digi-joho Tokyo Travel LOCAL EVENTS
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UENO JAZZ INN'24
Aug. 3, 2024
Organized by the Art & Culture Foundation of Taito City, this musical event is held annually as part of the Ueno Summer Festival.
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Fussa Tanabata Summer Festival
Jul. 19 - 21, 2024
A local festival held at Fussa City in Tokyo, has 400,000 visitors every year.
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Firework Festival in Katsushika
Jul. 23, 2024
Katsushika City in Tokyo will host a large fireworks festival at the Edogawa Riverside. 15000 fireworks will be set off.
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Kagurazaka Matsuri Festival | Jul. 24 - 27, 2024
Hozuki(Japanese lantern plant) Market will be held at the temple in Kakurazaka. A traditional Japanese folk dance will also be performed on the streets there.
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Bon Dance Festival in Shinbashi
Jul. 25, 26, 2024
A Japanese traditional dance festival takes place in front of Shinbashi Station, located in the business district of central Tokyo. Locals in Yukata costumes gather around a stage and dance (Bon-Odori) together.
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Antique Fair - Hamamatsucho Kotto Art
Jul. 27 - 28, 2024
A local antique market to discover unique treasures.
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Omiya Nakasendo Festival
Aug. 1 and 2, 2024
Omiya Nakasendo Festival is a traditional summer festival held in Omiya. The festival features Mikoshi (miniature shrines) and floats parades. Taiko drumming and traditional dances will also be performed on the streets around JR Omiya Station (East exit) in the evening.
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Pakistan & Japan Friendship Festival
Aug.1 - 4. 2024
This event aims to foster friendship between Japan and Pakistan and promote understanding of halal culture in Japan.
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Hachioji Float Parade Festival
Aug. 2 - 4, 2024
One of the largest float parade festivals held in greater Tokyo. 4000 people in traditional summer costumes will dance and parade with 19 floats on Koshu-kaido Street.
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World Cosplay Summit 2024 (WCS) in Aichi
Aug.2 - 4, 2024
One of the largest cosplay events held in Japan. The event site is in Aichi prefecture
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Japanese Artisanal Technique Exhibition
Aug. 2 - 4, 2024
So many fun and surprising ways to enjoy craftsmanship! Visitors will experience the techniques of traditional craftsmanship which have supported Japanese culture and cutting-edge manufacturing technologies. Admission Free
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Independent Tokyo Art exhibition and selling 2024
Aug. 3 and 4, 2024
Aiming to develop a place to support up-and-coming young artists, this art showcase event will take place at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center in Hamamatsucho.
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Numata Matsuri Festival
Aug. 3 - 5, 2024
One of the headlights is Tengu Mikoshi, carrying large objects of Tengu, a long-nosed goblin, that only women are allowed to carry, somehow.
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Yorii Night Festival
Aug. 3, 2024
Held in Yorii Town, Saitama prefecture, this traditional festival is dedicated to the god of water. Lantern-filled floats are sent down the river while fireworks light up the night sky.
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Minato Mirai Smart Festival
Aug. 5, 2024
A summer event will take place in the Minatomirai area, Yokohama. The highlight is the Sky Symphony of Yokohama by Colowide, a firework show with 20000 set up.
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Sunflowers in bloom at Kasai Rinkai Park
The seaside is currently adorned with over 30,000 blooming sunflowers that provide a beautiful backdrop to the Ferris wheel. The evening illumination will continue until August 14th.
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Asagaya Tanabata Festival
Aug. 7 - 14, 2024
A Tanabata Festival held at the Asagaya shopping street. The 700m-long street will be decorated with giant paper crafts, looking funny, cheap, artistic, surreal and chaotic that visitors will find 'Kawaii.'
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Floating lanterns in Asakusa
Aug. 10, 2024
This night event will take place at the Sumidagawa Riverside in Asakusa, where people float paper lanterns to pray for peace.
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MITAKA Awa Odori Festival
Aug. 17 and 18, 2024
An Awa-odori festival held in front of Mitaka Station (South Exit). Mitaka is a town next to Kichijoji, one of the most popular living areas in Tokyo.
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Shimokitazawa Awa-Odori dance Festival
Aug. 17 - 18, 2024
An Awa-Odori dance festival held in Shimokitazawa (called Shimokita for short), a town in the western Tokyo, popular among young Japanese.