Toukasan Yukata Festival

Hiroshima really comes alive over the three nights of Tōkasan – a festival that really does feel “festive”.

Join the 300,000 people who will be donning their yukata for the first time this year who take over the main Chuo-dori street and environs to promenade, play festival games like fish scooping, buy strange inflatable novelties and stuff their faces with equally strange stuff on sticks.

As well as parades and summer bon dancing, there will be taiko drumming and other performances on stages dotted around the center of town. See below for the schedule of main events. Our favorite spot is Yukata de Bon Dance in Shintenchi Park where people of all ages dance to classic Japanese songs crackling out of the PA on the central tower and street stalls sell festival treats at fantastic prices.

See more info and photos from past Tōkasan festivals here.here.

This year, Chuo-dori is closed to traffic in the evening every night of the festival! That’s right, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday between 7 pm and 10 pm, the main street will become what is called a Pedestrian Paradise in Japanese.

For people from overseas, there is a special yukata rental service on offer in Fukuromachi Park.
・ Friday, Saturday, Sunday
・ 13:00-20:00
・ 4,000 yen (plus 4,000 yen deposit, refunded upon return)
・ Women: 40 sets
・ Men: 4 Medium, 4 Large, 4 Extra Large sets

Here, you can also have your yukata adjusted by a pro for 500 yen if it gets a bit sloppy from all the dancing!
・ Friday, Saturday, Sunday
・ 13:00-20:00

2026 Yukata de Kinsai

Friday, June 5
・ 16:00-20:00 Traditonal Japanese music stage (Fukuromachi Park)
・ 16:00-21:00 Suntory Highball Garden (Fukuromachi Park)
・ 18:30-19:00 Yukata Parade on the Hondori shopping arcade
・ 19:50 & 20:30 Yukata fashion shows (Chuo-dori St.)
・ Drumming, shamisen and other performances (Chuo-dori St.)
・ 21:10 The final dance on the main street – everyone is welcome to join in.
・ 19:00-21:00 Yukata de Bon Dance in Shintenchi Park

Saturday, June 6
・ 14:00-20:00 Traditonal Japanese music stage (Fukuromachi Park)
・ 13:00-17:00 Japanese tea experience (Fukuromachi Park)
・ 11:00-21:00 Suntory Highball Garden (Fukuromachi Park)
・ Yukata Dance Battle (Chuo-dori St.)
・ Drumming, shamisen, and other performances (Chuo-dori St.)
・ 21:10 The final dance on the main street – everyone is welcome to join in.
・ 19:00-21:00 Yukata de Bon Dance in Shintenchi Park

Sunday, June 7
・ 16:00-19:00 Traditonal Japanese music stage (Fukuromachi Park)
・ 11:00-18:00 Suntory Highball Garden (Fukuromachi Park)
・ Songs in Yukata live show featuring Japanese classic pop songs (Chuo-dori St.)
・ Yukata DJ Time (Chuo-dori St.)
・ 21:10 The final dance on the main street – everyone is welcome to join in.
・ 19:00-21:00 Yukata de Bon Dance in Shintenchi Park

Yukata de Bon Dance

19:00-21:30 every night in Shintenchi Park

The highlight of Tōkasan, as far as we are concerned. Old-school vibe, cheap snacks and drinks, and bon dancing at 19:30 and 21:30, which everyone is very welcome to join in with.

Photos and video from Shintenchi Park during Tōkasan here.

Annual appearances by local singer Minami Issei singing classics such as Hiroshima Paradise and the Carp song.