This Week: At Home And Around Tokyo For July 4-10

This week is all about making your dreams come true, being bold enough to make another wish and work toward achieving it! Here is our weekly round-up of events this week from Tanabata celebrations to fun food events and local festivals! Enjoy!

Love And Stars

Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival

The largest Tanabata event in the Kanto area, this three-day festival is jam-packed with lively events, including its famous 1,000-people-parade, giant dinosaur robot displays, rock-climbing for kids and lots and lots of food. The Shonan Star Mall shopping area will also be decorated with large colorful streamers that cascade from the ceiling, making it an amazing photo spot. Crowded for sure, but definitely worth visiting. Stay safe!

Date

FRI, JUL. 8-SUN, JUL. 10, 2022

Time

ALL DAY UNTIL 9 P.M. (UNTIL 8 P.M. ON SUNDAY)

Location

THE AREA AROUND JR HIRATSUKA STATION'S NORTH EXIT - Map

Fee

FREE!

Info

RECOMMENDED FOR: COUPLES, FAMILIES, SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS, MATSURI FANS

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© Photo by Ocean Peoples

For The Love Of The Ocean

Ocean Peoples

This annual sea-themed festival in Yoyogi Park is packed with around 30 food booths, beer gardens, live dance and music performances, and a beach culture market, where you can buy everything you need for your summer getaway. Shop as you groove to the live ocean tunes by local and international artists.

Date

SAT, JUL. 9-SUN, JUL. 10, 2022

Time

11 A.M.-8 P.M.

Location

YOYOGI PARK, 2-3 JINNAN, SHIBUYA-KU, TOKYO - Map

Fee

FREE!

Info

RECOMMENDED FOR: OCEAN LOVERS, FRIENDS, FAMILIES, KIDS, COUPLES

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© Photo by Sakura City

Flower Labyrinth

Windmill Sunflower Garden

It's a labyrinth you wouldn't want to escape from! Plunge into the sea of 15,000 blooming sunflowers, take some great shots and even bring home two sunflowers each (¥100 per sunflower)!

Date

Sat, Jul. 9 - Sun, Jul. 31, 2022

Time

9 A.M.-4 P.M.

Location

Sakura Furusato Square, 2714 Usuida, Sakura City, Chiba - Map

Fee

Free entry

Info

RECOMMENDED FOR: INSTAGRAMMERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, FAMILIES

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Beer It On

Hibiya Summer Oktoberfest

Craving for beer and sausages? The iconic German festival is coming back to Symbol Promenade Park this summer! Enjoy a weekend full of imported German beer and live music. Eat, drink and sing your heart away — no one's gonna hear you anyways!

Date

Fri, Jul. 8-Mon, Jul. 18, 2022

Time

3 p.m.-9:30 p.m. (Weekends from 11 a.m.)

Location

HIBIYA PARK, 1-6 HIBIIYA-KOEN, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO - Map

Fee

¥500 entry

Info

RECOMMENDED FOR: Foodies, COUPLES, FRIENDS

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© Photo by Mesm Tokyo, Autograph Collection

Motif of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring

Afternoon Exhibition: Pearl

Be artistically inspired at this afternoon tea exhibition that presents sweets, savories and mocktails harmoniously with an artist’s atelier concept. This unique and tasty exhibition presents edible artworks each inspired by the works of the greatest artists in history such as Dalí, Vermeer, da Vinci and Monet. For their sixth showcase Mesm Tokyo focuses on Johannes Vameer's life. Enjoy a dramatic cake made with a sweet and crispy pie tart base, rose and berry mousse, mascarpone and handmade candy filled with passionfruit and orange sauce depicting the salient silhouette of Girl with a Pearl Earring, along with tasty Holland dishes.

Date

FRI, JUL. 1-MON, OCT. 31, 2022 (WEEKDAYS ONLY)

Time

2 P.M.-3 P.M.

Location

Mesm Tokyo, Autograph Collection, 1-10-30 Kaigan, Minato City, Tokyo - Map

Fee

¥5,350 (¥ 7,350 with champagne)

Info

RECOMMENDED FOR: ART FANS, ARTISTS, FRIENDS, COUPLES

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Spiritual Parade

Narita Gion Festival

With a history of over 300 years, this festival attracts 450,000 annual visitors from all over the country and the world for its extravagant floats, portable shrines, and stunning decorations down Omotesando Road in Narita.

Date

FRI, JUL. 8-SUN, JUL. 10, 2022

Time

FROM 1:30 P.M. (FRI), FROM 9 A.M. (SAT) AND FROM 1 P.M. (SUN)

Location

NARITASAN SHINSHOJI TEMPLE, 1 NARITA, CHIBA PREFECTURE - Map

Fee

FREE!

Info

RECOMMENDED FOR: MATSURI FANS, FAMILIES, COUPLES, FRIENDS, INSTAGRAMMERS

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Walk The Light

Tanabata Washi Candle Night

Organized by a group of university students for a project called We Love Japan, this spectacular event features 3,500 candles placed in paper lanterns, which are lined to form a Milky Way path toward Zojoji Temple. Each lantern carries a handwritten message, a wish or a drawing, written by children at welfare facilities in Tokyo and Tohoku. Come witness the lights and make your own wish as you walk the Milky Way!

Date

Thu, Jul. 7, 2022

Time

6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Location

Zojoji Temple, 4-7-35 Shibakoen, Minato, Tokyo - Map

Fee

Free!

Info

Recommended for: Couples, Friends, Instagrammers

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© Photo by tokyotower.co.jp

Count The Stars

Tokyo Tower's Milky Way Illumination

Have you ever dreamed of watching the Milky Way unveil before your eyes across the night sky? Well, this summer, although not exactly the actual thing, you can see this in the heart of Tokyo. This weekend, follow the 600-step, star-studded outer staircase up to Tokyo Tower’s main observatory for a 360° Milky Way illumination. Inspired by the Tanabata love story legend, this is the perfect place to take that special someone out this summer.

Date

Now through Sun, Sep. 4, 2022

Time

9 A.M.-11 P.M.

Location

TOKYO TOWER, FIRST FLOOR OF MAIN OBSERVATORY, 4-2-8, SHIBAKOEN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO - Map

Fee

¥1,200 (GENERAL)

Info

Recommended for: Couples, Families, Friends, Instagrammers

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What are your plans for the week? If you’re organizing a fun or interesting online event, or you know someone who is, contact us to get it listed!

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