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Planning to catch Tokyo’s summer fireworks? Here’s where to watch, depending on the kind of vibe you’re after.
In 2025, you can look forward to a particularly vibrant summer, as many of Tokyo's top fireworks festivals are confirmed to take place again this year. This includes the highly anticipated Sumida ...
Summer in Tokyo may be a time of scorching heat, but it’s also one of the city’s most vibrant seasons with fireworks, traditional festivals and dancing in the streets. These lively events ...
The Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Festival, a summer treat last held in 2015, is returning next year as part of a special ...
The extreme summer heat that has struck Japan in recent years due climate change is altering the landscape of annual fireworks and other fest・・・ ...
The summer fireworks festivals share a special place in Japanese culture, much like July 4th celebrations across the United States. Tokyo has brought forward several of its festivals, including ...
Faced with record high temperatures and ageing communities, event organisers are adapting to keep traditions alive In a bid to escape the soaring summer temperatures now becoming the norm across Japan ...
The Summer Olympics head to Tokyo in 2020 as the Japanese capital ... along with football matches and athletics events. There will be five new sports at Tokyo 2020, with surfing, sport climbing ...
(Mainichi/Ririn Iitsuka) TOKYO -- Fireworks festivals, which have delighted people across Japan as a summer tradition, are being canceled in an increasing number of cases across the country -- and ...