Sumida River Fireworks Festival
Tokyo's most famous fireworks: 20,000 shells light up the sky over the Sumida River with Skytree as the backdrop.
When · Where
- When
- 2026/07/25 10:00 – 2026/07/25
- Where
- Sumida River (Asakusa / Mukojima area)（Sumida River banks, Taito & Sumida City, Tokyo）
- City
- Tokyo
- Getting there
- Walk from Asakusa or Kuramae Stn
- Price
- Free
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- Walk from Asakusa or Kuramae Stn Open directions in Google Maps ↗
- Booking & entry
- Free to attend — details on the official page (button above).
- Language
- Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
- Good for
- date night, groups of friends, families
Highlights
- About 20,000 fireworks across two launch sites
- Tokyo Skytree framed against the bursts
- Riverside crowds in summer yukata
Background & story
Tracing back to a 1733 ceremony to honor the dead and pray against plague, this is one of Tokyo's oldest fireworks traditions.
Good to know
It gets extremely crowded. Arrive hours early, or watch from a rooftop bar or riverside restaurant with a reservation.