What's on in Tokyo
9 events in July 2027: 6 festivals, 2 markets and 1 performance, from headline festivals to neighbourhood fairs. 6 of them are annual events whose 2027 dates are still to be confirmed, listed with their usual window.
The rainy season ends around the middle of the month, and festival season begins in earnest: morning-glory and ground-cherry fairs, lantern festivals, and the first big fireworks over the Sumida. More on the season in Tokyo in summer.
Kappabashi Hon-dori, Asakusa
2 Jul - 7 (dates to be confirmed)
Star festival along the 1.2 km shopping street between Ueno and Asakusa, hung with bamboo branches and paper streamers made by local shops and schools. The main weekend closes the street to traffic for parades, street performers, and food stalls.
Iriya Kishimojin (Shingenji Temple), Iriya
6 Jul - 8
Japan's largest morning glory market, held on the same three days every year since the Edo period, with about 120 growers' stalls lining Kototoi-dori in front of Iriya Kishimojin temple. Stalls open around 5am, when the flowers are at their best.
Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa
9 Jul - 10
Two-day Edo-era market where around 100 stalls sell potted hozuki (ground cherry) plants with glass wind chimes in the Senso-ji temple grounds. A prayer at the temple on July 10 is traditionally worth 46,000 days of merit, which is why the market grew up around this date.
Yasukuni Shrine, Kudanshita
13 Jul - 16
Obon festival of remembrance held on the same four days each July, with some 30,000 paper lanterns stacked in glowing walls along the shrine's long approach. Evenings bring mikoshi, Nebuta floats, and traditional dance; the lanterns are lit from dusk to 9:30pm.
Kagurazaka-dori and Bishamonten Zenkokuji Temple, Kagurazaka
21 Jul - 24 (dates to be confirmed)
Four-evening festival on the old geisha quarter's sloping main street: a hozuki (ground cherry) market around Bishamonten temple on the first two nights, then Awa Odori troupes dancing up the hill on the final two. Much smaller and easier to see than Koenji's version.
Edogawa riverbed, Shibamata, Shibamata
27 Jul (dates to be confirmed)
Around 15,000 to 20,000 shells launched close to the grassy riverbank, so the bursts fill the sky directly overhead. Held on a Tuesday evening in late July; pairing it with a visit to Shibamata Taishakuten and its retro shopping street is the classic move.
Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple, Tsukiji
28 Jul - 31 (dates to be confirmed)
Four nights of bon dancing around a yagura tower in front of the temple's unusual stone Indian-style main hall. Known as the best-fed bon odori in Tokyo because the food stalls are run by restaurants from the old Tsukiji market district.
Shinjuku Station east and west exit streets, Shinjuku
31 Jul (dates to be confirmed)
Okinawan eisa drum-dance troupes, around 20 of them, parade through the streets on both sides of Shinjuku Station for an afternoon and evening. Free to watch from anywhere along the routes; held on the last Saturday of July.
Sumida River between Sakurabashi and Kototoibashi bridges, Asakusa
31 Jul (dates to be confirmed)
Tokyo's oldest fireworks festival, dating to 1733, launches about 20,000 shells from two river sites near Asakusa on the last Saturday of July. Streets and bridges close for viewing and the crowds reach several hundred thousand, so claim a spot early or watch from Sumida Park.
Tokyo International Forum, Yurakucho
1st and 3rd Sundays of the month (dates occasionally shift, no August edition)
Japan's largest outdoor antique market, held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month with 250 or so dealers selling old kimono, ceramics, woodblock prints, and retro homeware. Dates occasionally shift and there is usually no August edition, so check the official schedule before going.
Hanazono Shrine, Shinjuku
Almost every Sunday, roughly 6:30am to 3pm, except festival days and rain
Small, atmospheric antique market held almost every Sunday from early morning in the grounds of Shinjuku's Hanazono Shrine, with 25 to 40 stalls of old ceramics, kimono, coins, and curios. Skipped on festival weekends and in bad weather, so go early and have a backup plan.
Yasukuni Shrine outer approach, Kudanshita
Sundays, sunrise to sunset, weather permitting
A modest Sunday antique market along the tree-lined outer approach to Yasukuni Shrine, with 10 to 20 dealers selling pottery, old tools, and militaria from sunrise to sunset. Small enough to browse in half an hour on the way to the shrine or nearby Chidorigafuchi.
Koganji Temple and Jizo-dori Shopping Street, Sugamo
4th, 14th, and 24th of every month
Temple fair days at Koganji, home of the healing Togenuki Jizo, held on the 4th, 14th, and 24th of every month when food and trinket stalls line Jizo-dori shopping street. Nicknamed the Harajuku for grandmas, it is one of Tokyo's most charming old-school street scenes.
Kishimojin Temple, Zoshigaya
3rd Sunday of the month, 10am to 4pm (check the schedule, some months move or skip)
Craft market held on the third Sunday of most months in the cedar-shaded grounds of Kishimojin Temple, where up to 200 makers may only sell things they made themselves. One of the best places in Tokyo to buy ceramics, leather goods, and prints directly from the artists.
Takahata Fudoson Kongoji Temple, Hino
3rd Sunday of the month, 8am to 4pm
Around 120 dealers fill the grounds of this major Kanto temple on the third Sunday of every month, selling old kimono, clocks, toys, and farmhouse finds. The name Gozare roughly means anything goes as long as it is old, and prices run cheaper than central Tokyo markets.
United Nations University plaza, Aoyama
Every Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm
Tokyo's best-known farmers market runs every Saturday and Sunday on the plaza in front of the United Nations University, with around 50 stalls of produce, honey, coffee, and baked goods from farms across Japan. An easy, food-truck-fuelled stop between Shibuya and Omotesando.
Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine, Fukagawa
Antique market on 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays; flea market on the 15th and 28th of every month
This Edo-era shrine in old-town Fukagawa runs an antique market on most Sundays plus a bigger flea market on the 15th and 28th of each month, with dealers in Imari porcelain, old kimono, and vintage toys. Markets pause in January and are cancelled in rain.
Oi Racecourse, Shinagawa
Most Saturdays and Sundays (skips race days, check the calendar)
Tokyo's biggest regular flea market takes over the Oi Racecourse parking area most Saturdays and Sundays, with 300 to 600 stalls of secondhand clothes, household goods, toys, and the occasional genuine antique. Pure local bargain-hunting rather than a curated antiques fair.
Ark Hills, Ark Karajan Place, Akasaka
Every Saturday, 10am to 2pm
One of Tokyo's longest-running weekly marches, held every Saturday morning at Ark Hills since 2009 with farmers and small producers selling vegetables, bread, and prepared food. A relaxed local scene ten minutes from Roppongi.
Ark Hills, Ark Karajan Place, Akasaka
4th Sunday of the month (2nd Sunday in December), 11am to 5pm
Around 70 vendors of antiques, vintage jewellery, art, and old kimono fill the plaza at Ark Hills on the fourth Sunday of each month, moving to the second Sunday in December. More polished and design-minded than the shrine markets, with food stalls alongside.
Tokyo Ryutsu Center, Heiwajima
About five times a year over three days, typically March, May, July or September, and December (Sep 13-15 and Dec 6-8 in 2026)
Japan's biggest indoor antiques fair, held about five times a year over three days with nearly 300 dealers from across the country under one roof. Because it is indoors it runs rain or shine, making it the safest bet of Tokyo's big antique events.
9 events are listed for July 2027: 6 festivals, 2 markets and 1 performance. 3 have confirmed dates and 6 are annual events whose exact 2027 dates are still to be announced, shown with their usual window. Every listing links to the interactive map.
The rainy season ends around the middle of the month, and festival season begins in earnest: morning-glory and ground-cherry fairs, lantern festivals, and the first big fireworks over the Sumida.
Near-term events are refreshed every week as organisers announce dates, and finished events drop off automatically. Annual events further out carry their typical dates until the official ones are published.