Fussa Tanabata Festival

Tanabata, the festival that celebrates the star-crossed lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi, takes place across Japan in early July. You'll find one of Tokyo's longest-running incarnations of this event in the western town of Fussa. While other such festivals tend to be fairly low-key affairs, this one (now into its 70th year) is packed with events, including a 'Princess Orihime contest’ and a performance by the US Air Force band on Saturday, as well as comedy shows and a samba dance on Sunday. There will also be plenty of irresistible food stalls set up around Fussa Station.