Tokyo Explorer

August events

keep checking back for updates on new events throughout the current month

Culture / Festivals

• Tamagawa Fireworks

August 16th 19:00~20:00 (12,000 fireworks)

• Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri

August 13th ～ August 17th

• Hibiya Park  Bon Odori

August 22nd ～ August 23rd

• Harajuku Omotesando Genki Festival X Super Yosakoi

August 23rd ～ 24th

• Koenji Awa-odori

August 23rd ～ August 24th

• Asakusa Samba Carnival

August 30th – Asakusa area near Senso-ji Temple

Museums

• Tokyo National Museum – (Ueno Park)

July 8th – August 17th – Dueling geniuses

– The Greatest Highlights of Japanese artists

• National Museum of Western Art – (Ueno Park)

Thru August 31st – Corot – Souvenirs et Variations

• Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum – (Ueno Park)

Thru December 14th – Vermeer and the Delft Style

• The National Art Center, Tokyo – (Roppongi)

Thru Sept 15th – European Still Life Painting

Stage

• Kabuki  - Kabuki-za (Ginza)

August will see one of the last ever performances of Kabuki at the Kabuki-za in Ginza prior to rebuilding. As a result, all tickets for all performances have already sold out.

A second kabuki option – at Le Theatre Ginza is listed below:

18th – 31st -  Shinsuikoden (featuring Ichikawa Ukon, Ichikawa Emiya and others)

Sport

• Football

9th   – (Saitama Stadium) Urawa Reds VS Kashiwa Reysol (19:30)

10th – (Nissan Stadium) Yokohama F Marinos VS Gamba Osaka (19:30)

16th – (Kashiwa Stadium) Kashiwa Reysol VS Chiba (19:00)

16th – (Ajinomoto Stadium) FC Tokyo VS Urawa Reds (18:30)

17th – (Todoroki Stadium) Kawasaki Frontale VS Jubilo Iwata (19:00)

23rd – (Saitama Stadium) Urawa Reds VS Jubilo Iwata (18:30)

23rd – (National Stadium) FC Tokyo VS Tokyo Verdy (18:30)

24th – (NHK Mitsuzawa Stadium) Yokohama F Marinos VS Sapporo (18:30)

27th – (National Stadium) Tokyo Verdy VS Urawa Reds (19:00)

28th – (Kashiwa Stadium) Kashiwa Reysol VS FC Tokyo (19:00)

• Baseball – (various stadiums)

Japanese Central (Swallows / Giants / Baystars) and Pacific League (Marines / Lions) baseball games are scheduled throughout much of August in and around Tokyo at Tokyo Dome, Jingu Stadium and Yokohama Stadium.  Check English language Japanese media listings for exact game schedules.

•    tickets for all of the above events / sports and theatrical performances can be obtained from convenience stores and / or recognized ticket agencies.