Edogawa Fireworks Festival
Originally May 23, postponed to October 24.
Summer in Japan is a special time, marked by cold beer, hydrangeas and summer festivals also known as matsuri. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 coronavirus, we'll have to create our own indoor fun this summer. Major festivals in the Tohoku region, the month-long Gion Matsuri as well as fireworks festivals in Tokyo and throughout Japan have been cancelled for health and safety reasons. Festivals attract millions of visitors every year and are just not safe under the current circumstances.
Following in the grand steps of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, other major festivals in the country are cancelling or postponing. Here are the latest updates on the major summer events, from Tohoku down to Kyushu.
Recommended: attend these Tokyo- and Japan-based online events instead
