Events in Tokyo

A wind bell festival in Tokyo, this event at Sojiji Temple displays and sells over 400 varieties of Japanese wind chimes.

A bon odori festival in Tokyo, held at Tsukiji Honganji Temple, features traditional dancing and food stalls from the adjacent Tsukiji Outer Market.

This Tokyo Bon Odori festival features synchronized folk dancing and taiko drumming. Participants dance around a central yagura tower at the West Exit of Ebisu Station.

This fireworks festival in Ome launches 4,000 pyrotechnics, including a large waterfall display. The mountain location creates loud sound echoes from the explosions.

A fireworks festival in Tokyo, this annual event launches 14,000 fireworks over 75 minutes. It features eight themes and an opening of 1,000 fireworks in five seconds.

A fireworks festival in Tokyo, this event launches 13,000 shells over the Arakawa River. It features a large shell and a 700-meter “Niagara Falls” sparkler display.

The Hachioji Fireworks Festival is a community event in Fujimori Park launching 3,000-4,000 shells. The park’s stadium provides stands for close viewing of the display.

A Tanabata festival in Tokyo, this early August event displays large papier-mâché figures inside a covered shopping arcade.

A summer festival in Hachioji, this event features a procession of 19 carved floats. Other activities include musical float battles, taiko drumming, geisha performances, and a lion dance.

The Fussa Tanabata Matsuri in Fussa City is a festival with large bamboo ornaments, a folk dance parade, and decoration contests.

A fireworks and music festival in Tokyo, this event combines 10,000 fireworks with live J-pop performances held in stadiums against the Shinjuku skyline.

A fireworks festival in Okutama launches 1,000 fireworks from Mt. Atago. The surrounding valley geography provides distinct acoustics for the display.