Best Japanese Festivals (Matsuri) around Tokyo Spot List

Watch Tokyo’s Downtown Area Lit Up by Fireworks at Night

One of Japan's Three Big Festivals

One of the three major Edo festivals. Also known as the ”water throwing festival” for as its name suggests spectators throw water on Omikoshi (portable shrine) bearers; it is a festival held annually at Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine.

Watch Performers Dancing to the Beat of Drums and Shamisens in Koenji’s Streets

A Must-See Performance with Colorful Costumes and Spectacular Dancing

Watch 100 Portable Shrines Being Carried Around Asakusa

Enjoy Fireworks from the Banks of the Arakawa River

A Brilliant Firework Festival with an Ever-changing Theme

The Festival Connected with the Tokugawa Shogun Visits to the Kanda Shrine