Akihabara in June 2025: Highlights, Events & Festivals
In June, Tokyo enters the rainy season before summer, with many rainy days. People walking with umbrellas fill the streets, and hydrangeas, a specialty of Japan's rainy season, bloom beautifully everywhere.
Akihabara is known as the center of Japanese anime culture, with countless anime, game, and figure shops gathered in the area. There are also many stores where you can buy electronic and digital products.
During June 2025, Akihabara will host anime-related events typical of the area, as well as historical traditional events at shrines within the district. Additionally, you can enjoy traditional festivals held at shrines in areas easily accessible from Akihabara. This article summarizes the highlights and basic information of recommended events. If you're planning to visit Akihabara in June, please use this as a reference.
Pop Culture Events in Akihabara in June 2025
GUNDAM FIGURE EXHIBITION
Source:Official website
This event showcases all collector figures ever released from the popular anime series "Gundam." At the figure shop "Tamashii Store" in Akihabara, visitors can see an extensive collection of detailed figures of popular characters and the iconic "Mobile Suits" that symbolize Gundam.
This exhibition allows you to immerse yourself in the world of "Gundam," a legendary anime that has made history in Japanese animation. The high-quality figures of various "Mobile Suits" from this series, which has continued for over 40 years, are impressive. Even when looking closely at figures from older series, you'll be amazed by their cool designs.
Considering the influence Gundam has had on subsequent Japanese robot anime, I felt emotionally moved while viewing the exhibition. The Akihabara event in June 2025 will surely attract a large audience of both Gundam fans and tourists interested in high-quality anime figures.
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- Dates: March 27, 2025 - September 8, 2025
- Access: 1 minute walk from JR Akihabara Station Electric Town Exit
2 minutes walk from Tsukuba Express Akihabara Station
3 minutes walk from Toei Shinjuku Line Iwamotocho
- Admission: Free
- Website: https://tamashiiweb.com/store/tokyo/event/detail/202503.html
Metro Time Gate - Pillar of Light Edition
Source:PR TIMES
Metro Time Gate is an interactive mystery-solving game using Tokyo's subway "Tokyo Metro." Participants purchase an "experience kit" from various sales locations throughout Tokyo or online, and solve mysteries while exploring Tokyo on their own.
This event allows you to enjoy exploring Tokyo while playing a mystery-solving game. The game progresses according to an original manga story, giving you the experience of becoming one of the characters. Try solving the mysteries by walking through the actual city based on information written in the manga.
In June 2025, you can participate in the new story "Pillar of Light" edition. This Akihabara event might help tourists navigate the sometimes complicated Tokyo subway and streets in an enjoyable way. If you want to participate in the game, purchase a kit and access the website.
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- Dates: April 4, 2025 - August 3, 2025
- Access: (Sample sales location) About 3 minutes walk from Asakusa Station on the Ginza Line → Tokyo Rickshaw, Asakusa Orange Street
- Admission: Experience kit 2,500 yen
- Website: https://tokyometro.machihack.com/
"Mashin Hero Wataru" + "Mashin Creation Legend Wataru" Character Pop Store
Source:BANDAI NAMCO
A special pop-up store featuring the popular children's anime "Mashin Hero Wataru" series will be opening for a limited time. This anime series has been running since the 1980s, with the latest anime also airing in 2025. You can purchase exclusive merchandise featuring nostalgic characters from the 80s-90s as well as the latest series.
The "Hero Wataru" pop-up store is a place where both adults and children can get excited about the available merchandise. Those who watched the protagonist's adventures with excitement in the past can purchase illustration goods and T-shirts featuring the art style from that era.
Among Japanese anime, which often features complex storylines, this series stands out as a bright adventure anime that children can purely enjoy. If you're looking for anime that your children can enjoy, why not check out the "Wataru" series merchandise and anime? This exciting Akihabara event in June 2025 will be the perfect opportunity for tourists to experience a beloved Japanese children's franchise.
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- Dates: May 23, 2025 - June 22, 2025
- Access: JR Akihabara Station → Exit through the Electric Town gate → Atre Akihabara 2F
- Admission: Free
- Website: https://bandainamco-am.co.jp/chara_shop/wataru-store/
https://wataru-anime.net/special/detail.html?id=9567
Shino Toko Special Exhibition: Kanda Festival × The Apothecary Diaries
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At Kanda Shrine, a famous shrine near Akihabara, an event featuring the popular anime "The Apothecary Diaries" will be held. Special illustrations drawn by Shino Toko, the author of the comic adaptation, will be on display, and various limited-edition merchandise will be sold.
The highlight of this event is the illustrations of the protagonist and popular characters wearing special shrine attire such as miko (shrine maiden) outfits and traditional Japanese clothing.
"The Apothecary Diaries" is a suspense story set in a Chinese-style imperial court, where the protagonist, who is knowledgeable about medicine, solves various cases. Ebisu, who is enshrined at Kanda Myojin, is the god of medicine and health, making this shrine connected to the world of the series.
As a fan of the series who visited, I found the illustrations of characters in Japanese miko and kimono attire to be very cute and beautifully finished. Fans and those who want to see beautiful illustrations at a shrine should definitely visit Kanda Shrine to check it out. This exhibition runs during the Akihabara event season of June 2025, making it an excellent attraction for tourists exploring the area.
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- Dates: March 22, 2025 - June 1, 2025
- Access: 5-minute walk from Ochanomizu Station (Hijibashi Exit) on the Chuo and Sobu Lines
7-minute walk from Akihabara Station (Electric Town Exit) on the Keihin-Tohoku and Yamanote Lines
7-minute walk from Akihabara Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line → Kanda Shrine
- Admission: Adults 500 yen, Students 300 yen, Junior high school students and younger free
- Website: https://www.hikariterrace.co.jp/kandamatsuri-kusuriya/
Traditional June-Only Events in Akihabara
Nagoshi-no-Oharae Ceremony
Nagoshi-no-Oharae is a traditional ritual performed in Shinto, a Japanese religion. It is conducted at many shrines throughout Japan around June. During Nagoshi-no-Oharae, people cleanse themselves of impurities and sins accumulated during the first half of the year through rituals and pray for health and safety for the remaining half of the year.
Kanda Shrine
Source:Official website
Nagoshi-no-Oharae is also performed at Kanda Shrine, a famous shrine located in Kanda, right next to the Akihabara area.
The Oharae ceremonies performed in summer and winter originate from Japanese mythology and have been historically practiced in Japan since ancient times. Cleansing one's body and mind through such rituals has been considered very important for living a healthy and prosperous life.
At Kanda Shrine, you can participate in a ritual called "Chinowakuguri" as part of the Oharae ceremony. It is believed that passing through a large ring made of chigaya (a type of plant) in a specified manner cleanses your body and mind, allowing you to spend the remaining half of the year in good health.
Chinowakuguri is considered a ritual when visitors pass through the Chinowa ring set up at the shrine by themselves. Instructions on how to pass through are provided on site, so please give it a try. This is a unique Japanese cultural tradition you can experience during your visit to the Akihabara event in June 2025, offering tourists an authentic glimpse of traditional Japanese spirituality.
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- Date: June 30, 2025
- Access: 5-minute walk from Ochanomizu Station (Hijibashi Exit) on the Chuo and Sobu Lines
7-minute walk from Akihabara Station (Electric Town Exit) on the Keihin-Tohoku and Yamanote Lines
7-minute walk from Akihabara Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line → Kanda Shrine
- Admission: Free
- Website: https://www.kandamyoujin.or.jp/event/detail/?id=135
Akiba Shrine
Source:Google Maps
Akiba Shrine is a small shrine located in Taito Ward near Akihabara, surrounded by high-rise buildings. At Akiba Shrine, the Nagoshi-no-Oharae ritual for purifying body and spirit is carefully preserved to pray for the health of local residents.
At Akiba Shrine, you can participate in the ancient Oharae ritual using Hitogata. You receive a human-shaped paper called Hitogata at the shrine and write your name and age or those of your family members on it. When you stroke the Hitogata with your name and blow breath on it, it's believed to become your substitute.
If you bring the Hitogata to the shrine before the ceremony, they will perform a purification ritual on your behalf.
Anyone who visits the shrine can freely participate, so if you're interested, please try writing your name on a Hitogata.
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- Date: Usually around June 30th every year (current date for 2025 not yet determined)
- Access: 10 minutes from Inaricho Station on the Ginza Line
5 minutes from Iriya Station on the Hibiya Line → Akiba Shrine
- Admission: Free
- Website: http://www.tokyo-jinjacho.or.jp/taito/3051
To fully enjoy Akihabara, it's recommended to be guided by a local who knows Akihabara inside out
If you want to experience more of Akihabara, why not join a tour exploring the streets with a knowledgeable local guide? During the upcoming Akihabara Event June 2025, many tourists will be seeking authentic experiences in this electric town.
Magical Trip's Akihabara Anime & Gaming Adventure Tour takes you to anime & gaming goods shops and maid cafés with a guide. You can also fully enjoy Japanese games at Akihabara's game centers, including purikura photo booths and arcade games.
This tour will guide you to shops that handle valuable retro games among the countless anime & gaming shops. You'll surely find nostalgic games from your childhood.
It's challenging to find shops you can actually enjoy in the vast Akihabara. Join this tour and let a guide familiar with Akihabara show you recommended shops where you can spend magical time.
• Meeting point: In front of the ticket office just outside the Electric Town exit ticket gate at JR Akihabara Station
• Tour area: Akihabara
• Start time: 14:00
Notable events in June within 30 minutes from Akihabara
In June, large festivals at shrines with hundreds of years of tradition and events to enjoy beautiful hydrangeas are held throughout Tokyo. Here are notable events in areas that can be reached within 30 minutes from Akihabara.
The Akihabara Event June 2025 calendar is particularly exciting for tourists who want to experience traditional Japanese culture while exploring this famous electronics and anime district.
Torigoe Festival
Source:Go Tokyo
About a 20-minute walk from Akihabara Station, in an area called Kuramae, stands the Torigoe Shrine with over 1000 years of history. Every June, this shrine hosts a major Akihabara Event June 2025 called the Torigoe Festival. During this celebration, elaborately decorated large Festival Cars known as "Mikoshi" parade through the streets.
The Torigoe Shrine's Mikoshi weighs over 4 tons and is said to be the largest among the many shrine mikoshi in Tokyo. One of its distinctive features is the numerous traditional lanterns attached to it.
The Mikoshi parade takes place at night. When I went to see it last year, the sight of the lanterns illuminating the night streets was both powerful and somehow mystical and beautiful, which left a strong impression on me.
This is a lively festival that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors. Since it's within walking distance from Akihabara Station, if your schedule permits, I highly recommend experiencing the nighttime Mikoshi parade.
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- Dates: June 6-9, 2025
- Access: 2-minute walk from Hakusan Station, Exit A3 on the Toei Mita Subway Line
6-minute walk from Honkomagome Station, Exit 1 on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line
- Admission: Free
- Website: https://www.city.taito.lg.jp/event/kanko/torikoematsuri.html
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/torikoej
Tennou Festival
Source:SHINAGAWA TOKYO
At Shinagawa Shrine, located about 30 minutes by train from Akihabara, a major celebration called the Tennou Festival takes place in June. This is a special Akihabara Event June 2025 featuring traditional Mikoshi parades that have continued for centuries, along with Shinto music passed down through the shrine.
On Sunday, local residents carry the Festival Cars called "Mikoshi" and dedicate them to the shrine. The sight of people carrying these large Mikoshi up the shrine's 53 stone steps is truly impressive.
The Shinagawa Shrine's Mikoshi has drums attached, and the Mikoshi parade is performed to the rhythm of traditional music passed down through the shrine, called "Shinagawa-byoshi".
On Saturday, there's also an event where Mikoshi parades through the town streets. Be sure to check out the Tennou Festival, famous for its wild and heroic Mikoshi parades.
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- Dates: June 6-8, 2025 (planned)
- Access: 1-minute walk from Shinbanba Station, North Exit on the Keikyu Line
5 minutes by taxi or 15-minute walk (800m) from JR Shinagawa Station
- Admission: Free
- Website: https://shinagawajinja.tokyo/event/
Bunkyo Hydrangea Festival
Source:Official website
Hakusan Shrine is located in Bunkyo Ward, about 20 minutes by train from Akihabara Station. Approximately 3,000 hydrangea plants are planted on the shrine grounds and in the adjacent Hakusan Park. Every June, an Akihabara Event June 2025 called the "Bunkyo Hydrangea Festival" is held to enjoy the delicately blooming hydrangeas.
During the Bunkyo Hydrangea Festival, the "Fujizuka" within the Hakusan Shrine grounds is opened to the public for a limited time. Fujizuka is a small mountain created to resemble Mount Fuji, which is an object of worship in Japan. The Fujizuka at Hakusan Shrine is a popular spot surrounded by trees, greenery, and many colorful beautiful hydrangeas.
When I visited before, it was drizzling. The rainy shrine had a quiet and pure atmosphere, and the hydrangeas blooming in such conditions looked truly delicate.
During the festival period, food and game stalls are set up in the shrine precincts, and participatory events that children can enjoy are also held. If you come to Japan in June, please be sure to visit and see the beautiful hydrangeas.
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- Dates: June 7-15, 2025
- Access: 2-minute walk from Hakusan Station, Exit A3 on the Toei Mita Subway Line
6-minute walk from Honkomagome Station, Exit 1 on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line → Hakusan Shrine
- Admission: Free
- Website: https://b-kanko.jp/event/419