A religious festival in Kyoto, the Gion Matsuri occurs in July. It features two main parades with large traditional floats, along with evening street events called yoiyama.
A professional sumo tournament in Nagoya, the July Basho is a fifteen-day event held annually at the IG Arena. The venue is located near Nagoya Castle.
A sunflower festival in Kiyose, Tokyo, displays over 100,000 flowers on 24,000 square meters of farmland. An observation deck and a market selling local produce are on-site.
A cultural festival in Tokyo, the Kagurazaka Matsuri combines a Hozuki Market selling ground cherry plants with two nights of traditional Awa Odori dance performances.
An outdoor music festival in Niigata, Fuji Rock is a three-day event featuring diverse music genres and international artists in a mountain forest setting.
An annual festival in Osaka, the Tenjin Matsuri occurs on July 24-25. It features land and river processions with boats, ritual drumming, and a large fireworks display.
A Bon Odori festival in Tokyo, this late-July event at Zojoji Temple honors Jizo statues and features traditional dancing, taiko drumming, and food stalls.
A fireworks festival in Tokyo, this is Japan’s oldest pyrotechnic event. It launches 20,000 fireworks from two sites over the Sumida River, drawing nearly one million spectators.
A fireworks festival in Tachikawa, this event at Showa Kinen Park launches 5,000 shells for 300,000 spectators, offering open sightlines due to its large fields.
