Annual Events August
Kanteitan(Guan Yu festival)
- Dates
- Early Aug. (June 24th in the Lunar Calendar)
- Contacts
- Yokohama China Town Kantei-byo
TEL 045-226-2636 - Venues
- China Town
- Details
- “Kanteitan” is a ritual and ceremony celebrating the birth of Guan Yu, a popular Chinese general who played a significant role in the Chinese classic, “Three Kingdom Saga.” Starting with a solemn ritual, China Town then burst into colors with a procession, Chinese lion & dragon dance, and classic Chinese dances and operas.
Tsurumi River Summer festival
- Dates
- Mid-Aug.
- Contacts
- Tsurumi Ward Office
TEL 045-521-8288 - Venues
- Tsukuno Park
- Details
- More than 1,200 bursts of fireworks will be launched from the river bank of Tsukuno Park and Tsurumi River. There are numerous food stands, exhibition, concerts and more!
Kanazawa Festival Fireworks
- Dates
- Late Aug.
- Contacts
- Kanazawa Ward Office
TEL 045-788-7801 - Venues
- Marine Park (Umi no Koen)
- Details
- It is the firework festival in the southern part of Yokohama, Kanazawa-ku. It takes place in the end of summer season at the Yokohama’s one and only swimming beach, Marine Park (Umi-no-Koen). 3,200 bursts of fireworks will be launched into the air.
Pikachu Outbreak
- Dates
- Mid-Aug.
- Venues
- Nihon Odori, Yokohama Redbrick Warehouse, and Minato Mirai area
- Details
- More than 1,500 Pikachus of “Pocket Monster” fame will be popping up all over Yokohama for the various shows and parades during a whole week in August! Not to mention, the largest ever "Pikachu Carnival Parade" is scheduled at Nihon Odori Avenue. The dancers and performers will be parading with over 100 Pikachus in a latine beat! Pikachus will be jacking the whole city on land, sea, and sky! Yokohama will be turned into a grand photogenic city this summer!!