Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
By month: November 2026, December 2026, January 2027, February 2027
The 2026 Sapporo stop of the Monster Hunter Orchestra Concert, with the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra playing music from the games.
9 Nov 2026Sapporo · HokkaidoAnime Tokyo Station hosts a special exhibition on Fist of the North Star, with production materials and a character quiz.
22 Aug – 8 Nov 2026TokyoSkateboarding, BMX and breaking brought together for the first time at Kasama in Ibaraki, in a town that has built itself around urban sports.
7–8 Nov 2026Kasama · IbarakiThe last year of the ramen festival held in Komazawa Olympic Park since 2009, with twelve shops from around the country serving one bowl a ticket.
30 Oct – 3 Nov 2026TokyoA month of Halloween shows, costume contests and themed food at KAWAII MONSTER LAND in Harajuku, bringing back the KAWAII MONSTER CAFE Halloween of 2015.
1 Oct – 3 Nov 2026TokyoA wind ensemble concert celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Evangelion series with music from the franchise performed without video projection.
3 Nov 2026Kobe · HyogoThis virtual reality experience simulates a journey to Mars with free walking exploration, rover travel, and views of the planet's distinctive blue sunset.
4 Jul – 1 Nov 2026Shima · MieMore than 300 original artworks and sketches from both of Arakawa Hiromu's major series, at Daimaru Sapporo from 14 October to 1 November.
14 Oct – 1 Nov 2026Sapporo · HokkaidoThe 2026 Fukuoka stop of the Monster Hunter Orchestra Concert, with the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra and guests on shakuhachi and shamisen.
31 Oct 2026FukuokaA cosplay event held for the first time in the mountain town of Daigo in Ibaraki, using a retro shopping street, a shrine, an orchard and a closed school.
24 Oct 2026Daigo · IbarakiAichi Nagoya Art & Lights, a free light show in Nagoya projecting digital art each evening onto two Important Cultural Property landmarks near Nagoya Castle.
17 Sep – 24 Oct 2026Nagoya · AichiThe 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 2026TokyoSpace Travelium TeNQ in Tokyo hosts a Dr. STONE anime collaboration exhibition timed to the final arc, with exclusive photo spots and themed merchandise.
18 Jul – 18 Oct 2026TokyoAn 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 2026TokyoThis exhibition celebrates Evangelion's 30th anniversary with production materials from the original TV series and Rebuild films.
4 Sep – 12 Oct 2026Nagoya · AichiScreenings of the films of Kon Satoshi at two Tokyo cinemas in the month of his birth, with talks by the actors who voiced his characters.
9–12 Oct 2026TokyoThe Evangelion Wind Symphony plays the anime's soundtrack for wind ensemble, conducted by arranger Masamichi Amano, with vocalist Takahashi Yoko.
4 Oct 2026TokyoThe 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
