Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
A 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 · KansaiJUJUTSU KAISEN WORLD brings attractions, mini-games, and newly drawn artwork to Bandai Namco Cross Store Tokyo in Ikebukuro, before touring to three more cities.
7 Aug – 27 Sep 2026Tokyo · KantoThe Evangelion Wind Symphony performs the anime's celebrated soundtrack through wind ensemble, conducted by arranger Masamichi Amano and featuring vocalist Takahashi Yoko.
4 Oct 2026Tokyo · KantoThe 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 · KansaiAncient shrine festival featuring portable shrines carried through Matsuyama's districts in ritual performances believed to enhance spiritual power.
5–7 Oct 2026Ehime · ShikokuThis 380-year-old shrine festival blends Japanese folk dances with dragon processions and Dutch-influenced performances held across four venues in Nagasaki.
7–9 Oct 2026Nagasaki · KyushuTokyo's premier shopping street for professional cooking tools holds its 40th annual festival, drawing over 300,000 visitors for unique finds.
4–10 Oct 2026Tokyo · KantoAn 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 2026Tochigi · KantoEach 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 2026Chiba · KantoThis exhibition celebrates Evangelion's 30th anniversary with production materials from the original TV series and Rebuild films.
4 Sep – 12 Oct 2026Aichi · ChubuAn autumn parade brings the Warring States period to life with over 250 participants in samurai and historical costumes, honoring the Sanada clan.
11–12 Oct 2026Nagano · ChubuAn October festival features a grand procession with a portable shrine led by samurai-clad participants, with local residents bowing in reverence along the streets.
15 Oct 2026Okayama · ChugokuA retro-themed railway journey through autumn scenery is accompanied by the gentle sounds of bell crickets resonating through the carriages.
1 Sep – 15 Oct 2026Aomori · TohokuEach 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 · KansaiAn exhibition celebrating the absurdist manga Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo through immersive zones themed around its protagonist's battle techniques and surreal world.
30 Sep – 17 Oct 2026Tokyo · KantoEach 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 · KansaiThe Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum marks its centenary with Edo-period paintings and ukiyo-e prints from the British Museum, including works returning to Japan.
25 Jul – 18 Oct 2026Tokyo · Kanto
