Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
By month: October 2026, November 2026, December 2026, January 2027
A retro-themed railway journey through autumn scenery is accompanied by the gentle sounds of bell crickets resonating through the carriages.
1 Sep – 15 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetGoshogawara · AomoriA transformative mobility exhibition brings together automotive innovation, motorcycles, motorsports, and future transportation solutions.
13–16 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyoEach 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 2027Exact date not confirmed yetShingu · WakayamaEach autumn, breweries from across Kansai gather in central Osaka for two days of tasting, with more than seventy sake between twenty-six makers.
17–18 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOsakaA 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 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOsakaJapan'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 · KanagawaA light display each autumn at the former Sasagawa residence near Niigata, with projections on an Edo-period house, a lit garden and works by local students.
26 Sep – 18 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNiigataJapan'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 yetChibaTowering drum-bearing floats parade through Niihama in this October celebration, drawing nearly 200,000 spectators each year.
16–18 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNiihama · EhimeThis pottery festival in Japan's Heritage-certified Bizen production area offers visitors the chance to buy ware and try their hand at the potter's wheel.
17–18 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetBizen · OkayamaKyoto's historical reenactment festival: costumed processions of figures from different Japanese eras travel from the Imperial Palace to Heian Shrine.
22 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKyotoThirty-one breweries pour more than 160 sake, shochu, umeshu and other drinks at a tasting festival by Bentencho station in Osaka, held over two days.
24–25 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOsakaAn 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 yetTokyoSince 2003, teams from around forty countries have met in Nagoya each year to compete in handmade costumes and stage performance for the Grand Champion title.
12–14 Nov 2027Nagoya · AichiA 390-year-old procession through Yatsushiro in Kumamoto, listed by UNESCO, with a turtle-serpent beast and nine canopied floats carried to a riverbank.
22–23 Nov 2027Yatsushiro · KumamotoThe 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
