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...

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...

Close to Iidabashi station up to Kagurazaka station you'll find a lovely 2h Awa Odori event end of July (26th and 27th) held at two days....

Mid July / 2019 15th. A neat small yosakoi with a local atmosphere. Don't expect too professional dance and coreos or large groups but...

Mid July (2019 13th/14th). Hikarigaoka Yosakoi in Nerimaku definitely is a somewhat underrated yosakoi event. It’s quite a big thing with...

Early October weekend. The third large Yosakoi event in Tokyo I know of (well there is one more in Yokohama in October if you want to...

End of July (25th+26th?) Bit of everything in the heart of Shimbashi: OBon, Yukata contest, other dance, drums and more OBon. Oh and...

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...

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...

July 27th/ 28th - One of the bigger OBon Matsuris in late July from 6pm at Ebisu station. It's a rather crowded event so be prepared....