Unlike in the West, where haunted houses typically crop up during the Halloween season, the Japanese like to work up a cold frightened sweat during the hot summer months. This year Tokyo Dome's Haunted House theme is "Ashikari," where the ghost of a woman who went crazy after her husband chopped…

Take a dip in the pool with that special someone under the moonlight at Hotel New Otani's outdoor pool. It's one of the few outdoor pools that is open late in Tokyo, so grab your slinkiest swimsuit and relax under the starry night sky. Open 6-10pm.

Enjoy fireworks in the heart of Tokyo at Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival. This annual firework show also has concerts with famous musicians before, during and after the fireworks. This year's line up includes TRF and My Little Lover at the Jingumae Baseball Stadium and Kondo Masahi and Decomas at…