TOKYO ASAKUSA GUIDE - Fireworks Festival 2013

This page is now being on its way to renew for the year 2013 summer/autumn firework festivals. Usually same location in same week of same month every year.

Sumidagawa River Fireworks Festival in Asakusa

One of the major fireworks displays of Tokyo. The evening sky of Edo-town Asakusa is brightly colored with several tens of thousands of fireworks. It is the night sky masterpiece with old Japanese house silhouette. 2010's view from Asakusa Taito-ku is available here. 2011 was cancelled due to sad stories of the Earthquake, Tsunami and Fukushima disaster. 2012's fireworks with Skytree is at this page. Sumida side (across the Sumida River to the other side from Asakusa) is less crowded. This year 2013 also sells the special event collaboration with Tokyo Skytree. On the fireworks festival day, all has to be out from the tower by 14:00 (2pm), special entrance tickets is required for watching the event both from TEMBO DECK (350m) and TEMBO GALLERIA (450m). On-line reservation (lottery) is available.

Date : July 27th, Saturday, 2013
Time : 19:05 - 20:30
Number of Fireworks : 22,500
Nearby Station : Asakusa Station on Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Tobu Skytree Line and Tsukuba Express Line

Kurihama Fireworks Festival
Date	July 13th, Saturday, 2013
Time	19:20 - 20:10
Number of Fireworks	3,500
Nearby Station	Kurihama Station on JR Keihin Kyuko (Keikyu) Lines
Adachi Fireworks Festival
Date	July 20th, Saturday, 2013
Time	18:00 - 18:50
Number of Fireworks	15,000
Nearby Station	Kitasenju Station on JR, Tokyo Metro and Tobu Lines
Katsushika Fireworks Festival
Date	July 23rd, Tuesday, 2013
Time	19:20 - 20:20
Number of Fireworks	12,000
Nearby Station	Shibamata Station on Keisei Line Kanamachi Station on JR Line
Tachikawa Showa Kinen Park Fireworks Festival
Date	July 28th, Saturday, 2012
Time	19:20 - 20:30
Number of Fireworks	5,000
Nearby Station	Nishi-Tachikawa or Tachikawa Station on JR Line
Saitama City Oowada Fireworks Festival
Date	July 30th, Saturday, 2012
Time	19:30 - 21:00
Number of Fireworks	5,000
Nearby Station	Omiya-koen Station on Tobu Line
Koto (Koh-Toh) Fireworks Festival
Date	August 1st, Wednesday, 2012
Time	19:40 - 20:30
Number of Fireworks	4,000
Nearby Station	Minami-Sunamachi Station on Tokyo Metro Tozai Line
Edogawa Fireworks Festival
Date	August 3rd, Saturday, 2013
Time	19:15 - 20:30
Number of Fireworks	14,000
Nearby Station	Koiwa Station on JR Line Keisei-Edogawa Station on Keisei Line Shinozaki Station on Toei Shinjuku Line
Itabashi Fireworks Festival
Date	August 4th, Saturday, 2012
Time	19:00 - 20:45
Number of Fireworks	11,000
Nearby Station	Nishidai Station on Toei Mita Line
Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival
Date	August 10th, Friday, 2012
Time	19:30 - 20:30
Number of Fireworks	10,000
Nearby Station	Gaienmae Station on Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Shinanomachi Station on JR Line
Saitama City Oomagi Fireworks Festival
Date	August 11th, Saturday, 2012
Time	19:30 - 21:00
Number of Fireworks	5,000
Nearby Station	Higashi-Urawa Station on JR Line
Tokyo-Wan Dai-Hanabi-Sai (Tokyo Bay Fireworks Festival)
Date	August 11th, Saturday, 2012
Time	19:00 - 20:20
Number of Fireworks	12,000
Nearby Station	JR Hamamatsucho Station on JR Line Toyosu Station on Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line Kachidoki Station on Toei Oedo Line
Chofu Fireworks Festival
Date	August 24th, Saturday, 2013
Time	17:50 - 19:00
Number of Fireworks	9,000
Nearby Station	Chofu Station on Keio Line