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Tokyo Events This Week: Lantern Floating, Shibuya Bon Dance, and Fireworks
What's a Cheapo to do this week?
Tokyo Cheapo
July 27, 2025
Tokyo events for Monday, July 28 to Sunday, August 3, 2025.
Take your pick of Bon Odori dance festivals and fireworks displays this week -- there's quite a choice.
If that doesn't satiate you, try a taste of lanterns, Sri Lankan food, summer extravaganzas, and idols.
Aug 2nd - 3rd
Returning for the 60th time, the Nakameguro Summer Festival takes over this fashionable neighborhood for two nights of outdoor dance performances. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. and conclude at 8:30 p.m. on both days.
Aug 2nd - 3rd
Head to the Sri Lanka Festival for Sri Lankan food, drink, and cultural workshops. There will be yoga classes, workshops, and a market selling everything from jewelry to carvings, to ceramics to Sri Lankan spices.
Aug 1st - 3rd
See impressive floats and soak up the festive atmosphere in Hachiōji. With a history going back to the Edo period, the Hachiōji Festival is one of the biggest float festivals in the Kantō region.
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Jul 30th
Fresh from lifting the Premier League trophy, Liverpool are touring Asia as part of their preseason tour. Come out and see them play at their best.
Jul 30th - 31st
Chidorigafuchi Moat is stunning during cherry blossom season, but it also lights up for this annual lantern floating festival known as Tōrō Nagashi. Around 2,000 lanterns will travel down Chidorigafuchi Moat, near the Imperial Palace, as the sun sets.
Jul 30th - Aug 3rd
The Kecak Festival is one of Shinjuku's main summer events. Watch the Balinese bamboo percussion orchestra, Jegog, and see human voices and electronic instruments combine in a live performance of Symphonic Suite Akira.
Aug 2nd
Shibuya shuts down the roads around Shibuya 109 for a traditional summer dance party. Unique Hachiko-themed motifs are scattered around the event, and you can pick up a t-shirt with the design from a nearby stall.
Aug 1st - 2nd
If you're looking for a centrally located summer festival with a healthy dose of dancing, you can't do much better than the annual Bon Odori dance festival held at Shinjuku's Hanazono Shrine. The Hanazono Shrine rendition features local folk songs and dancing, including a pre-war tune specific to the area known as Shinjuku Ondo.
Aug 2nd - 3rd
The Bon Odori (Bon Dance) festival held annually at Nakano Central Park attracts huge numbers of revellers. Luckily, the park is big, so there is plenty of space to spread out. The Nakano Bon Odori is a little different to regular Bon Odori festivals.
Jul 30th - Aug 2nd
Dance to the beat of the taiko drums -- or just watch -- at this annual Bon Odori dance festival at Tsukiji Honganji Temple.
Jul 31st - Aug 2nd
Dance, feast, and be merry at the Sunshine City Ikebukuro Bon Odori Festival. This is a classic summer tradition.
Aug 1st - 3rd
Tokyo Idol Festival is the world's largest celebration of idol culture. Kicking off at the height of idol culture's resurgence in 2010, it has since exploded in popularity, regularly attracting tens of thousands of die-hard attendees.
Aug 2nd
This year's Makuhari Beach Fireworks Festival will take place on August 2, celebrating its 47th anniversary. As one of the country's biggest fireworks displays, the event sees over 20,000 fireworks shot from different angles across Makuhari Beach.
Aug 2nd
This high-spirited summer celebration in Yokosuka marks Commodore Matthew Perry's 1853 landing in Kurihama. The day’s festivities range from historical reenactments to a local bazaar.
Aug 2nd
Beachside fireworks await only 90 minutes from central Tokyo. The Southern Beach Chigasaki Fireworks Festival is best known for its suichū kujaku – underwater peacock fireworks that fan out just above the sea surface like glowing tail feathers.
Aug 2nd
Running for 50 years, the Edogawa Fireworks Festival is one of the more senior fireworks festivals in Tokyo. The 2025 fireworks will celebrate the half-century milestone with extra explosive goodies and an attempt at a Guinness World Record™.
Aug 2nd
The Itabashi Fireworks Festival takes place at the same time and location as Todobashi Fireworks Festival. Roughly 13,000 fireworks are expected to go off – and there should be some colorful characters and flower shapes in the mix.
Aug 2nd
The Ōme City Nōryō Fireworks Festival features around 3,500 fireworks hurled into the night sky over Nagayama Park in Ōme City in the evening of the first Saturday in August.
Aug 4th
The Minato Mirai Smart Fireworks Festival celebrates the charms of Yokohama. The fireworks are held on the first Monday of August each year.
Jul 25th
See a short fireworks show as part of the Miami Beach Show Summer Fireworks in Enoshima. The fireworks are scheduled from 7:40 to 7:45 p.m.
Jul 31st - Aug 5th
Moto-Hakone is the center of festivities with food stalls and festival games to keep you entertained and in the festival spirit.