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Monet and Ukiyo-e: The Japanese Beauty That Captivated Monet

An immersive show on Claude Monet and the ukiyo-e prints that inspired him, projected in a vast former warehouse on Yamashita Pier in Yokohama.

24 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027Yokohama · Kanagawa

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teamLab: Digitized Fukuoka Castle Ruins 2026-2027

A night-time art exhibition by teamLab among the stone walls of Fukuoka Castle Ruins, where the works change with wind, rain and the people walking through.

30 Oct 2026 – 11 Jan 2027Fukuoka

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Friday Road Show and Ghibli Exhibition

A touring exhibition on the long partnership between Friday Road Show, Nippon TV's weekly film slot, and Studio Ghibli, with storyboards, photo spaces and AR.

3 Nov 2026 – 14 Feb 2027Saga

Interactive Experience

Nighttime Special Opening: Building Light-Up

A special night opening each autumn at the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, with its historic buildings lit up, candlelight and fires in old hearths.

6–7 Nov 2026Koganei · Tokyo

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BLACK LAGOON 25th Anniversary Original Art Exhibition

A display of original manga art marking twenty-five years of BLACK LAGOON.

13 Nov – 6 Dec 2026Tokyo

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Hibiya Art Park 2026 - Timeless Phenomena

Three artists set work through Hibiya Park in Tokyo for two weeks in November, in a programme run by the city alongside its flower and light displays.

13–29 Nov 2026Tokyo

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Descent into "Jigoku"

An exhibition in Osaka on the Japanese hell, following the path of the dead through full-size reproductions of painted scrolls and moving projections.

28 Nov – 27 Dec 2026Osaka

Entertainment

Christmas Unko Party

The poop-themed Unko Museum holds Christmas events at three locations, with seasonal exhibits, decorations and interactive photo spots for families.

28 Nov – 29 Dec 2026Exact date not confirmed yetOkinawa

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Nara Ittobori Exhibition

An exhibition in Tokyo of Nara ittobori, carved and brightly painted wooden figures from Nara, shown with the tools used to make them.

19 Dec 2026 – 17 Jan 2027Tokyo

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

An exhibition celebrates the absurdist manga Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo through interactive displays showcasing its protagonist's surreal martial arts techniques.

8–24 Jan 2027Osaka

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The 76th Nagahama Bonbai Exhibition

Japan's largest exhibition of bonbai, plum trees artistically cultivated in pots, showing about 90 specimens rotated by blooming stage over 60 days.

10 Jan – 10 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNagahama · Shiga

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Yokohama Doll Museum's Hinamatsuri

Traditional hina dolls and intricately crafted miniature furnishings reveal the artistry and cultural significance of this centuries-old celebration.

30 Jan – 15 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetYokohama · Kanagawa

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KYOTO NIPPON FESTIVAL

Kyoto Nippon Festival fills Kitano Tenmangu shrine with large-scale art installations and immersive dance performance, featuring artist Mika Ninagawa.

1 Feb – 24 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKyoto

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KINGDOM HEARTS 25th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION

An exhibition in Tokyo for the 25th anniversary of the Kingdom Hearts games, with Keyblade replicas, sets from the games and an immersive theatre.

5 Feb – 4 Apr 2027Tokyo

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Hina Doll Festival of the Owari Tokugawa Family

A seasonal tradition showcases rare Hina dolls passed down through the Owari Tokugawa family, dressed in historically accurate court attire.

7 Feb – 5 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNagoya · Aichi

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UNDERTALE MUSEUM Tokyo

The first large exhibition devoted to the game UNDERTALE, supervised by its maker Toby Fox, opening in Ikebukuro before it travels on to Osaka.

19 Feb – 10 Mar 2027Tokyo

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Cherry Blossom Viewing at the Tokyo National Museum

Tokyo National Museum's Cherry Blossom Viewing pairs art with garden walks, showing cherry blossom masterpieces while the museum's trees are in bloom.

10 Mar – 5 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyo

Exhibition

UNDERTALE MUSEUM Osaka

The Osaka run of the first exhibition devoted to UNDERTALE, held at the ATC Gallery in Nanko after the Tokyo showing closes.

22 Apr – 9 May 2027Osaka

Exhibition

Monet and Ukiyo-e: The Japanese Beauty That Captivated Monet

An immersive show on Claude Monet and the ukiyo-e prints that inspired him, projected in a vast former warehouse on Yamashita Pier in Yokohama.

24 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027Yokohama · Kanagawa

Exhibition

teamLab: Digitized Fukuoka Castle Ruins 2026-2027

A night-time art exhibition by teamLab among the stone walls of Fukuoka Castle Ruins, where the works change with wind, rain and the people walking through.

30 Oct 2026 – 11 Jan 2027Fukuoka

Exhibition

Friday Road Show and Ghibli Exhibition

A touring exhibition on the long partnership between Friday Road Show, Nippon TV's weekly film slot, and Studio Ghibli, with storyboards, photo spaces and AR.

3 Nov 2026 – 14 Feb 2027Saga

Interactive Experience

Nighttime Special Opening: Building Light-Up

A special night opening each autumn at the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, with its historic buildings lit up, candlelight and fires in old hearths.

6–7 Nov 2026Koganei · Tokyo

Exhibition

BLACK LAGOON 25th Anniversary Original Art Exhibition

A display of original manga art marking twenty-five years of BLACK LAGOON.

13 Nov – 6 Dec 2026Tokyo

Exhibition

Hibiya Art Park 2026 - Timeless Phenomena

Three artists set work through Hibiya Park in Tokyo for two weeks in November, in a programme run by the city alongside its flower and light displays.

13–29 Nov 2026Tokyo

Exhibition

Descent into "Jigoku"

An exhibition in Osaka on the Japanese hell, following the path of the dead through full-size reproductions of painted scrolls and moving projections.

28 Nov – 27 Dec 2026Osaka

Entertainment

Christmas Unko Party

The poop-themed Unko Museum holds Christmas events at three locations, with seasonal exhibits, decorations and interactive photo spots for families.

28 Nov – 29 Dec 2026Exact date not confirmed yetOkinawa

Exhibition

Nara Ittobori Exhibition

An exhibition in Tokyo of Nara ittobori, carved and brightly painted wooden figures from Nara, shown with the tools used to make them.

19 Dec 2026 – 17 Jan 2027Tokyo

Exhibition

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

An exhibition celebrates the absurdist manga Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo through interactive displays showcasing its protagonist's surreal martial arts techniques.

8–24 Jan 2027Osaka

Exhibition

The 76th Nagahama Bonbai Exhibition

Japan's largest exhibition of bonbai, plum trees artistically cultivated in pots, showing about 90 specimens rotated by blooming stage over 60 days.

10 Jan – 10 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNagahama · Shiga

Exhibition

Yokohama Doll Museum's Hinamatsuri

Traditional hina dolls and intricately crafted miniature furnishings reveal the artistry and cultural significance of this centuries-old celebration.

30 Jan – 15 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetYokohama · Kanagawa

Exhibition

KYOTO NIPPON FESTIVAL

Kyoto Nippon Festival fills Kitano Tenmangu shrine with large-scale art installations and immersive dance performance, featuring artist Mika Ninagawa.

1 Feb – 24 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKyoto

Exhibition

KINGDOM HEARTS 25th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION

An exhibition in Tokyo for the 25th anniversary of the Kingdom Hearts games, with Keyblade replicas, sets from the games and an immersive theatre.

5 Feb – 4 Apr 2027Tokyo

Exhibition

Hina Doll Festival of the Owari Tokugawa Family

A seasonal tradition showcases rare Hina dolls passed down through the Owari Tokugawa family, dressed in historically accurate court attire.

7 Feb – 5 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNagoya · Aichi

Exhibition

UNDERTALE MUSEUM Tokyo

The first large exhibition devoted to the game UNDERTALE, supervised by its maker Toby Fox, opening in Ikebukuro before it travels on to Osaka.

19 Feb – 10 Mar 2027Tokyo

Exhibition

Cherry Blossom Viewing at the Tokyo National Museum

Tokyo National Museum's Cherry Blossom Viewing pairs art with garden walks, showing cherry blossom masterpieces while the museum's trees are in bloom.

10 Mar – 5 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyo

Exhibition

UNDERTALE MUSEUM Osaka

The Osaka run of the first exhibition devoted to UNDERTALE, held at the ATC Gallery in Nanko after the Tokyo showing closes.

22 Apr – 9 May 2027Osaka

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