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Tokyo Events This Week: Lantern Matsuri, Enoshima Festival, and a Conch Shell Dance
What's a Cheapo to do this week?
Tokyo Cheapo
July 06, 2025
Tokyo events for Monday, July 7 to Sunday, July 13, 2025.
Early July is hot, sure, but the evenings are just the right amount of toasty for a late-night summer festival.
Not convinced? Then stay inside the comfort of an air-conditioned cinema and catch some great LGBTQ+ films or an award-winning documentary.
Jul 9th
To celebrate their anniversary, the Museum of Emerging Science and Technology (Miraikan) opens their doors for free on July 9. They have a few different free entry days based on age, but this one is open to everyone.
Jul 12th - 13th
Pride, identity, and storytelling. Rainbow Reel is Japan’s longest-running LGBTQ+ film festival. This beloved annual event brings together an eclectic mix of queer cinema from around the globe.
Jul 13th
The Mizudome Dance is one way to stop the rain. Around the rainy season each year, the city of Ota has an unusual and unique traditional ceremony.
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Jul 11th - 13th
Join this joyful celebration of hula, right here in Tokyo. Thanks to deep cultural ties between Hawaii and Japan, hula has flourished as a dance form here, where thousands of hālau or hula schools carry on traditions with care and passion.
Jul 13th
Portable shrines get a dunk in the sea at this annual Enoshima festival. A large mikoshi (portable shrine) from Yasaka Shrine is carried across the bridge from Enoshima to Koyuguri Shrine on the mainland.
Jul 10th - 13th
Lover of live music? The festival combines live music, markets, craft beer, food, and interactive exhibits. Additional spaces for workshops and exhibits will be set up at Tokyu Plaza Harajuku Harakado and Tokyu Plaza Omotesando.
Jul 11th - 13th
Giant floats. Traditional music and dance. Old Edo vibes and boat rides. Get ready for the Sawara Grand Festival in Katori, Chiba, one of the three major float festivals in the Kanto region.
Jul 13th - 16th
Traditionally, during the hottest months of summer, Japanese people honor the spirits of the dead. 30,000 lanterns are strung from towers of metal scaffolding to create a spectacular approach along the promenade leading to the main shrine.
Jul 11th - 17th
Eno, one of the most discussed films from the Sundance Film Festival 2024, is making its way to Japan. Using groundbreaking editing technology, the film changes with each screening, presenting a unique version to each new audience.
Jul 11th - Aug 11th
The Ueno Natsu Matsuri (Summer Festival) consists of various events and festivities over an approximately month-long period beginning in mid-July. The festival includes a paper lantern-floating festival, an antique market, and various musical and dance performances.