What's On in Japan
One email a month, early in the month, with the festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups and seasonal events worth planning around.
The month in Japan, sorted
Japan's best events are easy to miss: they are announced late, run for a weekend, or sell their timed tickets before you hear of them. What's On is how you hear in time.
- The best of the month, not a calendar dump
From the hundreds of upcoming events we track across Japan, up to fifteen picks for the month ahead: chosen by our editors and by what readers are looking at, spread over the weeks and across festivals, pop culture, art and the season.
- One pick of the month
The event we would build a trip around, up top with its photo, its dates and why it is worth going.
- Only what you can still make
Each issue covers the month from the day it lands, and anything ending within three days is left out. Every pick shows its dates and prefecture, and says so plainly when the organiser hasn't confirmed them yet.
- One tap from idea to plan
Every pick opens its page on Hey Japan! with the full dates, how to get there and what's nearby.
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