Early
Jun

Hiroshima Toukasan Matsuri

Cancelled
12:00pm – 11:00pm
Free
Hiroshima

Toukasan is a yukata festival. Yukata are the light and often bright kimonos worn by both men and women in Japan during the warm summer months. The Toukasan Festival marks the start of summer and the first chance for most to break out their yukata for the year.

The festivities are centered around Enryu-ji Temple and the Peace Boulevard end of Chuo Dori. 450,000 people typically venture to Enryu-ji to receive their blessings over the 3 days of the festival.

Toukasan runs from noon until 11pm each day, but most of the action happens in the evening with taiko drumming and choreographed dance performances.

()
Open with Maps
Early
Jun
Enryuji Temple
Free
http://www.toukasan.jp/
Hatchobori (tram stop)
Typical weather at this time:
High: 26 ºC Low: 19 ºC
Powered by Dark Sky

Get the best Japan Cheapo hacks direct to your inbox

Related Events
More Events
  • Ise Fireworks
    Mid
    Jul

    Ise Shrine Dedication Fireworks Festival

    Cancelled

    Take a seat on the Miyakawa river in Ise for one of the three biggest fireworks festivals in Japan. There are over 10,000 fireworks to be launched and pyrotechnicians from across the country attend to show off their skills. This […]

    7:15pm – 9:00pm
    Free
  • Mid
    Jul

    Nagoya Port Fireworks Festival

    Cancelled

    Compared to other festivals around the country, with only 3,000 fireworks, the Nagoya Port Fireworks Festival seems relatively small. Despite this, the scenic location for the event and its proximity to Nagoya attract a spectator audience of approximately 370,000 people.

    7:30pm – 8:20pm
    Free
  • Jul 1
    ~
    Jul 15

    Hakata Gion Yamakasa

    Postponed

    Hakata Gion Yamasaka is a festival with a 750 year history that features fundoshi (that ever popular festival garment) clad men race elaborately decorated floats that weigh in at 1 ton. The event is one of Fukuoka’s largest with approximately […]

    Free
  • Jul 5
    ~
    Jul 19

    July Grand Sumo Tournament

    ** For 2020, the venue for the July tournament has been shifted to Tokyo. ** Held every July, this is the fourth of Japan’s six annual Sumo Tournaments, known as honbasho. With sumo rankings released a few weeks before, it’s […]

Recommended hotels located nearby

More Japan Hotels