The Sumida River Fireworks Festival, the big daddy of summer events in Tokyo, returned in a blaze of glory July 29 after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fittingly, the annual ...

Pyrotechnics designer Hiroyuki Hirose is gearing up for the Sumida River Fireworks Festival in Tokyo, during which his company will shoot off 9,500 fireworks. The July 29 display is returning ...

With festivals taking place throughout the year in Tokyo, you have a good chance that your trip will coincide with a celebration of some kind. If you feel like braving the summer ...