Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
By month: October 2026, November 2026, December 2026, January 2027
An autumn festival held in October with origins tracing to a 1608 rainmaking ritual, featuring 27 ornately carved musical floats from the Edo period.
10–11 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKanuma · TochigiEach October the old castle town of Sakura fills with towering doll floats, portable shrines and Edo-descended music for three days of procession.
9–11 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetSakura · ChibaTokyo's street of professional cooking tools holds a yearly festival: a week of store deals, and on the last day the street closes to cars for parades.
6–12 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyoA yearly kimono fair in Yurakucho, Tokyo, where weavers and dyers from across Japan show their work and short workshops teach the crafts behind it.
7–12 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyoA transformative mobility exhibition brings together automotive innovation, motorcycles, motorsports, and future transportation solutions.
13–16 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyoJapan's largest free urban sports festival returns to Yokohama's Red Brick Warehouse in October, with eight disciplines on show.
17–18 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetYokohama · KanagawaJapan's premier analog gaming convention featuring over 1,300 booths of board games, card games, TRPGs, and trading card games with hands-on experiences.
17–18 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetChibaAn audio show where nearly 200 brands present hi-fi systems, vinyl turntables and high-resolution streaming technology in sound-isolated rooms.
23–25 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyoThe autumn season at Keisei Rose Garden in Chiba, when the roses flower a second time and the Alice in Wonderland attractions through the garden open again.
1 Oct – 30 Nov 2027Yachiyo · ChibaA display inside the Ginza goldfish museum on how Edo townspeople kept and looked at goldfish, and how the fish reached the woodblock prints of the time.
From 14 Sep 2026TokyoChristmas trees, winter window art, evening lighting on the Harappa and warm seasonal drinks at the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki.
From 7 Oct 2026Kawasaki · Kanagawa
