Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
By month: October 2026, November 2026, December 2026, January 2027
This Utsunomiya summer festival brings residents together for parades, traditional performances, and displays of local culture.
1–2 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetUtsunomiya · TochigiJapan's largest idol music festival: three days on multiple stages at a waterfront venue in Odaiba, with both established and emerging idol groups.
31 Jul – 2 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyoEvery 4-5 August, ten neighbourhoods of Yokaichiba send mikoshi through the streets while crowds throw water over them. A Chiba festival nearly 500 years old.
4–5 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetSosa · ChibaThe Kiryu Yagibushi Festival is a summer event held each August in Kiryu City, centred on Yagibushi folk song and dance, with street parades and live music.
7–9 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKiryu · GunmaOne of western Tokyo's biggest summer festivals, where Japan's Tanabata star festival meets American base-town culture in a street of dazzling decorations.
7–9 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetFussa · TokyoOne of Tokyo's three greatest Shinto festivals, this mid-August celebration centers on water-splashing processions with portable shrines through the city.
15 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyoA local fireworks festival held in August in Kanazawa Ward, with about 3,500 fireworks launched from Umino Park, spanning over four decades.
22 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetYokohama · KanagawaMonster Hunter game music played live by leading Japanese orchestras, with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra across both performances on the festival day.
23 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyoA three-day concert festival showcases virtual singers Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin and Len, and others performing with a live band across six shows.
28–30 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetChibaTokyo Toy Show is Japan's largest toy trade fair, with new products and interactive exhibits from leading manufacturers and over 160,000 visitors.
27–30 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyoUltra Acosta! is an expanded cosplay event at Sunshine City Ikebukuro, drawing 20,000 visitors for photography sessions and meeting other cosplayers.
4–6 Sep 2027Exact date not confirmed yetToshima · TokyoChofu's autumn fireworks festival is built on the Hanabi-llusion concept, synchronizing fireworks with movie soundtracks in Tokyo's historic film center.
12 Sep 2027Exact date not confirmed yetChofu · TokyoA two-day dance music festival each September on a temporary site at Odaiba in Tokyo, the Japanese edition of the Ultra festivals that began in Miami.
18–19 Sep 2027TokyoTokyo Game Show at Makuhari Messe, with confirmed games, cosplay rules, ticket prices and dates.
17–20 Sep 2027Exact date not confirmed yetChibaAround thirty lion carts and twelve tiered floats fill central Ishioka for three days each September, at one of the three great festivals of the Kanto region.
19–21 Sep 2027Exact date not confirmed yetIshioka · IbarakiThe 'Naked Festival' features mikoshi carried into the sea, a boisterous parade through town, and shrines tossed high against fireworks and songs of joy.
23–24 Sep 2027Exact date not confirmed yetIsumi · ChibaThis two-day tasting event in Gunma brings together local sake breweries and regional cuisine, featuring over 30 alcohol booths and seminars for enthusiasts.
25–26 Sep 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTakasaki · GunmaA major hobby show features over 80 manufacturers showcasing detailed model kits, collectible figures, and remote-controlled vehicles.
3–4 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyo
