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 Chuo-dori 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.

Read more about and see more photos from Tōkasan 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 7pm and 10pm the main street will become what is called a Pedestrian Paradise in Japanese.

2025 Yukata de Kinsai events around the city center

Hondori shopping arcade

• Yukata Parade on the HHon-dori shopping arcade Friday, June 6 18:30-19:00

Chuo-dori

• Closed to traffic 19:00-22:00 every night of the festival
• Wadaiko drumming and a variety of performances every night of the festival
• Yukata fashion shows Friday, June 6 (19:50 & 20:30) and Saturday June 7 (19:30 & 20:20)
• Jump in the dance on Chuodori Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7 from 21:20
• Samurai dance show Friday, June 6 21:10

Shintenchi Park 19:00-21:30 (every night of the festival

Photos and video from Shintenchi Park during Tōkasan here.

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

Fukuromachi Park

Yukata rental and fittings for foreigners
13:00-20:00
¥3000 (¥4000 deposit)
Women 40 yukata available.
Men Medium x4, Large x4, XL x4

• • Yukata Highball Garden
    • Friday, June 7 16:00-21:00
    • Saturday, June 8 11:00-21:00
    • Sunday, June 9 11:00-18:00
  • Get your yukata and obi sorted out for ¥500 13:00-18:00
  • Everyone welcome (not hardcore) tea ceremony Saturday 13:00-17:00