First (?) Weekend of August. Hanazono Jinja is not only famous for the Torinoichi festivals it hosts but also for its OBon matsuri....

28th/29th August. Maybe it's not the very last Bon Odori matsuri of the summer and the year as for sure there are some small Bon Odori...

Mid of August 16th-18th. A nice not overly crowded (but still) matsuri showing huge paper-maché floats being pushed through the streets....

9th-12th August the largest, the original yosakoi event takes place in Kochi, Shikoku. Probably only a must see for yosakoi fans, but in...

3rd/4th August. In course of its summer festival Naka Megruo brings up a nice Yosakoi event with an atmosphere rather different from...

Early August. The star festival. Asagaya Tanabata Matsuri means: a lot of decorations in the shopping mall/ street and matsuri action...

Late Jul-Mid August. Broswing this website you should get the rule: Something's blooming? --> Matsuri. Why should sunflowers be any...

Mid August. Small Bon Odori Matsuri (compared to e.g. Ebisu) in Shimokitazawa. In case you want to explore the area anyway - give it a...

Mid August. Need to cool down in hot summer? Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri might be an idea in case you dont mind geting wet. More than 50...

17th/18th August. Smaller than Koenji but still not "small" Awa Odori event can be found in Shimokita around mid August. It is, like...

24th+25th August. Maybe the biggest Awa-Odori event in Tokyo. If you can stand the million visitors head for Koenji station and search...

24th and 25th of August. On two days in late August there is one of the biggest Yosakoi events in Tokyo, the Harajuku Omotesando Super...

7/31st - 8/3rd The temple near (former) Tsukiji fishmarket hosts a bon odori for four days around the beginning of August. Enjoy the food...