Culture Gion Matsuri 2024 Jul 1st - Jul 31st Enjoy centuries old traditions, lively parades, mouth-watering street food, and contagious fun at one of Japan’s most popular ..
Culture Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival 2024 Saturday - Jul 27th The Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival around the Tokyo Skytree is one of Japan's major summer fireworks displays, held each year..
Culture Your Name: Real-Life Locations in Tokyo Jianne Soriano Your Name is the highest grossing animated film toppling Spirited Away down the throne. Makoto Shinkai's tale of star-crossed..
Culture Lantern Festival at Chidorigafuchi 2025 Late Jul There are a myriad of great summer festivals to enjoy in Tokyo, and one of the prettiest has to be the Chidorigafuchi Moat Lantern..
Culture Yodogawa Fireworks Festival 2024 Saturday - Aug 3rd Firework viewing, called hanabi in Japanese, at Yodogawa River is a real crowd pleaser. One of top ten ways to spend your summer..
Culture Shitamachi Tanabata Matsuri 2025 Early Jul Stretching from Ueno to Asakusa, Shitamachi Tanabata features countless decorations, dancing, food and streets and live performances...
Culture July Grand Sumo Tournament (Nagoya) 2024 Jul 14th - Jul 28th The Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament will feature a host of veterans and up-and-coming wrestlers at the Dolphins Arena in Nagoya.
Historical Hachiko Statue in Shibuya Ignatius Koh One of Japan's unofficial landmarks, the Hachiko statue in Shibuya is a homage to the faithful Akita dog who waited at Shibuya..