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Shitamachi Evening Cool 2025

Shitamachi Evening Cool 2025

Early Aug

A special event at the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum in early August allows patrons to explore the grounds after dark,..

Tokyo ¥400
Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival 2025

Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival 2025

Early Aug

The Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern festival is a traditional summer event with an impressive history spanning approximately 600 years...

Yamaguchi Free Entry
Aomori Nebuta Festival 2025

Aomori Nebuta Festival 2025

Aug 2nd - Aug 7th

Nebuta festival is the biggest Tanabata festival that makes up the three great festivals of Tohoku Region.

Aomori 4 Free Entry
Niigata Fireworks Festival 2025

Niigata Fireworks Festival 2025

Sunday - Aug 10th

As with many summer festivals, the highlight of the Niigata Festival is the fireworks in the evening over the river. On Friday..

Niigata 1 Free Entry
Akeno Sunflower Festival 2025

Akeno Sunflower Festival 2025

Jul 19th - Aug 17th

The annual Akeno Sunflower Festival is a highlight on the summer event calendar, offering the chance to enjoy fields upon fields..

Yamanashi 10 Free Entry
Tsunan Sunflower Festival 2025

Tsunan Sunflower Festival 2025

Aug 1st - Aug 24th

The Tsunan Sunflower Festival showcases around 500,000 of these beautiful seasonal blooms over a 4 hectare space. There are plenty..

Niigata 7 Free Entry
Echizen Asakura Mantoya Lightup 2025

Echizen Asakura Mantoya Lightup 2025

Aug 23rd - Aug 24th

Echizen Asakura Mantoya in Fukui is an annual summer illumination event held at the ancient historical site, Ichijodani Asakura..

Fukui 8 Free Entry
Naked Meets Nijo Castle 2025

Naked Meets Nijo Castle 2025

Jul 25th - Aug 24th

This summer, Kyoto's Nijo Castle will be transformed into a multisensory nighttime art experience with “NAKED meets Nijo C..

Kyoto ¥1,800

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