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2026/09/15

Expo & Convention · Chiba · Kanto

Tokyo Game Show 2026

Tokyo Game Show 2026 goes five days for its 30th anniversary. Full guide to dates, ticket prices, confirmed games, cosplay rules and how to survive Makuhari.

Chiba · 19–21 Sep 2026

Festival · Ibaraki · Kanto

Ishioka Festival

Around thirty lion carts and twelve tiered floats fill central Ishioka for three days each September, at one of the three great festivals of the Kanto region.

Ishioka · 19–21 Sep 2026

Sightseeing Train · Chiba · Kanto

Choshi Line

A tiny railway at the eastern edge of Chiba, kept running by the rice crackers it sells – twenty minutes from the town to the Pacific, past cabbage fields.

Choshi

Festival · Chiba · Kanto

Ohara Hadaka Festival

The 'Naked Festival' features mikoshi carried into the sea, a boisterous parade through town, and shrines tossed high against fireworks and songs of joy.

Isumi · 23–24 Sep 2026

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Expo & Convention

Tokyo Game Show 2026

Tokyo Game Show 2026 goes five days for its 30th anniversary. Full guide to dates, ticket prices, confirmed games, cosplay rules and how to survive Makuhari.

19–21 Sep 2026Chiba

Festival

Ishioka Festival

Around thirty lion carts and twelve tiered floats fill central Ishioka for three days each September, at one of the three great festivals of the Kanto region.

19–21 Sep 2026Ishioka · Ibaraki

Festival

Ohara Hadaka Festival

The 'Naked Festival' features mikoshi carried into the sea, a boisterous parade through town, and shrines tossed high against fireworks and songs of joy.

23–24 Sep 2026Isumi · Chiba

Food Fair

KANPAI! Gunma

This two-day tasting event in Gunma brings together local sake breweries and regional cuisine, featuring over 30 alcohol booths and seminars for enthusiasts.

25–26 Sep 2026Takasaki · Gunma

Exhibition

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Exhibition: DIVE INTO THE BO-BOBO WORLD

An 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

Expo & Convention

All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2025

A major hobby show features over 80 manufacturers showcasing detailed model kits, collectible figures, and remote-controlled vehicles.

3–4 Oct 2026Tokyo

Expo & Convention

Kappabashi Kitchenware Festival

Tokyo'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

Music

Evangelion Wind Symphony 2026

The 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

Exhibition

Kimono EXPO 2026 Tokyo

A 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 2026Tokyo

Visual Art

Kon Satoshi Birthday Festival 2026

Screenings 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 2026Tokyo

Festival

Sakura Autumn Festival

Each 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 2026Sakura · Chiba

Festival

Kanuma Autumn Festival

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 2026Kanuma · Tochigi

Interactive Experience

Ninja Trick House in Tokyo

A small ninja house in Kabukicho where visitors throw iron shuriken, draw a wooden sword and hunt for the tricks built into the walls.

Tokyo

Interactive Experience

Unko Museum Yokohama Bay

An entertainment space in Yokohama Bay reimagining unko (poop) as a colorful, shareable aesthetic through interactive zones and exclusive merchandise under the unko kawaii brand.

Yokohama · Kanagawa

Interactive Experience

TOKYO JOYPOLIS

Tokyo Joypolis, Japan's largest indoor amusement park, features VR-enhanced thrill rides, rhythm-game coasters, arcade games, and anime-themed attractions.

Tokyo

Area & Points of Interest

Ryujin Big Suspension Bridge

A footbridge 375 metres long hanging 100 metres above a dam lake in a gorge in Ibaraki, with a bungee jump from the middle of it.

Hitachiota · Ibaraki

Park & Garden

Ashikaga Flower Park

The park features wisteria in pink, purple, and white, a walkable wisteria tunnel, rose and tulip gardens, and nightly illuminations recognized among Japan's Three Great Illuminations.

Ashikaga · Tochigi

Interactive Experience

Asakusa Sumo Club

This interactive sumo experience hosted by former wrestlers offers foreign guests technique demonstrations, the chance to try sumo in costume, and a chanko meal.

Tokyo

Onsen & Wellness

Kinugawa Onsen

A hot spring town in a gorge on the Kinugawa river in Tochigi, once reserved for lords and monks returning from Nikko.

Nikko · Tochigi

Area & Points of Interest

Sawara Historic District

A merchant quarter on the Ono River in Chiba that grew rich on river trade, and the first district in the Kanto region put under preservation.

Katori · Chiba

Onsen & Wellness

Kusatsu Onsen

Hot spring resort nestled in volcanic mountains, featuring 13 public baths and traditional ryokan alongside outdoor rotenburo and foot-bath experiences.

Kusatsu · Gunma

Park & Garden

Ikuta Ryokuchi Park

Kawasaki's largest green space, blending woodland and wetland with museums, a planetarium, indigo dyeing, and seasonal cherry blossom, irises, and autumn foliage.

Kawasaki · Kanagawa