
Japan will get into high summer in August.
Plenty of festivals held all around Japan will more than make up for it!
Below is the list of summer festivals around Tokyo in August.
Have fun with being jostled in the crowd at festival!
- 31st July-3rd August
- Sumiyoshi shrine festival (住吉神社例祭、佃祭)
Nearest station : Tsukishima
Time : around 10:00- evening
URL : http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/amuse/event/355266/
- Sumiyoshi shrine festival (住吉神社例祭、佃祭)
- 1st
- Hachioji Fireworks display (八王子花火大会)
Nearest station : Nishi-hachioji, Yamada (西八王子、山田)
Time : 19:00-20:30
http://www.jorudan.co.jp/sp/hanabi/spot_94889.html - Edogawa city –Exciting– fireworks festival (江戸川区花火大会)
Nearest station : Shinozaki, Koiwa, Keisei-edogawa (篠崎、小岩、京成江戸川)
Time : 19:15-20:30
http://www.city.edogawa.tokyo.jp/hanabi/ - Atsugi sweetfish festival fireworks display (あつぎ鮎まつり大花火大会)
Nearest station : Honatsugi (本厚木)
Time : 19:00-20:30
http://www.jorudan.co.jp/sp/hanabi/spot_87267.html - Itabashi fireworks display (いたばし花火大会)
Nearest station : Takashimadaira, Nisidai, Hasune, Ukimafunado (高島平、西台、蓮根、浮間舟渡)
Time : 19:00-20:30
http://itabashihanabi.jp/ - Ome fireworks display (青梅市納涼花火大会)
Nearest station : Ome (青梅)
Time : 19:30-20:40
http://www.omekanko.gr.jp/fire/fire.php - Akiruno summer festival (あきる野夏まつり)
Nearest station : Akigawa (秋川)
Time : 12:00-21:00
URL : http://www.city.akiruno.tokyo.jp/0000006169.html - Akishima whale festival & fireworks display (昭島市民くじら祭 夢花火)
Nearest station : Higashinakagami (東中神)
Time : 20:00-night
URL : http://www.jorudan.co.jp/sp/hanabi/spot_87673.html - Tachikawa Yoito festival (立川よいと祭り)
Nearest station : Tachikawa, Tachikawakita (立川、立川北)
Time : 12:00-21:00
URL : http://www.tachikawa-chiikibunka.or.jp/b10-20150801/
- Hachioji Fireworks display (八王子花火大会)
- 1st, 2nd
- Nakameguro summer festival (中目黒夏まつり)
Nearest station : Nakameguro (中目黒)
Time : 17:30-20:30
URL : http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/shopping/event/355017/ - Maker Faire Tokyo 2015
Nearest station : Kokusai-tenjijō-seimon (国際展示場正門)
Time : 12:00-19:00 (1st ) 10:00-18:00 (2nd)
URL : http://makezine.jp/event/mft2015/
- Nakameguro summer festival (中目黒夏まつり)
- 4th
- Koto fireworks display (江東花火大会)
Nearest station : Minamisunamachi (南砂町)
Time : 19:30-20:30
URL : http://www.city.koto.lg.jp/seikatsu/community/16/67.html - Kanagawa newspaper fireworks display (神奈川新聞花火大会)
Nearest station : Shintakashima, Minatomirai, Sakuragicho, Yokohama (新高島、みなとみらい、桜木町、横浜)
Time : 19:00-20:15
URL : http://www.kanaloco.jp/company/event_fireworks/
- Koto fireworks display (江東花火大会)
- 5th-9th
- Asagaya Tanabata festival (阿佐谷七夕まつり)
Nearest station : Asagaya, Minamiasagaya (阿佐ヶ谷、南阿佐ヶ谷)
Time : 10:00-22:00
URL : http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/shopping/event/346328/
- Asagaya Tanabata festival (阿佐谷七夕まつり)
- 6th-9th
- Fussa Tanabata festival (福生たなばた祭り)
Nearest station : Fussa
Time : 13:00-21:00
URL : http://www.fussa-tanabata.com/
- Fussa Tanabata festival (福生たなばた祭り)
- 7th-9th
- Hachioji Festival (八王子まつり)
Nearest station : Hachioji, Keio-Hachioji, Nishihachioji (八王子、京王八王子、西八王子)
Time : 12:00-21:00
URL : http://www.city.hachioji.tokyo.jp/kanko/event/027134.html
- Hachioji Festival (八王子まつり)
- 8th
- Tokyo bay fireworks display (東京湾大華火大会)
Nearest station : Kachidoki, Tsukishima, Tsukiji, Toyosu (勝どき、月島、築地、豊洲)
Time : 18:50-20:10
URL : http://www.city.chuo.lg.jp/bunka/event/toukyouwanndaihanabisaimeinn.html
- Tokyo bay fireworks display (東京湾大華火大会)
- 11th
- Jingu-gaien Fireworks display (神宮外苑花火大会)
Nearest station : Sendagaya, Shinanomachi, Yoyogi, Gaienmae, Aoyama-icchome, Kokuritu-kyogijou (千駄ヶ谷、信濃町、代々木、外苑前、青山一丁目、国立競技場)
Time : 19:30-20:30
URL : http://www.jinguhanabi.com/about/
- Jingu-gaien Fireworks display (神宮外苑花火大会)
- 15th
- Asakusa night festival &Setting lanterns adrift (浅草夏の夜まつり とうろう流し)
Nearest station : Asakusa (浅草)
Time : 18:30-20:00
URL : https://www.city.taito.lg.jp/index/event/kanko/tourou-nagashi.html
- Asakusa night festival &Setting lanterns adrift (浅草夏の夜まつり とうろう流し)
- 15th, 16th
- Sumida street Jazz festival (すみだストリートジャズフェスティバル)
Nearest station : Kinshicho (錦糸町)
Time : 10:00-20:00
URL : http://sumida-jazz.jp/sj/
- Sumida street Jazz festival (すみだストリートジャズフェスティバル)
- 21st-30th
- Shiba Oktoberfest (芝オクトーバーフェスト)
Nearest station : Kamiyacho, Hamamatsucho (神谷町、浜松町)
Time : 16:00-22:00
URL: http://www.oktober-fest.jp/
- Shiba Oktoberfest (芝オクトーバーフェスト)
- 22nd
- Tokyo Otsuka Awa dance (東京大塚阿波おどり)
Nearest station :Otsuka (大塚)
Time : 16:00-night
URL : http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/life/event/355011/ - Cho-fu fireworks display (映画のまち調布“夏”花火)
Nearest station : Keio-tamagawa, Fuda, Kokuryo, Cho-fu (京王多摩川、布田、国領、調布)
Time : 18:30-19:50
URL : http://hanabi.csa.gr.jp/
- Tokyo Otsuka Awa dance (東京大塚阿波おどり)
- 22nd, 23rd
- Sancha Latin festival
Nearest station : Sangenchaya (三軒茶屋)
Time : 12:00-19:00
URL: http://real-hot-space-entertainment.com/summer/natsu-matsuri/10191/ - Azabu juban summer festival (麻布十番納涼まつり)
Nearest station : Azabujuban (麻布十番)
Time : 15:00-20:45
URL: http://www.azabujuban.or.jp/
- Sancha Latin festival
- 29th
- Asakusa samba carnival parade contest (浅草サンバカーニバルパレードコンテスト)
Nearest station : Asakusa (浅草)
Time : 13:00-18:00
URL: http://www.asakusa-samba.org/ - Musashimurayama sightseeing fireworks (武蔵村山市観光納涼花火大会)
Nearest station : Take a bus bound for Hakonegasaki (箱根ヶ崎) from Tachikawa (立川) station, and get off at Yokota(横田) bus stop.
Time : 19:45-20:30
URL: http://hanabi.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0313e00635/
- Asakusa samba carnival parade contest (浅草サンバカーニバルパレードコンテスト)
- 29th,30th
- Tokyo Koenji Awa dance parade (東京高円寺阿波おどり)
Nearest station : Koenji, Shinkoenji (高円寺、新高円寺)
Time : 17:00-20:00
URL: http://www.koenji-awaodori.com/
- Tokyo Koenji Awa dance parade (東京高円寺阿波おどり)