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National Museum of Nature and Science

A national museum of natural history and science in Ueno Park, with a 1931 gallery building that is an Important Cultural Property and a floor of dinosaurs.

Tokyo

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

Museum

Amakusa Shiro Museum

A Kamiamakusa museum about the Shimabara-Amakusa Uprising and Amakusa Shiro, the sixteen-year-old who led it, told through documents and film.

Kamiamakusa · Kumamoto

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

Museum

Amakusa Christian Museum

Run by Amakusa City since 1966, the museum tells the story of Christianity in Amakusa and the Shimabara-Amakusa Uprising led by Amakusa Shiro, aged sixteen.

Amakusa · Kumamoto

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

Museum

Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

Japan's national science museum in Odaiba, run by the Japan Science and Technology Agency, with permanent exhibitions, the Geo-Cosmos globe and a dome theater.

Tokyo

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

Museum

Edo-Tokyo Museum

Tokyo's museum of the history of Edo and Tokyo, reopened in 2026 after renovation, with full-size reconstructions and scale models from Edo to today.

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

Museum

Tokushima Castle Museum

The city museum on the site of Tokushima Castle's palace, telling the story of the Tokushima Domain and the Hachisuka family who ruled it.

Tokushima

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

Park & Garden

Naritasan Park

A garden of 165,000 square metres behind the main hall of Naritasan Shinshoji, with three ponds, a waterfall, poem stones and a calligraphy museum.

Narita · Chiba

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

Museum

Miho Museum

A museum of 1997 in the mountains of Shiga, designed by I. M. Pei and mostly buried in the hillside, holding ancient art of the world alongside Japanese art.

Koka · Shiga

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

Museum

Higashisonogi Town History and Folklore Museum

A local museum in a park built around Hisagozuka, one of the largest burial mounds in Nagasaki, covering the area from the stone age to the Edo road.

Higashisonogi · Nagasaki

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

Museum

National Museum of Nature and Science

A national museum of natural history and science in Ueno Park, with a 1931 gallery building that is an Important Cultural Property and a floor of dinosaurs.

Tokyo

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

Museum

Amakusa Shiro Museum

A Kamiamakusa museum about the Shimabara-Amakusa Uprising and Amakusa Shiro, the sixteen-year-old who led it, told through documents and film.

Kamiamakusa · Kumamoto

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

Museum

Amakusa Christian Museum

Run by Amakusa City since 1966, the museum tells the story of Christianity in Amakusa and the Shimabara-Amakusa Uprising led by Amakusa Shiro, aged sixteen.

Amakusa · Kumamoto

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

Museum

Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

Japan's national science museum in Odaiba, run by the Japan Science and Technology Agency, with permanent exhibitions, the Geo-Cosmos globe and a dome theater.

Tokyo

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

Museum

Edo-Tokyo Museum

Tokyo's museum of the history of Edo and Tokyo, reopened in 2026 after renovation, with full-size reconstructions and scale models from Edo to today.

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

Museum

Tokushima Castle Museum

The city museum on the site of Tokushima Castle's palace, telling the story of the Tokushima Domain and the Hachisuka family who ruled it.

Tokushima

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

Park & Garden

Naritasan Park

A garden of 165,000 square metres behind the main hall of Naritasan Shinshoji, with three ponds, a waterfall, poem stones and a calligraphy museum.

Narita · Chiba

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

Museum

Miho Museum

A museum of 1997 in the mountains of Shiga, designed by I. M. Pei and mostly buried in the hillside, holding ancient art of the world alongside Japanese art.

Koka · Shiga

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

Museum

Higashisonogi Town History and Folklore Museum

A local museum in a park built around Hisagozuka, one of the largest burial mounds in Nagasaki, covering the area from the stone age to the Edo road.

Higashisonogi · Nagasaki

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

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