2 events Updated 16 September 2026

Events in Tokyo

The fixed dates and the ones that move

2 events in Tokyo: the fixed dates and the floating ones.

A gilded portable shrine carried on shoulders through a crowd in AsakusaWorth it

Sanja Matsuri

Asakusa Shrine’s festival, and the loudest three days in Tokyo: a hundred portable shrines, two million people, and no ticket.

15–17 May 2026 Free Asakusa, Taito
TokyoExplore

Not to be missed

AsakusaSenso-jiSumida River Fireworks
Fireworks bursting over the Sumida river with Tokyo Skytree lit behindIt depends

Sumida River Fireworks

Tokyo’s oldest fireworks festival, two launch sites on the river, about twenty thousand shells, and around a million people trying to see them.

Sat 25 July 2026 19:05–20:30 Free
TokyoExplore

Not to be missed

Sanja MatsuriAsakusaTokyo Skytree

The rest of Tokyo

Every other collection in the city guide, with what is in it.

Sights 6 Museums 3 Districts 4 Restaurants 6 Bars 3 Where to stay 4 What to eat 4 Things to do 3 Walks 2