Featured Events in Yokohama in August 2025 (July Updated)

The newly formed Korean group TWS is preparing for their first concert, and the atmosphere is growing increasingly tense. The concert titled "2025 TWS TOUR '24/7: WITH:US'" will tour cities across Japan from July to August. Recently, Weverse shared a vibrant concert poster with social media platforms, delighting fans immensely. On the poster, the members are smiling under a clear blue sky. Their radiant smiles were filled with joy and anticipation for the concert. TWS aims to become a shining new generation of stage artists. Their performances will feature vibrant choreography and stable live singing, leaving a lasting impression. Pledis Entertainment is dedicated to presenting a genuine show that showcases TWS's growth and commitment to its fans.

ILLIT is a South Korean girl group launched by the South Korean entertainment company Belift Lab. The members of the group were selected through the survival audition program "R U Next?" and officially debuted on March 25, 2024, with their mini-album "Super Real Me". In terms of music style, ILLIT's songs mainly feature a dynamic and energetic electronic pop style. Their debut song, "Magnetic", has attracted a large number of fans with its catchy melody, energetic rhythm, and the members' clear and lovely timbres. The song has achieved excellent cumulative playback figures on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform, which proves the group's strength and appeal. Their second mini-album, "I'LL LIKE YOU", has also achieved good results on the Japanese Oricon and Billboard Japan charts.

The Minato Mirai Smart Festival will be held in the Minato Mirai district of Yokohama, with the theme "Yokohama, the city of the future with sustainable development goals". At the end of the event, there will be a fireworks display called "Yokohama Sky Symphony", making full use of sound and light effects to make the port city more dazzling throughout the night. By holding various events such as about 20,000 fireworks, the aim is to enhance Yokohama's presence as an international city and make it an urban resort chosen by the world and created together with the citizens of Yokohama.

The Illumination Night summer event depicts Yokohama's charming bay area, with fascinating exhibitions until the end of September! Explore photogenic Vietnamese lights similar to Hoi An Night Market and enjoy interactive experiences like lantern painting, just a 3-minute walk from Yokohama Station.

The fireworks display was held at the Umi no Park in Kanazawa District, Yokohama. About 3,500 fireworks were set off over 60 minutes. Colorful fireworks rose into the night sky of Yokohama from the sea surrounded by Hakkeijima, Umi no Park and Nojima. A series of various starry sky fireworks lit up the entire fireworks display, and the annual extra-large starry sky fireworks brought the event to a successful conclusion.

The British Museum of Natural History is coming to Japan for the first time! A full-body reconstructed skeleton of the 37-meter-long "Patagotitan mayorum" is on display! The exhibition "Titanosaur: Life as the Biggest Dinosaur," which was well received at the British Museum in London, is coming to Japan! Yokohama will be the first stop on its international tour. The museum will introduce the world's largest sauropod, Patagotitan mayorum, through an impressive, fully restored skeleton measuring approximately 37 meters in length, and interactive exhibits. Many specimens from Japan are also gathered here! Learn about not only giant sauropods, but also the history of the gigantism and prosperity of dinosaurs. Under the supervision of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum and the Fukui Prefectural University Dinosaur Research Institute, numerous specimens of dinosaurs other than sauropods and other creatures are collected from all over the country and exhibited in one place. The museum introduces the history of the flourishing of dinosaurs and the evolution of living things through a wide range of specimens, including non-dinosaur paleontologists and extant mammals. A moving specimen?! An impressive dinosaur robot is also on display! This robot is made by Kokoro Co., Ltd., a company that makes high-quality dinosaur robots that are exhibited in museums both in Japan and overseas, such as the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum and the British Museum of Natural History. Even adults will be amazed by its life-size, realistic appearance.

With the Yokohama Hakkeijima Ocean Park, a park with four aquariums and various amusement facilities, as the background, the night sky and the sea are the stage for the fireworks symphony. The new technology brings a 52-meter-high "Pyramid of Light", with fireworks and projection images, accompanied by exciting music, as if entering a fantasy world. It will be held for more than 10 days, with 2,500 fireworks set off every day, attracting about 55,000 people.