Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
Original artwork highlighting the distinctive style and creative evolution of manga artist Arina Tanemura marks her 30-year career anniversary.
21 Aug – 21 Sep 2026Kyoto · KansaiAn exhibition explores pattern in Japanese craft, from natural motifs to technical mastery, including a Pokemon and Edo-komon collaboration.
3 Jul – 23 Sep 2026Ishikawa · ChubuAn immersive exhibition explores an Edo-era artist who mastered warrior prints, portraits, landscapes, and satirical works, refusing confinement to a single artistic genre.
18 Jul – 23 Sep 2026Kyoto · KansaiExhibition of twenty-eight high-fidelity reproductions of Japanese national treasures created through advanced imaging and traditional Kyoto craftsmanship.
17 Jul – 23 Sep 2026Oita · KyushuJapanese craft artists interpret Pokémon through traditional materials including metalwork, ceramics, lacquer, and textiles.
10 Jul – 23 Sep 2026Hiroshima · ChugokuBonobono, the gentle manga about a curious young sea otter, turns 40 – celebrated with a Shibuya exhibition of original art, rare manuscripts, and more.
27 Aug – 27 Sep 2026Tokyo · KantoA comprehensive retrospective of the 50-year Super Sentai franchise displays 500 items from all 50 teams, representing approximately 300 characters with meet-and-greet events.
18 Jul – 27 Sep 2026Osaka · KansaiThe Osaka leg of the Spice and Wolf 20th anniversary show, with newly drawn autumn and winter artwork and the series' largest illustration display.
26 Sep – 4 Oct 2026Osaka · KansaiThis exhibition celebrates Evangelion's 30th anniversary with production materials from the original TV series and Rebuild films.
4 Sep – 12 Oct 2026Aichi · ChubuA yearly kimono fair in Yurakucho, Tokyo, where weavers and dyers from across Japan show their work and short workshops teach the crafts behind it.
7–12 Oct 2026Tokyo · KantoAn exhibition celebrating the absurdist manga Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo through immersive zones themed around its protagonist's battle techniques and surreal world.
30 Sep – 17 Oct 2026Tokyo · KantoA yearly kimono fair at Shinsaibashi in Osaka, where weavers and dyers from across Japan show their work and short workshops teach the crafts behind it.
14–18 Oct 2026Osaka · KansaiThe Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum marks its centenary with Edo-period paintings and ukiyo-e prints from the British Museum, including works returning to Japan.
25 Jul – 18 Oct 2026Tokyo · KantoSpace Travelium TeNQ in Tokyo hosts a Dr. STONE anime collaboration exhibition timed to the series final arc, featuring exclusive photo spots and themed merchandise.
18 Jul – 18 Oct 2026Tokyo · KantoMore than 300 original artworks and sketches from both of Arakawa Hiromu's major series, at Daimaru Sapporo from 14 October to 1 November.
14 Oct – 1 Nov 2026Hokkaido · HokkaidoAnime Tokyo Station hosts a special exhibition on "Fist of the North Star", featuring production materials and a character quiz.
22 Aug – 8 Nov 2026Tokyo · KantoAn exhibition exploring Ainu clothing and the exchange with Honshu fashion, tracing garments from historical samurai-class robes to contemporary ruwunpe designs.
19 Sep – 23 Nov 2026Hokkaido · HokkaidoAn event built from the Japanese picture-book series about a bread-stealing thief, with sets to be photographed in, at Sapporo Factory in Hokkaido.
2 Oct – 23 Nov 2026Hokkaido · Hokkaido
