Tokyo city hosts an array of summer activities to attract tourists

Updated:7 years, 2 months ago

Tokyo (Japan), Aug 23 (ANI): Summer season in Japan is full of unique events, mainly aiming to help people feel cool and bear heat. Since Edo period around three hundred years ago, Nihonbashi area in the heart of Tokyo was stage for such events, and even now event is going on under name “ECO EDO NIHONBASHI”. Goldfish known as symbol of Japan’s summer season is focus of ECO EDO NIHONBASHI ART AQUARIUM. Through lined-up artistic water tanks decorated with original Japanese motifs, lively display of dancing goldfishes and Koi carps creates fantastic ambiance. This is the underwater artwork. People in the late Edo period of Japan felt cooler by watching them in the summer, and they came to represent the season. Even today, Japanese associate goldfish with summer season. This exhibition is making summer event more exciting for many types of visitors. There are also very unique goods and foods. Visitors can find a section for stylish gifts and items which are adjusted to summer season like the variety of foods in stylish and cute goldfish design. The culture of Japan changes summer heat into entertainment and pleasure while adding color to people's lives.