Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
Japan's largest itasha and cosplay festival returns with around 1,000 character-wrapped vehicles, live entertainment stages, and collaborative displays of car culture.
8 Nov 2026Tokyo · KantoThis ramen festival gathers 116 chefs at Okubo Park to create entirely new bowl designs, offering pure surprise and discovery under the theme of the Ramen of the Future.
10 Oct – 15 Nov 2026Tokyo · KantoThis evening event illuminates historic buildings and autumn foliage at the museum while showcasing traditional Japanese lighting methods like paper lanterns and gas lamps.
22–23 Nov 2026Tokyo · KantoThis ikebana exhibition presents 200 works spanning classical traditions and contemporary installations, exploring the expressive potential of flowers in diverse settings.
21–24 Nov 2026Tokyo · KantoTokyo's highest beer garden sits at 500 meters elevation, serving all-you-can-drink craft beers and buffet fare with city views by day and stargazing at night.
30 May – 29 Nov 2026Tokyo · KantoThree artists set work through Hibiya Park in Tokyo for two weeks in November, in a programme run by the city alongside its flower and light displays.
13–29 Nov 2026Tokyo · KantoA display of original manga art marking twenty-five years of BLACK LAGOON.
13 Nov – 6 Dec 2026Tokyo · KantoFifteen 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 2026Tokyo · KantoThis bathhouse event reimagines Tokyo's historic Onnazuka Onsen Kaiseiyu through dramatic installations during November's Good Bath Day celebration.
26 Nov – 7 Dec 2026Tokyo · KantoRikugien Garden opens for nighttime autumn foliage viewing, illuminating the garden's fall colours alongside projection mapping and carefully framed photographic vistas.
28 Nov – 9 Dec 2026Tokyo · KantoThis exhibition showcases archaeological and folklore materials including Jomon artefacts and historic household items that document Musashino's cultural heritage.
18 Jul – 13 Dec 2026Tokyo · KantoA food festival project running roughly 100 days across four consecutive events celebrating curry, ramen, Chinese noodles, gyoza, and garlic risotto.
11 Sep – 25 Dec 2026Tokyo · KantoAn 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 2027Tokyo · KantoThis prestigious ice sculpture competition celebrates its 50th anniversary with works by professional carvers displayed at a Tokyo shrine.
17–18 Jan 2027Tokyo · KantoA 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 2027Tokyo · KantoA 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 2027Tokyo · KantoThe 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 2027Tokyo · KantoTokyo's largest creative festival spans nine urban areas during cherry blossom season, bringing together fashion, design, art, and technology programming citywide.
13–22 Mar 2027Tokyo · Kanto
