Tokyo Midtown Hibiya (Yurakucho, Chiyoda City; operated by Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.) is hosting HIBIYA MID SUMMER 2026 from Friday, June 26 through Sunday, August 23, 2026.
Built around the theme of enjoying summer in the heart of the city, the event brings together food, music, and hands-on experiences into a variety of content that visitors of all generations can enjoy from daytime through the evening.
New this year, HIBIYA MUSIC LIVE lets visitors enjoy live jazz and other music alongside their meal at HIBIYA SUMMER DINER. During the Obon holiday period, the venue is also hosting the MOTTAINAI! Upcycling Workshop, a hands-on program for learning about the SDGs. In addition, あいぱく® TOKYO, a limited-time specialty shop offering craft soft cream and regional ice creams selected by the Japan Ice Mania Association from all 47 prefectures, opens for a limited period. The summer will also bring the 14th edition of Enta no Machi Hibiya Uchimizu Month (エンタの街 日比谷 打ち水月間), a seasonal tradition since 2011 in which the whole Hibiya area works together to cool the streets.
Highlights of HIBIYA MID SUMMER 2026
Free evening live music: HIBIYA MUSIC LIVE — Live performances, including jazz, at HIBIYA SUMMER DINER on Fridays in July and August.
Learning about the SDGs while having fun: MOTTAINAI! Upcycling Workshop — A hands-on workshop using upcycled materials that encourages visitors to think about the future.
Regional ice creams from across Japan: あいぱく® TOKYO — A limited-time shop offering carefully selected regional ice creams and craft soft cream.
Cooling the whole town for the 14th year: Enta no Machi Hibiya Uchimizu Month — From Friday, July 24 to Monday, August 31, 18 facilities and organizations in the Hibiya area will sprinkle water on weekday evenings.
Food and Music for a Summer Night in the City: HIBIYA MUSIC LIVE
During the run of HIBIYA SUMMER DINER, live music performances, including jazz, take place at Hibiya Step Plaza.
Visitors can enjoy the immersive atmosphere of live music alongside food and drinks served at the roughly 100-seat outdoor diner.
Set in an open-air space in the middle of the city, it offers a way to spend a summer evening that only Hibiya can provide.
As a free live show that people can casually stop by after work or on weekends, it adds to the evening buzz in Hibiya.
HIBIYA MUSIC LIVE Overview
- Name: HIBIYA MUSIC LIVE
- Dates: Friday, July 24; Friday, July 31; Friday, August 7; Friday, August 14
- Time: Show 1 at 6:20 PM, Show 2 at 8:20 PM, each approximately 25 minutes (subject to change)
- Performers:
- July 24: Ema (vocals) x Saori Toyoshima (tap dance) x Sota Seta (piano) TRIO
- July 31: Tenta Goto (saxophone, flute) x Yuki Muto (keyboard)
- August 7: Tsubasa Furukawa (saxophone) x yuckey (keyboard) Duo
- August 14: Yuki Enomoto (saxophone) x Takahiro Morimoto (guitar)
- Venue: Hibiya Step Plaza (canceled in the event of rain or severe weather)
- Admission: Free
HIBIYA SUMMER DINER Overview
About 100 seats of outdoor dining space are set up at Hibiya Step Plaza. Guests can enjoy authentic tacos made with house-made corn tortillas and sandwiches built around a spicy, smoky house-made pastrami, along with beer and original cocktails.
- Venue: Hibiya Step Plaza (canceled in the event of rain or severe weather)
- Period: Currently open through Sunday, August 23
- Hours: Weekdays 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM (last order 9:30 PM); weekends and holidays 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM (last order 9:30 PM)
- August 12 (Wed) through August 14 (Fri) follow the weekend and holiday hours
- On Sunday, August 23, service ends at 9:00 PM (last order 8:30 PM)
Parents and Kids Learn About the SDGs This Summer: MOTTAINAI! Upcycling Workshop
Held under the theme "SDGs Start Today," this hands-on workshop lets parents and children enjoy learning together during summer vacation, giving them a chance to feel environmental and social issues up close and think about the future.
Through an upcycling experience that uses materials that would otherwise be thrown away, children can learn about the environment while having fun, creating an opportunity to think about future lifestyles and society.
The workshop also incorporates the idea of "backcasting" — thinking about what can be done now by working backward from an ideal future — making it more than just a craft activity and turning it into an educational summer program.
MOTTAINAI! Upcycling Workshop Overview
- Name: MOTTAINAI! Upcycling Workshop
- Dates: Friday, August 14 to Sunday, August 16, 2026, 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM (planned; ends each day once the day's supply runs out)
- Venue: Atrium
- Admission: Free
- How to join: Walk-in on the day (kit-making is limited to children only)
- Planning and production: ASOBISKI
Materials once destined for the trash become a beetle: make an upcycled beetle kit
Using upcycling kits made from materials that would otherwise be discarded — such as offcuts from apparel manufacturing and rice that has reached the end of its stockpile period — participants try their hand at making a beetle. Featuring an insect popular with children, this hands-on program teaches the importance of resource circulation and craftsmanship while having fun.
- Age: Elementary school students (with a guardian)
- Duration: About 20 minutes
- Fee: Free (requires a same-day purchase receipt of ¥1,000 or more including tax; purchases at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya do not count)
Learn about the SDGs by making a one-of-a-kind hanger: make a banana paper hanger
This workshop uses "banana paper," an environmentally friendly material made from discarded banana stems, to create an original hanger. While enjoying the decorating process, participants can also learn about the social value of banana paper, including resource use and environmental and poverty issues. It is easy for young children to join, making it a sustainability-focused activity that parents and children can enjoy together.
- Age: 3 years old through elementary school students (with a guardian)
- Duration: About 15 minutes
- Fee: Free (requires a same-day purchase receipt of ¥1,000 or more including tax; purchases at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya do not count)
Regional Ice Creams From All 47 Prefectures Gather: Craft Ice Cream Shop あいぱく® TOKYO
あいぱく® TOKYO, a limited-time ice cream specialty shop featuring regional ice creams handpicked from all 47 prefectures by the Japan Ice Mania Association, opens at Hibiya Step Plaza.
Alongside a wide variety of regional ice creams gathered from around the country, the shop also serves craft soft cream made with carefully selected dairy ingredients. Visitors can enjoy the distinct flavors and character of each region while discovering the appeal of ice cream from across Japan — an ice cream experience that feels like touring the country without leaving Hibiya.
あいぱく® TOKYO Overview
- Name: Craft soft cream and regional ice cream specialty shop あいぱく® TOKYO
- Venue: Hibiya Step Plaza (top of the grand staircase)
- Period: Saturday, July 4 to Sunday, September 27
- Hours: 11:30 AM to 8:00 PM
- Operator: Icecream Lover Inc.
Held Concurrently: 18 Hibiya Facilities Cool the Streets for the 14th Enta no Machi Hibiya Uchimizu Month
Enta no Machi Hibiya Uchimizu Month, a summer tradition since 2011, returns for its 14th year. From Friday, July 24 to Monday, August 31, 18 facilities and organizations connected to the Hibiya area — including Imperial Hotel Tokyo and Hibiya Chanter — will carry out water sprinkling (打ち水) on weekday evenings at their respective locations, cooling the entire town together. An opening ceremony will be held at Hibiya Step Plaza on Thursday, July 23.
Enta no Machi Hibiya Uchimizu Month Overview
- Dates: Friday, July 24 to Monday, August 31, 2026
- July 23 (Thu) is the opening ceremony only; from the following day, each facility sprinkles water around 5:00 PM on weekdays. Not held on days facilities are closed.
- Canceled in the event of rain or water-use restrictions due to drought.
- Venue: Hibiya Step Plaza, Hibiya Nakadori Street, and other locations
- Participating organizations (in alphabetical order by Japanese name): Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.; HIBIYA CROSSPARK Development Project; Kajima Corporation; Starbucks Coffee Tokyo Midtown Hibiya; Imperial Hotel Tokyo; Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association; Tokyo Midtown Hibiya; TOHO Co., Ltd. (Toho Hibiya Promenade Building / Theatre Creation); Toho Facilities Co., Ltd. (Hibiya Chanter); Nissay Foundation for Cultural Promotion; Nippon Life Insurance Company; Hankyu Railway Co., Ltd.; Hankyu Hanshin Hotels Co., Ltd.; Hibiya Area Management Association; Hibiya Shopping Street Association; Chiyoda City Hibiya Library and Culture Museum; Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
About HIBIYA MID SUMMER 2026
HIBIYA MID SUMMER 2026 is an event built around the theme of enjoying summer in the heart of the city, bringing together food, music, and hands-on experiences. Visitors can experience a uniquely urban way of enjoying summer at Hibiya Step Plaza, a space full of the open, entertaining atmosphere that only Hibiya offers.
- Venue: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, Hibiya Step Plaza and Atrium
- Period: Friday, June 26 to Sunday, August 23, 2026
- Organizers: Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, Hibiya Area Management Association
- Website: https://www.hibiya.tokyo-midtown.com/jp/
