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Fireworks over rivers, shrine fairs after dark, design and game shows, flower seasons and holidays that reshape the working week. Pick a date; Tokyo changes around it.
2026-07Tokyo · Asakusa, TaitōNext in Tokyo
Hōzuki-ichi 2026 (Ground-Cherry Market)
For two days in early July, around 120 stalls fill the grounds of Sensō-ji selling potted hōzuki (ground-cherry / Japanese-lantern plants) with their glowing orange husks. The market coincides with Shiman-rokusen-nichi, when a single prayer at the temple is said to count for 46,000 days of merit.See the details →Also coming up
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2026-06Near Tokyo · Mt Fuji (Fujikawaguchiko)Lake Kawaguchi Lavender Season (Oishi & Yagizaki Parks)
Oishi Park (and Yagizaki Park), Lake Kawaguchi
In early summer, the northern shore of Lake Kawaguchi turns purple as fields of lavender bloom against the backdrop of Mt. Fuji. Oishi Park and Yagizaki Park are the classic free viewing spots for the lavender-lake-Fuji photo. The organised Herb Festival has been suspended, but the fields remain open for self-guided viewing.
2026-07Near Tokyo · Mt Fuji (Fujikawaguchiko)Mt. Fuji Official Climbing Season (Yoshida Trail)
Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station (Yoshida Trailhead)
Japan's highest peak (3,776 m) is only open to climbers for a short official window in summer. The Yoshida Trail from the Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station is the most popular route from Tokyo, with mountain huts en route and a famous sunrise (goraiko) from near the summit.
2026-07Near Tokyo · YokohamaYokohama Night Flowers Weekend Fireworks (Minato Mirai)
Minato Mirai waterfront (Shinko Pier / Osanbashi Pier)
On select weekend evenings, short bursts of fireworks light up the Minato Mirai waterfront in Yokohama. These free five-minute displays launch from the harbour piers and are a relaxed, crowd-friendly alternative to Japan's huge summer hanabi, in the run-up to GREEN x EXPO 2027.
2026-07Tokyo · Asakusa, TaitōHōzuki-ichi 2026 (Ground-Cherry Market)
Sensō-ji
For two days in early July, around 120 stalls fill the grounds of Sensō-ji selling potted hōzuki (ground-cherry / Japanese-lantern plants) with their glowing orange husks. The market coincides with Shiman-rokusen-nichi, when a single prayer at the temple is said to count for 46,000 days of merit.
2026-07Across JapanMarine Day (Umi no Hi)
Nationwide
A national holiday giving thanks for the ocean's bounty and Japan's status as a maritime nation. Falling in mid-July, it anchors a three-day weekend that marks the unofficial start of the beach and summer-festival season.
2026-07Tokyo · Katsushika City (Shibamata)Katsushika Noryo Fireworks Festival 2026
Shibamata Baseball Ground, Edogawa riverbank
Held by the Edo River near the nostalgic Shibamata district, the Katsushika Noryo fireworks send up roughly 20,000 shells from close range, so they fill the sky overhead. The 2026 edition marks the 60th anniversary with a special drone show alongside the fireworks.
August 2026
82026-08Tokyo · Edogawa CityEdogawa Fireworks Festival 2026
Edogawa Riverbank (Shinozaki / Kasai)
One of Tokyo's biggest hanabi taikai, the Edogawa Ward fireworks light up the Edo River with around 14,000 shells across themed acts. The show opens with a famous burst of roughly 1,000 fireworks in just five seconds, and plays out as a friendly rivalry with Ichikawa City on the Chiba bank opposite.
2026-08Tokyo · Itabashi CityItabashi Fireworks Festival 2026
Arakawa Riverbank (Itabashi venue)
On the Arakawa riverbank, the Itabashi Fireworks Festival is effectively two shows in one, fired in concert with the Toda (Todabashi) festival on the opposite Saitama bank. Around 15,000 shells launch over 90 minutes, capped by a 700-metre 'Niagara Falls' cascade of sparks across the water.
2026-08Tokyo · Shinjuku / Minato (Aoyama)Jingū Gaien Fireworks Festival 2026
Meiji Jingū Gaien (Jingū Stadium area)
A late-summer Tokyo institution, the Jingū Gaien fireworks fire around 10,000 shells over Meiji Jingū Gaien, set to music and paired with live performances. The organiser sells reserved viewing in Jingū Stadium and Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium.
2026-08Across JapanMountain Day (Yama no Hi)
Nationwide
Japan's newest national holiday, introduced in 2016 to appreciate the country's mountains. Fixed in mid-August, it sits right before the Obon travel rush, encouraging hiking and outdoor trips.
2026-08Tokyo · Monzen-nakachō, KōtōFukagawa Hachiman Matsuri 2026 (Water-Throwing Festival)
Tomioka Hachimangū Shrine
The summer festival of Tomioka Hachimangū in Kōtō ward and the last of Edo's three greats, nicknamed the mizu-kake (water-throwing) festival because spectators hurl purifying water over the passing mikoshi and bearers. 2026 is a rare hon-matsuri grand year, when more than 50 neighbourhood portable shrines parade an 8 km circuit and get thoroughly soaked.
2026-08Across JapanObon (Festival of the Dead)
Nationwide
Obon is a Buddhist observance honouring ancestral spirits, when families return to hometowns to clean graves and welcome the dead home. Though not a public holiday, the mid-August Obon week is one of Japan's three biggest travel and closure periods.
2026-08Tokyo · Ariake, KotoComiket / Comic Market 108 (Summer)
Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center)
The world's largest self-published comic (doujinshi) fair, held twice yearly at Tokyo Big Sight. The summer 2026 edition (C108) brings tens of thousands of fan-creator circles, major corporate anime/game booths, and one of Japan's biggest cosplay gatherings across two days.
2026-08Near Tokyo · HakoneHakone Gora Summer Festival Daimonji-yaki
Mt. Myojogatake, viewed from Gora
Every August 16th, a giant Chinese character meaning 'big' (dai) is set ablaze on the slope of Mt. Myojogatake above the Gora hot-spring district of Hakone. The roughly 80-metre fire, paired with a fireworks display, marks the okuribi farewell to ancestral spirits at the close of Obon.
September 2026
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2026-09Tokyo · Ryogoku, SumidaGrand Sumo Tournament — Tokyo (Aki Basho)
Ryogoku Kokugikan
Tokyo hosts three of the six annual Grand Sumo tournaments at the historic Ryogoku Kokugikan. The Aki Basho (Autumn tournament) runs 15 straight days in September, with daily bouts building from lower ranks to the top yokozuna matches in the late afternoon.
2026-09Near Tokyo · KamakuraTsurugaoka Hachimangu Reitaisai (Kamakura Autumn Festival)
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
The annual grand festival of Kamakura's most important shrine, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, runs over three days in mid-September. It blends solemn Shinto rites, a portable-shrine procession and traditional dance, culminating in a thrilling yabusame display of mounted samurai archery on the final day.
2026-09Near Tokyo · Makuhari, ChibaTokyo Game Show
Makuhari Messe
Tokyo Game Show is one of the world's biggest video game expos, held at Makuhari Messe in neighbouring Chiba. The 2026 edition marks its 30th anniversary and expands to five days for the first time, with playable demos, esports, cosplay and major industry reveals.
2026-09Across JapanSilver Week (Respect for the Aged Day & Autumnal Equinox Day)
Nationwide
In 2026 two September national holidays fall close enough to bridge into a rare five-day 'Silver Week': Respect for the Aged Day honours the elderly, and Autumnal Equinox Day marks the seasonal turn and ancestor visits. A statutory in-between holiday links them.
October 2026
52026-10Across JapanSports Day (Supotsu no Hi)
Nationwide
A national holiday promoting sport and an active lifestyle, originally created to commemorate the 1964 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony. Schools and communities hold undokai athletics meets, and the October weather is famously fine.
2026-10Near Tokyo · NikkoNikko Toshogu Autumn Grand Festival (Shuki Taisai)
Nikko Toshogu Shrine
The autumn grand festival at the lavish Nikko Toshogu shrine re-enacts the procession that brought the remains of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu to Nikko. Over two days in mid-October, more than a thousand participants in 17th-century armour parade with portable shrines, and horseback archers perform yabusame.
2026-10Near Tokyo · KawagoeKawagoe Festival (Kawagoe Hikawa Matsuri)
Kurazukuri warehouse district (around Hikawa Shrine)
Kawagoe's biggest annual event, the UNESCO-listed Kawagoe Festival, fills the 'Little Edo' warehouse district with towering, ornately carved floats (dashi) pulled through the streets to live ohayashi music. The highlight is the hikkawase, where floats meet and their musicians face off to the cheers of the crowd.
2026-10Tokyo · ShibuyaHalloween in Shibuya
Shibuya Scramble Crossing area
For years Shibuya's scramble crossing drew huge unofficial Halloween street crowds, but it is NOT an organised event — and Shibuya Ward now actively discourages people from gathering there. Expect a heavy police presence, road controls and an all-year street-drinking ban rather than a party.
2026-10Tokyo · Roppongi, MinatoRoppongi Art Night
Roppongi (Roppongi Hills, Tokyo Midtown, National Art Center and surrounding area)
Roppongi Art Night turns the Roppongi art district into an all-night, dusk-to-dawn art festival, with installations, performances and museum programming spread across Mori Art Museum, the National Art Center, Tokyo Midtown, 21_21 Design Sight and the surrounding streets. The 2026 edition returns to its full all-night format for the first time in three years.
November 2026
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2026-11Near Tokyo · Mt Fuji (Fujikawaguchiko)Fujikawaguchiko Momiji (Autumn Leaves) Festival
Momiji Corridor (Maple Corridor), Lake Kawaguchi
Each November, the northeastern shore of Lake Kawaguchi blazes with autumn colour during the Momiji Festival. The famous Momiji Corridor - a tunnel of crimson maples beside the lake - is lit up after dark, with food stalls and Mt. Fuji as the backdrop.
2026-11Across JapanCulture Day (Bunka no Hi)
Nationwide
A national holiday promoting culture, the arts, freedom and peace. Many museums offer free or special admission, communities hold arts festivals, and the government awards the Order of Culture at the Imperial Palace.
2026-11Tokyo · Minato City (Roppongi)Roppongi Hills Keyakizaka Illumination 2026
Keyakizaka Street, Roppongi Hills
Along the 400-metre Keyakizaka Street behind Roppongi Hills, around 800,000 blue-and-white LEDs wrap the zelkova trees, with Tokyo Tower glowing at the far end — one of the city's signature winter views. A Christmas market and broader Roppongi Hills decorations run alongside it.
2026-11Tokyo · Senzoku, TaitōTori-no-Ichi at Ōtori Shrine 2026 (Rooster Fairs)
Ōtori Shrine (Asakusa) & Chōkoku-ji
On each Day of the Rooster in November, Ōtori Shrine in Asakusa and its neighbouring Chōkoku-ji temple host Tori-no-Ichi, the lucky-rake fair. Hundreds of stalls sell ornate kumade rakes meant to 'rake in' fortune for the year ahead, with rhythmic hand-clapping sealing each sale through the night.
2026-11Tokyo · Chiyoda City (Marunouchi)Marunouchi Illumination 2026
Marunouchi Naka-dori Avenue
The tree-lined Naka-dori avenue between Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace glows with around 820,000 LEDs in Marunouchi's signature champagne-gold, one of the longest-running and most elegant illuminations in the city. It runs deep into winter, well past the Christmas season.
2026-11Tokyo · Ariake, KotoDesign Festa Vol. 64
Tokyo Big Sight (West & South Halls)
One of Asia's largest art and design festivals, held twice yearly at Tokyo Big Sight since 1994. Its open-submission model lets any creator exhibit, so thousands of booths showcase handmade art, illustration, fashion, sculpture and crafts alongside live performances and food.
2026-11Across JapanShichi-Go-San (7-5-3 Festival)
Nationwide
A rite-of-passage observance for children aged three, five and seven. Families dress youngsters in kimono and visit shrines to pray for their health and growth, making mid-November a beautifully photogenic time at Tokyo's shrines.
2026-11Near Tokyo · EnoshimaEnoshima Shonan no Hoseki Winter Illumination
Enoshima Sea Candle & Samuel Cocking Garden
From late November through winter, the island of Enoshima is transformed into the 'Jewel of Shonan' as the Enoshima Sea Candle lighthouse and the surrounding Samuel Cocking Garden are draped in lights. It is rated among the Kanto region's three great illuminations, with the tower wrapped in cascading bulbs shaped like Mt. Fuji.
2026-11Across JapanLabor Thanksgiving Day (Kinro Kansha no Hi)
Nationwide
Japan's oldest national holiday, giving thanks for labour and production. Rooted in an ancient harvest festival, it is today a quiet day off rather than a festival.
December 2026
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2026-12Tokyo · Shibuya CityShibuya Blue Cave (Ao no Dokutsu) Illumination 2026
Shibuya Koen-dori to Yoyogi Park Keyaki Namiki
A roughly 800-metre tunnel of deep-blue light runs from Shibuya's Koen-dori to the zelkova trees by Yoyogi Park, with around 500,000 LEDs reflecting off the street to deepen the cave-like effect. It is free and entirely on public roads, making it one of Shibuya's most atmospheric winter walks.
2026-12Tokyo · Ariake, KotoComiket / Comic Market 109 (Winter)
Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Exhibition Center)
The winter edition of Comic Market, the world's biggest doujinshi (self-published comics) fair at Tokyo Big Sight. C109 closes out the year with thousands of fan-creator circles, corporate anime and game booths, and a massive year-end cosplay scene.
January 2027
32027-01Tokyo · Yoyogi / Harajuku, ShibuyaHatsumōde at Meiji Jingū 2027
Meiji Jingū
Hatsumōde is the year's first shrine visit, and Meiji Jingū — Tokyo's grand forest shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji — is the single most visited site in Japan for it, drawing around three million people over 1–3 January. Worshippers stream down the gravel approach beneath giant cypress torii to pray, draw fortunes and buy lucky charms.
2027-01Across JapanJapanese New Year (Oshogatsu)
Nationwide
Oshogatsu is Japan's most important holiday period. January 1 is a national public holiday, and the country effectively slows to a halt from roughly December 29 to January 3 as families gather, eat osechi cuisine and make hatsumode, the first shrine or temple visit of the year.
2027-01Across JapanComing-of-Age Day (Seijin no Hi)
Nationwide
A national holiday celebrating young people who turn 20 (the traditional age of adulthood). Local governments hold coming-of-age ceremonies, and city streets fill with women in elaborate furisode kimono and men in suits or hakama.
February 2027
62027-02Across JapanSetsubun (Bean-Throwing Festival)
Nationwide
Setsubun marks the eve of spring in the traditional calendar. Households and temples scatter roasted soybeans while chanting 'Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi' (demons out, fortune in) to drive away bad luck, and people eat an uncut ehomaki sushi roll facing the year's lucky direction.
2027-02Tokyo · Asakusa (Taitō) & Shiba (Minato)Setsubun 2027 (Bean-Throwing at Sensō-ji & Zōjō-ji)
Sensō-ji & Zōjō-ji
On the eve of spring each February, temples across Tokyo hold mamemaki — flinging roasted soybeans to drive out demons and invite in good fortune. Sensō-ji in Asakusa, where Japan's first large-scale Setsubun was held, pairs the throwing with a Seven Lucky Gods dance, while Zōjō-ji beneath Tokyo Tower draws celebrity bean-throwers.
2027-02Near Tokyo · YokohamaYokohama Chinatown Lunar New Year (Spring Festival)
Yokohama Chinatown (Yamashitacho)
Yokohama Chinatown is one of the Kanto region's liveliest places to mark Lunar New Year, but the organiser has not yet announced its 2027 street programme. Previous editions have included lion and dragon dances, performances and a celebratory parade; none of those dates should be assumed for 2027 yet.
2027-02Tokyo · Bunkyo City (Yushima / Ueno)Yushima Tenjin Plum Blossom Festival 2027
Yushima Tenmangu (Yushima Tenjin)
Tokyo's best-loved late-winter ume (plum) viewing fills Yushima Tenmangu shrine with roughly 300 plum trees, many of the white Shirokaga variety. Across the festival there are taiko drumming, open-air tea ceremonies and weekend stage performances on the shrine grounds.
2027-02Across JapanNational Foundation Day (Kenkoku Kinen no Hi)
Nationwide
A national holiday commemorating the mythological founding of Japan and the accession of the legendary first emperor, Jimmu. It is a quiet, reflective civic holiday rather than a festival.
2027-02Across JapanThe Emperor's Birthday (Tenno Tanjobi)
Nationwide
A national holiday marking the birthday of the reigning Emperor Naruhito. On most years the Imperial Palace in Tokyo opens its inner grounds for a public greeting, one of only two days a year visitors can enter.
March 2027
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2027-03Tokyo · Shinjuku to MarunouchiTokyo Marathon
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (start) to Tokyo Station area (finish)
The Tokyo Marathon is the city's flagship road race and a World Marathon Major, sending tens of thousands of runners on a 42.195 km course past Tokyo landmarks. The 2027 edition marks the marathon's 20th anniversary.
2027-03Across JapanVernal Equinox Day (Shunbun no Hi)
Nationwide
A national holiday around the spring equinox, traditionally a time to honour ancestors and the changing season. It loosely coincides with the start of cherry-blossom anticipation across Tokyo.
2027-03Tokyo · City-wideCherry Blossom Season (Hanami)
Ueno Park, Chidorigafuchi, the Meguro River & city-wide
For roughly a week from late March, Tokyo's parks and riversides turn pink and crowds gather for hanami under the blossoms in Ueno, Chidorigafuchi and along the Meguro River.
April 2027
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2027-04Tokyo · Bunkyo City (Nezu)Nezu Shrine Azalea Festival 2027
Nezu-jinja Shrine
Nezu Shrine's Bunkyo Tsutsuji Matsuri opens its 300-year-old hillside garden of roughly 3,000 azalea bushes in about 100 varieties, blooming in waves of pink, red, white and purple. The slope is set behind the shrine's vermilion torii tunnel, one of Tokyo's most photogenic spring scenes.
2027-04Tokyo · Koto City (Kameido)Kameido Tenjin Wisteria Festival 2027
Kameido Tenjin Shrine
Kameido Tenjin shrine's springtime fuji matsuri drapes its arched red bridges and ponds in cascades of purple wisteria from over 50 trellised plants, with Tokyo Skytree rising behind. After dark the blooms are illuminated, and there are tea ceremonies, taiko and ikebana on the grounds.
2027-04Across JapanGolden Week
Nationwide
Golden Week is a cluster of four national holidays at the end of April and start of May, creating Japan's biggest domestic travel season. In 2027 it runs Showa Day (Apr 29) through Children's Day (May 5), letting many workers take a near week-long break.
May 2027
22027-05Tokyo · Asakusa, TaitōSanja Matsuri 2027
Asakusa Shrine & Sensō-ji
One of Tokyo's three great Shinto festivals and Asakusa's wildest weekend, honouring the three founders of Sensō-ji enshrined at Asakusa Shrine. Around 100 neighbourhood mikoshi and three one-ton main portable shrines are paraded through the backstreets by roaring teams of tattooed bearers, drawing close to two million people over three days.
2027-05Tokyo · Soto-Kanda, ChiyodaKanda Matsuri 2027
Kanda Myōjin Shrine
Another of Edo's three great festivals, staged in full only in odd-numbered years from Kanda Myōjin shrine near Akihabara. The week peaks with the Shinkō-sai, a day-long procession of priests on horseback and ornate floats winding roughly 30 km through Kanda, Nihonbashi and Marunouchi, followed by hundreds of neighbourhood mikoshi converging on the shrine.
June 2027
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2027-06Tokyo · Yoyogi / Harajuku, ShibuyaTokyo Pride (formerly Tokyo Rainbow Pride)
Yoyogi Park Event Square
Tokyo's biggest LGBTQ+ celebration centres on a festival at Yoyogi Park Event Square and a parade through Shibuya and Harajuku. Rebranded from Tokyo Rainbow Pride and now held in June (aligning with global Pride month) rather than its former April-May slot.
2027-06Tokyo · Torigoe / Kuramae, TaitōTorigoe Matsuri 2027
Torigoe Shrine
The June festival of 1,300-year-old Torigoe Shrine near Kuramae, famous for the Sengan Mikoshi — at around 4 tons, said to be the heaviest single portable shrine in Tokyo. The climax is the night festival, when the giant lantern-lit shrine is hauled home through the dark streets by a sweating, chanting crowd.
