Open-air museum in Kawasaki with 25 traditional houses relocated from across Japan, plus indigo-dyeing sessions, a soba restaurant and craft displays.
Kawasaki
A large Halloween cosplay festival centered on Ikebukuro's East Exit features stage performances, parades, and gathering spaces for participants of all ages.
Tokyo · 30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
More than 300 original artworks and sketches from both of Arakawa Hiromu's major series, at Daimaru Sapporo from 14 October to 1 November.
Sapporo · 14 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
A Nagoya museum of Japanese export ceramics, with more than 5,000 pieces made for overseas markets in the Meiji and Taisho eras and later brought back to Japan.
Nagoya
A cosplay event held for the first time in the mountain town of Daigo in Ibaraki, using a retro shopping street, a shrine, an orchard and a closed school.
24 Oct 2026Daigo · IbarakiThirty-one breweries pour more than 160 sake, shochu, umeshu and other drinks at a tasting festival by Bentencho station in Osaka, held over two days.
24–25 Oct 2026OsakaFootraces run in inflatable T-rex costumes, held in parks, on beaches and at local festivals across Japan since 2022, with adult and juvenile classes.
25 Oct 2026TokyoAn audio show where nearly 200 brands present hi-fi systems, vinyl turntables and high-resolution streaming technology in sound-isolated rooms.
23–25 Oct 2026TokyoVideo game music from the Monster Hunter series receives live orchestral treatment by the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra in this touring concert event.
31 Oct 2026FukuokaOsaka Art Fireworks is a 50-minute display set to music at Marble Beach, with views over Osaka Bay, one of Japan's Top 100 Sunsets spots.
31 Oct 2026Izumisano · OsakaThis museum celebrates Fujiko·F·Fujio, creator of Doraemon, displaying his original works, workspace, and interactive exhibits for manga fans.
Kawasaki · KanagawaMountain forest park in Miyagi with over 100 free-roaming foxes of six species, where visitors can watch and feed them, alongside other animals.
Shiroishi · MiyagiA nostalgic Taisho-era hot-spring town in the Yamagata mountains, lined with wooden inns along a gas-lit river - at its most magical under snow.
Obanazawa · YamagataOpen-air museum in Kawasaki with 25 traditional houses relocated from across Japan, plus indigo-dyeing sessions, a soba restaurant and craft displays.
Kawasaki · KanagawaA Nagoya museum of Japanese export ceramics, with more than 5,000 pieces made for overseas markets in the Meiji and Taisho eras and later brought back to Japan.
Nagoya · AichiThe villa garden of the Itami family in Kanzaki, Saga, a national Place of Scenic Beauty known for its maples and moss, open only in spring and autumn.
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