Ginza in June 2025: Highlights, Events & Festivals
In June, Tokyo enters the rainy season (tsuyu), with consecutive rainy days possible. In the refined and stylish streets of Ginza, many people enjoy rainy season fashion with colorful umbrellas and rain shoes.
There are also days known as "breaks in the rainy season" when the weather clears up, bringing refreshing early summer air that creates an ideal climate for sightseeing.
Since rain may start and stop throughout the day, it would be convenient to have a compact folding umbrella or rain gear that can be stored in your bag.
In June 2025, various traditional festivals, art events, and seasonal flower events will be held around Ginza. Here's an introduction to the highlights and basic information about these events for your reference!
Special Experiences Only Available in Ginza in June
Summer Art Aquarium Exhibition 2025
Source:Official website
The "Summer Art Aquarium Exhibition" is a limited-time event held at the "Art Aquarium Museum GINZA" in Ginza Mitsukoshi. Various types of goldfish swimming in tanks are presented with light, sound, and fragrance effects, creating a fantastical world experience.
The rooms surrounded by tanks of different styles with goldfish swimming gracefully offer a mystical space for an immersive experience. There are many photogenic spots where you can easily take artistic photos.
Additionally, traditional Japanese crafts such as ukiyo-e prints, pottery, and textiles are brilliantly illuminated with light effects.
Don't miss the opportunity to visit the "Summer Art Aquarium Exhibition" in June 2025, where you can enjoy goldfish, a symbol of Japanese summer, with stylish Ginza-like presentations!
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- Location: Art Aquarium Museum GINZA (Ginza Mitsukoshi New Building 9F)
Schedule: June 2025
- Access: Directly from Exit A7 of Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Marunouchi Line, or Hibiya Line "Ginza Station"
- Admission: Paid (Ticket purchase site: https://artaquarium.jp/time_price/)
- Website: https://artaquarium.jp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artaquarium_museum_official/
Sony Park Exhibition 2025
Source:PR TIMES
The "Sony Park Exhibition" is an unprecedented entertainment exhibition by SONY, a company involved in various businesses. It will be held as the first event at "Ginza Sony Park," which opened in January 2025.
At the Sony Park Exhibition, SONY connects its six fields (music, semiconductors, finance, gaming, entertainment technology, and film) with various themes, developing diverse content in collaboration with popular artists.
The six basic themes:
- Journey
- Science Fiction
- Poetry
- Social Venue
- Street
- Forest
In a program titled "Music is a Journey," you can immerse yourself in various musical worlds while wearing headphones in a space named "Geological Layers of Music."
The audience at this Ginza event in June 2025 will have the opportunity to experience cutting-edge modern Japanese technology and culture!
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- Location: GINZA SONY PARK
- Schedule: PART1 January 26-March 30, 2025 / Part2 April 20-June 22, 2025
- Access: 5-minute walk from JR "Yurakucho Station" / 3-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Marunouchi Line, or Hibiya Line "Ginza Station"
- Admission: Free (Reservation required)
- Website: https://www.sonypark.com/e/activity/001/
Ginza Sony Park is the New Trademark of Ginza Completed in January 2025
Source:Official website
Ginza Sony Park, which opened in January 2025, is a renewal of the "Sony Building" that has marked over 50 years of history in Ginza.
The rebuilding project, which started with the concept of "a facility open to the city," was carried forward with Sony's innovative thinking, including releasing the land as a park for about three years after the demolition of the old building.
The new building enhances the charm of the former Sony Building and is designed and constructed with attention to detail to blend into the cityscape.
Ginza Sony Park is Ginza's new landmark symbolizing modern Tokyo.
Disney on Classic ~A Gift of Dreams and Magic 2025
Source:Official website
"Disney on Classic" is a concert event where you can immerse yourself in the world of Disney music.
You can enjoy powerful orchestra performances and various famous songs along with visuals from worldwide hits like "Frozen" and long-beloved "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."
There are also fun audience participation moments where you can clap along or wave pen lights to familiar Disney theme park music.Performances by talented Japanese singers active in opera and other fields allow you to enjoy the delicate resonance of Japanese sounds. It will be a memorable evening that can only be experienced in Japan.
This is recommended even for small children attending a concert for the first time. Why not indulge in the world of luxurious live performances and fantasy?
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- Location: Tokyo International Forum
- Dates: June 1415, 2025
- Access: 1minute walk from JR "Yurakucho Station"
- Ticket prices: Check the official website
- Website: https://www.harmonyjapan.com/docd2025/
OLIVE JAPAN SHOW Marche 2025
Source:Official website
"OLIVE JAPAN SHOW Marche" is Japan's largest event related to olives. The main feature of the event, the "International Olive Oil Contest," involves global experts judging various olive oils based solely on quality.
At the venue, olive oils and related products that have won awards in the world's largest contest will also be sold. Being able to taste and sample before purchasing is a delightful aspect of this event.
There are many other highlights, such as a skills competition to determine Japan's best olive oil sommelier.
Admission is free with no prior reservation needed, so feel free to drop by. Why not experience the world of olives that you don't often get to know deeply?
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- Location: Courtyard Marriott Ginza Tobu Hotel Banquet Hall "SAKURA" 2nd floor
- Dates: June 29-30, 2025
- Access: 3-minute walk from "Higashi-Ginza Station" on the Hibiya and Asakusa Lines
- Admission: Free
- Website: https://olivejapan.com/en/olivemarche-2-2
GINZA SIX Renewal
Fashion, art, and gourmet offerings will all come together as the commercial facility "GINZA SIX" undergoes renovation in spring 2025. This exciting Ginza Event in June 2025 will upgrade your shopping experience in Ginza with Japan's first and Ginza area's first flagship stores, as well as expansions of popular shops.
World-famous luxury brands will be featured alongside souvenirs that can only be purchased in Japan.
My recommendation for tourists visiting the June 2025 Ginza Event is "WAGURI SHIRATSUYU GINZA," which will be opening its first Tokyo location. This specialty chestnut shop from Kanazawa City in Ishikawa Prefecture creates chestnut sweets with a commitment to natural ingredients, handling everything from chestnut cultivation to processing in-house.
Please try their delicate sweets that allow you to fully appreciate the authentic chestnut flavor.
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- Access: 2-minute walk from Ginza Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Marunouchi Line, Hibiya Line)
- Admission: Free
- Website: https://ginza6.tokyo.e.abf.hp.transer.com/gsix2025/renewal
Sanno Festival / Shinko Festival (Not scheduled for 2025)
Source:Official website
The "Sanno Festival" is a ceremonial festival held at Hie Shrine. It is a traditional event that has continued since the time of the Tokugawa shoguns in the Edo period and is considered one of the "Three Great Edo Festivals." It originally began as an event called "Tenka Festival," where the shoguns would view the portable shrines (mikoshi) that came to Edo Castle.
Various dedication ceremonies are performed during the Sanno Festival, and limited goods such as amulets and bookmarks are sold. The audience attending the June 2025 Ginza Event might be interested in visiting nearby historical sites even though the festival won't be held this year.
The "Shinko Festival," which is held as part of the Sanno Festival, is an event where colorful floats and portable shrines parade through the city center for about 300 meters. It is held once every two years, with the next one scheduled for 2026.
3 Recommended Events Around Ginza for Visitors in June
Here is a collection of recommended events held around Ginza. We introduce three events that allow you to experience Japanese traditions, such as traditional festivals and beautiful flower events. Enjoy these alongside your Ginza sightseeing! Tourists planning to attend the June 2025 Ginza Event will find these nearby attractions enhance their overall experience.
Tsukiji Lion Festival [Minor Festival]
Source:Central Tokyo for Tourism
The "Tsukiji Lion Festival" is the June annual festival of Tsukiji Namiyoke Shrine. During the main festival, the "Senkan-no-miya Mikoshi" and the lion-faced mikoshi (portable shrine), which is the guardian deity of Tsukiji, are carried through the streets. The lion mikoshi has both male and female versions, and only one of them is carried each time.
The main festival is held once every three years, and in the years without the main festival, a "Minor Festival" is held (the next main festival will be in 2027). During the Minor Festival, one of the three mikoshi is carried.
During the festival period, a ceremony called "Nagoshi no Oharae" is held at the shrine to cleanse the impurities of the past six months. A large ring made of "chigaya" (a type of grass) is installed, and people walk through it to purify their hearts.
After purifying my heart by walking through the chigaya ring, my way of enjoying the festival is to taste festival foods at the stalls lined up along the roadside. Please enjoy this traditional early summer event in the vibrant Tsukiji area, which will be a highlight for tourists visiting the ginza area in June 2025.
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- Location: Namiyoke Inari Shrine
- Schedule: Early June 2025
- Access: 5-minute walk from Tsukiji Market Station (Toei Oedo Line), Exit A1
- Admission: Free
- Website: http://namiyoke.or.jp/
Torigoe Festival
Source:Go Tokyo
The "Torigoe Festival" is held every June at Torigoe Shrine, which boasts over 1,370 years of history.
The main event of the festival is the powerful mikoshi parade held on the final day. The Sengen Mikoshi, weighing about 4 tons, is said to be the heaviest mikoshi in Tokyo.
What I like most is the nighttime period called "Torigoe Night Festival." The street lights and lanterns decorated on the mikoshi are brilliantly illuminated, and with spirited chants, the festival reaches its climax. This spectacular June 2025 event near ginza will attract a large audience of both locals and tourists alike.
At approximately 250 stalls, you can enjoy festival foods as well as traditional toys and festival games. This is a recommended event for those who want to fully experience the power and excitement of Japanese festivals. Please do visit!
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- Location: Torigoe Shrine
- Schedule: June 6-9, 2025
- Access: 5-minute walk from Kuramae Station (Toei Asakusa Line) / 8-minute walk from Asakusabashi Station (JR Sobu Line)
- Admission: Free
- Official X (Twitter): https://x.com/torikoejinjya
Katsushika Iris Festival
Source:Official website
The Katsushika Iris Festival is an iris event held at Horikiri Iris Garden and Mizumoto Park. Here are the highlights of each venue.
Horikiri Iris Garden
- A garden famous as an Edo-era landmark
- Beautiful scenery that has been the subject of famous ukiyo-e paintings
- Approximately 200 varieties and 6,000 iris plants
- Beautiful scenery different from daytime with illumination starting at 7 PM
- Colorful parade by local music groups
- Limited edition original goods from the iris garden
Mizumoto Park
- The only park in Tokyo with a water landscape
- Approximately 100 varieties and 14,000 iris plants
- Newly opened tea house where you can enjoy tea and sweets
- Charity karaoke contest open to drop-in participants
At Mizumoto Park, you can also enjoy viewing hydrangeas in full bloom. Please take your time to enjoy these seasonal Japanese flowers. This is one of the most colorful events happening in June 2025 that will amaze the audience with natural beauty just a short trip from ginza.
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- Location: Horikiri Iris Garden and Mizumoto Park
- Schedule: Late May to mid-June 2025
- Access: 10-minute walk from Horikiri-Shobu-en Station (Keisei Line) for Horikiri Iris Garden / Get off at Kanamachi Station (JR/Keisei Line), take the Keisei Bus bound for "Nishi-Mizumoto 3-chome/Obagawa Water Gate," get off at "Mizumoto Park" bus stop, and walk 5 minutes for Mizumoto Park
- Admission: Free
- Website: https://www.city.katsushika.lg.jp/tourism/1000064/1028427.html