrine Summer Festival

The Nogi Summer Shrine Festival is a classic shrine festival with food stalls, traditional games, and yukata.

Chill Out Evening at Kyu Yasuda Teien

Officially ‘Noryo no Yube’ (translates to something like refreshing evening), this event at the Kyuu Yasuda Teien garden features a light up of the gardens as well as haiku …

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 nearest station is the Higashi-Nakagami Station on JR Ome Line. Hihglights …

Fussa Tanabata Festival

Tanabata is celebrated in most places during July – but other places (like Fussa) celebrate it at a time closer to the timing on the traditional calendar. This particular event was started …

Edogawa Fireworks Festival

Running for nearly 50 years, the Edogawa Fireworks Festival is one of the more senior fireworks festivals in Tokyo. The venue, on the banks of the Edo River, is a 25-minute walk from JR Koiwa …

Ome City Nohryo Fireworks Festival

The Ome City Nohryo Fireworks Festival features more than 4,000 fireworks hurled into the night sky over Nagayama Park in Ome City in the evening of the first Saturday in August. There will be …

Itabashi Fireworks Festival

The Itabashi Fireworks Festival is always a good show. Roughly 12,000 fireworks are expected to go off this year — and there should be some colorful character and flower shapes in the mix. …

Hakone Ashinoko Summer Festival

Spend a week away in Japan's most famous onsen town, but instead of soaking in the springs, soak in the festival atmosphere and days of fireworks and festivals.

Tsukiji Honganji Bon Dance Festival

Tsukiji Honganji Bon Dance Festival is an annual Bon dance festival held in Tsukiji.

Hanazono Shrine Antique Market

Blue skies are the perfect time to visit this small antique fair. Enjoy some casual browsing without the pressure and noise of the larger markets.

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 hoppers, kotturotti, cutlets, rotti and vaddai. Also on offer will be Sri …

Nakano Bon Dance Festival

Enjoy the main stage attractions like a music festival mosh pit, or chill out a little further away and enjoy the spirit of Bon Odori. Either way, Central Park is the place to cap off Obon with a …

Asagaya Tanabata Festival

Asagaya Tanabata Festival is a Star Festival in the Tokyo neighborhood of Asagaya.

Nakameguro Summer Festival

Soak in some summer spirit with the traditional dances at the Nakameguro Summer Festival. With it being the first in three years, the crowds are likely to be huge to see the Awaodori and Yosakoi …

Shimokitazawa Bon Dance Festival

This Bon Dance Festival is held in the trendy neighborhood of Shimokitazawa

Koto Fireworks Festival

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 …

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 standards – you can expect just 1,000 fireworks – but in a …

Ohi Racecourse Flea Market

One of the biggest flea markets in Tokyo, there's almost nothing you won't be able to find amongst the rows of stalls and tarps. Feel free to haggle while you hunt, it's all part of the appeal at …

Tokyo Romantic Flea Market

Enjoy a sweet summer stroll around this antique Tokyo Flea Market. The perfect place for a relaxed Sunday browsing with no stress.

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 standards – you can expect just 1,000 fireworks – but in a …

Hanazono Shrine Antique Market

Blue skies are the perfect time to visit this small antique fair. Enjoy some casual browsing without the pressure and noise of the larger markets.

Minato Mirai Bon Dance Festival

Minato Mirai Bon Dance Festival is an annual Bon festival held on the waterfront in Yokohama.

Summer Comiket 2023

Comic Market, better known as Comiket, is one of Japan’s biggest annual pop culture events. It’s held twice per year, in summer and winter, at Tokyo Big Sight. The focus of the event is …

Asakusa Toro Nagashi

Asakusa Toro Nagashi is a beautiful evening event with candle-lit lanterns sent floating down the Sumida River.