Click on Tell me more to read about the event, then use the search term below to find out the exact dates and times for the year you’ll be there.
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Fireworks Festivals
Watching fireworks that burst into colors and shapes you’ve never imagined, while sitting by the side of a river is one of the great pleasures of warm summer evenings. There are lots of festivals going on all around Tokyo this time of year, so do a search and find one that fits your travel schedule!
Search term: Tokyo fireworks August
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Goldfish Festivals at Tokyo Aquariums
Contemplating goldfish is the age-old way Japanese way to endure the summer heat, and Tokyo’s aquariums step up to the task with a bunch of cool exhibitions in the summertime.
Search terms: Sumidagawa Aquarium; Shinagawa Aqua Park, Art Aquarium Museum
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Lotus Season
Lotus season continues, with those gorgeous sacred flowers lifting their heads above a sea of green. The best time of day to see them is to go early, because lotus flowers bloom at first light, then close up in the heat of the day. Here are the best places to see lotus flowers, including rare varieties found nowhere else and a garden grown from 2,000-year-old seeds.
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Lotus Festival at Sankei-en Garden
Who knew there were so many things you can do with a lotus leaf? In addition to ogling the vast pond of gorgeous lotus flowers, from mid-July to early August, Sankei-en volunteers offer any number of fun activities that demonstrate the remarkable structure of this ancient and sacred plant. Early opening hours assure you can see lots and lots of blooms before the flowers close up again under the midday sun.
Search terms: Sankeien lotus festival august
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly e-magazine Japanagram, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
Jonelle Patrick writes about Japan 