Events in Tokyo

A rose festival in Tokyo, Kyu-Furukawa Gardens displays about 100 rose varieties with a Western-style residence and a traditional Japanese garden.

An iris festival in Tokyo, the Katsushika Iris Festival is held at Mizumoto Park and Horikiri Shobuen, which collectively contain over 20,000 iris flowers.

A Yokohama hydrangea festival, this June event features 20,000 bushes and evening lantern illuminations at Hakkejima Sea Paradise.

A flower festival in Bunkyo, this mid-June event at Hakusan Shrine features 3,000 blooming hydrangeas. A miniature Mt. Fuji replica, the Fuji-zuka mound, is also opened to visitors.

A firefly festival in Tokyo, this early June event features the release and viewing of 2,000-3,000 fireflies along the Kanda River and Tamagawa Josui.

A firefly festival in Fussa, Tokyo, is held annually in mid-June. The event releases approximately 500 fireflies in Hotaru Park for public viewing.