Japan’s Top Events in Summer 2025

The Hachimantai Dragon Eye is revealed. (©  Pixta)

Tachi long sword, known as Tsuda Tōtoumi Nagamitsu. Inscription: Nagamitsu. (© The Tokugawa Art Museum)

Official poster for Celebrated Swords Across the Ages. (© The Tokugawa Art Museum)

Photograph of Fujimoto Sōsuke (© David Vintiner; courtesy Sou Fujimoto Architects); model of the Grand Ring, Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai, Japan (rendering of an installation displaying the Grand Ring design). (© Sou Fujimoto Architects)

Approaching the summit of Mount Fuji. (© Pixta)

A field of sunflowers in Hokuryū, Hokkaidō. (© Hokuryū Town Portal)

Artist’s rendering of Junglia Okinawa. (Courtesy Japan Entertainment; © Jiji)

Tokyo Skytree and fireworks from the Sumida festival. (© Pixta)

A float at the Aomori Nebuta Matsuri in August 2024. (© Jiji)

A spot for taking pictures with Myaku-Myaku, the official character for Osaka Expo 2025. (© Nippon.com)