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ARTE TOKYO

A new autumn and winter arts festival in Tokyo, with outdoor works, circus and night events across Odaiba, Hibiya and Marunouchi, and Yoyogi and Shibuya.

10 Oct – 31 Dec 2026Tokyo

Illumination

Okinawa Tropical Illumination

Illumination event set in a botanical garden featuring handmade warm lights creating a tropical resort atmosphere with new light displays this year.

23 Oct 2026 – 23 May 2027Okinawa

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

Illumination

Sagamiko Illumillion

About six million lights on the hillsides of Sagamiko MORI MORI in Sagamihara, one of the Three Major Illuminations of Kanto, with music shows and night rides.

14 Nov 2026 – 9 May 2027Sagamihara · Kanagawa

Autumn Leaves

Kunenan Autumn Public Opening

The autumn opening of Kunenan, a Meiji-era villa garden in Kanzaki, Saga, when its maples turn red over moss and a thatched house, with weekend music and tea.

14–29 Nov 2026Kanzaki · Saga

Illumination

TERASU: Mejiro Garden Autumn Light-up

An autumn light-up of the pond garden at Mejiro Garden in Tokyo, with maples, a sukiya teahouse and lanterns lit after dark, plus concerts and food stalls.

21 Nov – 6 Dec 2026Tokyo

Autumn Leaves

Rikugien Garden Night Autumn Viewing

Rikugien, one of Tokyo's best-known gardens for autumn leaves, opens after dark for about two weeks, with its maples lit and projections on an old storehouse.

25 Nov – 6 Dec 2026Tokyo

Illumination

TOKYO RED GARDEN

An autumn light-up at Happo-en in Tokyo: orange and red lights on the maples, ginkgo trees and pond of a Japanese garden with about 400 years of history.

27 Nov – 6 Dec 2026Tokyo

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

Seasonal Nature

Strawberry Hunt in the Land of Oz

Strawberry picking with themed decor and actor guides, based on The Wizard of Oz, at one of the largest rose-themed parks in the Kanto region.

17 Jan – 30 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetYachiyo · Chiba

Illumination

Kairakuen UME The Lights

Night-time light-up at Kairakuen garden during the Mito Plum Festival, with the bamboo grove and plum groves lit to show the garden's yin and yang design.

12 Feb – 15 Mar 2027Mito · Ibaraki

Festival

Yoshino Baigo Plum Blossom Festival

A plum blossom festival in Ome's Yoshino Baigo, a plum village replanted from 2016 after plum pox, with Umeno Park as its main venue.

21 Feb – 22 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOme · Tokyo

Festival

Echigo Yukiwari Road

Spring's arrival is celebrated with delicate alpine flowers that bloom as snow melts across multiple scenic sites in the Echigo region.

7 Mar – 12 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNagaoka · Niigata

Cherry Blossom

Rojo Park Cherry Blossoms

Cherry blossom viewing at Rojo Park in Komatsu, where 130 trees of three varieties bloom on the old castle grounds and are lit up in the evening.

1–20 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKomatsu · Ishikawa

Cherry Blossom

Cherry Blossom in Hakusan Shrine & Hakusan Park

Hakusan Shrine, Hakusan Park and the sky gardens beside them hold about 200 cherry trees, lit at night, with peak bloom usually in mid to late April.

15–30 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNiigata

Cherry Blossom

Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival

Cherry blossoms at Hirosaki Park, with illuminated trees, boat rides on the moat where the blossoms reflect in the water, and picnics under the branches.

16 Apr – 5 May 2027Hirosaki · Aomori

Illumination

The Four Seasons of Kanazawa Castle and Kenrokuen Garden: Spring Illuminations

Spring illuminations at Kenrokuen Garden coincide with the blooming of azaleas and early cherry blossoms, creating an interplay of seasonal colors.

30 Apr – 2 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKanazawa · Ishikawa

Expo & Convention

Yokohama Flower & Garden Festival

One of Japan's largest gardening events, held in Yokohama, with show gardens, rose collections, stage talks and workshops for all ages.

2–4 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetYokohama · Kanagawa

Visual Art

ARTE TOKYO

A new autumn and winter arts festival in Tokyo, with outdoor works, circus and night events across Odaiba, Hibiya and Marunouchi, and Yoyogi and Shibuya.

10 Oct – 31 Dec 2026Tokyo

Illumination

Okinawa Tropical Illumination

Illumination event set in a botanical garden featuring handmade warm lights creating a tropical resort atmosphere with new light displays this year.

23 Oct 2026 – 23 May 2027Okinawa

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

Illumination

Sagamiko Illumillion

About six million lights on the hillsides of Sagamiko MORI MORI in Sagamihara, one of the Three Major Illuminations of Kanto, with music shows and night rides.

14 Nov 2026 – 9 May 2027Sagamihara · Kanagawa

Autumn Leaves

Kunenan Autumn Public Opening

The autumn opening of Kunenan, a Meiji-era villa garden in Kanzaki, Saga, when its maples turn red over moss and a thatched house, with weekend music and tea.

14–29 Nov 2026Kanzaki · Saga

Illumination

TERASU: Mejiro Garden Autumn Light-up

An autumn light-up of the pond garden at Mejiro Garden in Tokyo, with maples, a sukiya teahouse and lanterns lit after dark, plus concerts and food stalls.

21 Nov – 6 Dec 2026Tokyo

Autumn Leaves

Rikugien Garden Night Autumn Viewing

Rikugien, one of Tokyo's best-known gardens for autumn leaves, opens after dark for about two weeks, with its maples lit and projections on an old storehouse.

25 Nov – 6 Dec 2026Tokyo

Illumination

TOKYO RED GARDEN

An autumn light-up at Happo-en in Tokyo: orange and red lights on the maples, ginkgo trees and pond of a Japanese garden with about 400 years of history.

27 Nov – 6 Dec 2026Tokyo

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

Seasonal Nature

Strawberry Hunt in the Land of Oz

Strawberry picking with themed decor and actor guides, based on The Wizard of Oz, at one of the largest rose-themed parks in the Kanto region.

17 Jan – 30 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetYachiyo · Chiba

Illumination

Kairakuen UME The Lights

Night-time light-up at Kairakuen garden during the Mito Plum Festival, with the bamboo grove and plum groves lit to show the garden's yin and yang design.

12 Feb – 15 Mar 2027Mito · Ibaraki

Festival

Yoshino Baigo Plum Blossom Festival

A plum blossom festival in Ome's Yoshino Baigo, a plum village replanted from 2016 after plum pox, with Umeno Park as its main venue.

21 Feb – 22 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOme · Tokyo

Festival

Echigo Yukiwari Road

Spring's arrival is celebrated with delicate alpine flowers that bloom as snow melts across multiple scenic sites in the Echigo region.

7 Mar – 12 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNagaoka · Niigata

Cherry Blossom

Rojo Park Cherry Blossoms

Cherry blossom viewing at Rojo Park in Komatsu, where 130 trees of three varieties bloom on the old castle grounds and are lit up in the evening.

1–20 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKomatsu · Ishikawa

Cherry Blossom

Cherry Blossom in Hakusan Shrine & Hakusan Park

Hakusan Shrine, Hakusan Park and the sky gardens beside them hold about 200 cherry trees, lit at night, with peak bloom usually in mid to late April.

15–30 Apr 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNiigata

Cherry Blossom

Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival

Cherry blossoms at Hirosaki Park, with illuminated trees, boat rides on the moat where the blossoms reflect in the water, and picnics under the branches.

16 Apr – 5 May 2027Hirosaki · Aomori

Illumination

The Four Seasons of Kanazawa Castle and Kenrokuen Garden: Spring Illuminations

Spring illuminations at Kenrokuen Garden coincide with the blooming of azaleas and early cherry blossoms, creating an interplay of seasonal colors.

30 Apr – 2 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKanazawa · Ishikawa

Expo & Convention

Yokohama Flower & Garden Festival

One of Japan's largest gardening events, held in Yokohama, with show gardens, rose collections, stage talks and workshops for all ages.

2–4 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetYokohama · Kanagawa

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