Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
By month: November 2026, December 2026, January 2027, February 2027
Rikugien, one of Tokyo's best-known gardens for autumn leaves, opens after dark for about two weeks, with its maples lit and projections on an old storehouse.
25 Nov – 6 Dec 2026TokyoFifteen years of MAPPA at the Yurakucho Museum this autumn, with original drawings and production art from 23 titles, three of them given their own areas.
16 Sep – 7 Dec 2026TokyoAn exhibition of archaeological and folklore materials, from Jomon artefacts to historic household items, documenting the cultural heritage of Musashino.
18 Jul – 13 Dec 2026Koganei · TokyoHiroshige at the Tokyo National Museum: every print of his three major series, from the Tokaido to the Hundred Famous Views of Edo, shown in three parts.
29 Sep – 20 Dec 2026TokyoA German-style Christmas market at two Tokyo venues, the Shin-Toyosu waterfront and Shiba Park below Tokyo Tower, each with a Christmas pyramid about 14 m tall.
20 Nov – 25 Dec 2026TokyoA food festival project running roughly 100 days across four consecutive events celebrating curry, ramen, Chinese noodles, gyoza, and garlic risotto.
11 Sep – 25 Dec 2026TokyoA German-style Christmas market under the big roof of Roppongi Hills, modelled on the Stuttgart market, with Käthe Wohlfahrt decorations, Glühwein and sausages.
21 Nov – 25 Dec 2026TokyoA new autumn and winter arts festival in Tokyo, with outdoor works, circus and night events across Odaiba, Hibiya and Marunouchi, and Yoyogi and Shibuya.
10 Oct – 31 Dec 2026TokyoThe last special exhibition at Art Aquarium Museum Ginza before it leaves Ginza Mitsukoshi: goldfish tanks set among autumn leaves, wisteria and cherry blossom.
2 Oct 2026 – 6 Jan 2027TokyoA 1.8 km walk-through illumination in Yoyogi Park, with 17 zones of light and music, modeled on the winter illuminations held in European parks.
13 Nov 2026 – 11 Jan 2027TokyoAn exhibition in Tokyo of Nara ittobori, carved and brightly painted wooden figures from Nara, shown with the tools used to make them.
19 Dec 2026 – 17 Jan 2027TokyoAn ice sculpture competition with works by professional carvers, displayed in the grounds of Meiji Jingu, a Tokyo shrine.
17–18 Jan 2027TokyoA room in Tennoz showing craft from workshops around Japan, most of it from Ishikawa, with the pieces for sale and tours to the makers to follow.
15 Sep 2026 – 30 Jan 2027TokyoA free weekend of coffee from independent shops in the United Nations University courtyard near Omotesando, held since 2015.
30–31 Jan 2027TokyoA free light and sound installation linking Takeshiba, Takanawa and Oimachi in Tokyo, where visitors' movements set off light, sound and fountains.
19 Nov 2026 – 31 Jan 2027TokyoA festival celebrating Chofu's cinematic heritage since 1933 connects audiences with the city's continued cluster of film and media companies.
6 Feb – 1 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetChofu · TokyoThe first large exhibition devoted to the game UNDERTALE, supervised by its maker Toby Fox, opening in Ikebukuro before it travels on to Osaka.
19 Feb – 10 Mar 2027TokyoTokyo's largest creative festival spans nine urban areas during cherry blossom season, with fashion, design, art and technology programming across the city.
13–22 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyo
