Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
An autumn event synchronizes fireworks and drone choreography with music across an open plaza, creating a panoramic display of light and color.
21 Nov 2026Osaka · KansaiAn exceptional festival allows visitors to sleep inside historic folk houses at an open-air museum and experience traditional Edo-period village life.
22–23 Nov 2026Osaka · KansaiToei Kyoto Studio Park brings Japanese yokai legends to life with parades, interactive dance experiences, workshops, and exhibitions celebrating supernatural folklore.
Around 300 works by Mizuki Shigeru, from his childhood drawings to the yokai he spent a lifetime recording, at the Kobe Fashion Museum from September to November.
12 Sep – 29 Nov 2026Hyogo · KansaiA touring sumo exhibition brings close encounters with wrestlers, featuring displays of topknot styling, rare technique demonstrations, and photo and handshake opportunities.
8 Dec 2026Hyogo · KansaiAn exhibition in Osaka on the Japanese hell, following the path of the dead through full-size reproductions of painted scrolls and moving projections.
28 Nov – 27 Dec 2026Osaka · KansaiThis New Year countdown festival features millions of lights, drone shows, bubble performances, and live music creating one of Japan's largest illumination displays.
31 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027Hyogo · KansaiThe Evangelion 30th anniversary exhibition comes to Hirakata Park in Osaka, with about 270 hand-painted cels, design material and film artwork.
18 Oct 2026 – 11 Jan 2027Osaka · KansaiMasked demons swing blazing torches through a temple hall in an ancient winter ritual performed twice daily, seeking protection from misfortune and ancestral blessings.
14 Jan 2027Nara · KansaiAn exhibition celebrates the absurdist manga Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo through interactive displays showcasing its protagonist's surreal martial arts techniques.
8–24 Jan 2027Osaka · KansaiAt Cape Shionomisaki, a practical piece of land management becomes a spectacular celebration as flaming arrows set the grasslands ablaze each winter.
30 Jan 2027Wakayama · KansaiJapan's largest stationery fair showcasing pens, notebooks, planners, and creative stationery from established brands and innovative makers.
5–8 Mar 2027Osaka · KansaiJapan's largest exhibition dedicated to bonbai, artistically cultivated plum trees in pots, displays approximately 90 specimens rotated by blooming stages over 60 days.
10 Jan – 10 Mar 2027Shiga · KansaiA cherry blossom festival in Osaka features night illuminations and LED lantern releases alongside traditional Japanese instrument performances.
3–5 Apr 2027Osaka · KansaiEach April, Kumano Hongu Taisha holds its Reitaisai – three days of purification rites, beautiful sacred dance performances, and a grand palanquin procession.
13–15 Apr 2027Wakayama · KansaiThe Osaka run of the first exhibition devoted to UNDERTALE, held at the ATC Gallery in Nanko after the Tokyo showing closes.
22 Apr – 9 May 2027Osaka · KansaiThe Aoi Festival is one of Kyoto's three major annual festivals, dedicated to the northern Kamo shrines, with roots reaching back over 1,400 years and featuring equestrian archery.
15 May 2027Kyoto · KansaiThree-day festival featuring outdoor Noh theatre performances, classical arts, historical pageantry, and family activities across Himeji Castle grounds.
22–24 May 2027Hyogo · Kansai
