Culture Asagaya Tanabata Festival 2024 Early Aug Suginami Ward’s Asagaya neighborhood hosts one of the largest Tanabata Festival displays in Tokyo. Cruise down the covered sho..
Culture Asakusa Toro Nagashi 2024 Mid Aug The annual Toro Nagashi festival in Asakusa is held every summer. Originally an act of mourning for the dead, the event now has..
Culture Okutama Noryo Fireworks Festival 2024 Mid Aug Okutama's Mt Atago in Tokyo will be again holding its annual Noryo Fireworks Festival in August. A contrast to the city, the..
Culture Comiket 2024 Aug 11th - Aug 12th The Comic Market (Comiket) is a marketplace where individuals can offer their own self-produced creations to a community that appreciates..
Culture National Plum Wine Festival in Tokyo 2024 Mid Aug If you're a fan of umeshu or you'd like to learn more about it, the National Plum Wine Festival in Tokyo is an event that..
Culture Ota Fireworks Festival by Tama River 2024 Mid Aug Commemorating Ota-ku’s declaration of itself as Peace City, a firework festival is held on August 15th every year, the date th..
Culture Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri 2024 Mid Aug The Fukagawa Hachiman Matruri is one of the three biggest festivals held in Toyo. Nicknamed mizu-kake matsuri, literally water throwing..
Culture Kabukicho Bon Odori 2024 Mid Aug Bon Odori festivals are one of the trademark events of summer in Japan, and the Kabukicho Bon Odori is an easily accessible event..