Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
A summer festival lights up an aquarium with 30+ jellyfish-shaped lanterns, interactive zones, and water-based fortune-telling games.
11 Jul – 13 Sep 2026Osaka · KansaiPremier manga and anime fair in western Japan attracting 40,000 visitors annually to explore exclusive announcements, live performances, and merchandise.
19–20 Sep 2026Kyoto · KansaiOne of Japan's most dynamic float festivals with a 300-year history, known for its signature yarimawashi maneuver where massive floats are swung around corners.
18–20 Sep 2026Osaka · KansaiOriginal artwork highlighting the distinctive style and creative evolution of manga artist Arina Tanemura marks her 30-year career anniversary.
21 Aug – 21 Sep 2026Kyoto · KansaiThe Monster Hunter Orchestra Concert features live orchestral performances of game music by the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra, conducted by Hirofumi Kurita.
22–23 Sep 2026Hyogo · KansaiAn 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 · KansaiA 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 · KansaiEach October in Gobo, Wakayama, the region's largest autumn festival fills the streets with rival parish groups, dance, and towering, massive drum floats.
4–5 Oct 2026Wakayama · KansaiEach October, Kumano Hayatama Taisha holds the Mifune Matsuri, two days of sacred processions culminating in a thrilling fast-boat race on the Kumano River.
15–16 Oct 2026Wakayama · KansaiEach autumn, breweries from across Kansai gather in central Osaka for two days of tasting, with more than seventy sake between twenty-five makers.
17–18 Oct 2026Osaka · KansaiA 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 · KansaiKyoto's signature historical reenactment features costumed processions of figures from different Japanese eras traveling from the Imperial Palace to the Heian Shrine.
22 Oct 2026Kyoto · KansaiSeasonal sake tasting festival offering samples of 120+ varieties from breweries across Japan, paired with seasonal cuisine and live performances.
25–26 Oct 2026Osaka · KansaiOsaka Art Fireworks presents a 50-minute display synchronizing fireworks with music from Marble Beach, offering views of Osaka Bay and one of Japan's Top 100 Sunsets.
31 Oct 2026Osaka · KansaiThis virtual reality experience simulates a journey to Mars with free walking exploration, rover travel, and views of the planet's distinctive blue sunset.
4 Jul – 1 Nov 2026Mie · KansaiA wind ensemble concert celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Evangelion series with music from the franchise performed without video projection.
3 Nov 2026Hyogo · KansaiAn autumn horror experience at Universal Studios celebrates its 15th anniversary with park-wide street zombies, new attractions, and collaborations.
9 Oct – 8 Nov 2026Osaka · Kansai
