Festivals, fireworks, illuminations, autumn leaves, cherry blossoms and food events across Japan, listed by prefecture.
Dates and venues come from the organisers' official pages and are checked before they're listed. · 76 events
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Lake Akan Forest Night Walk KAMUY LUMINA
Lake Akan Lakeside Forest
Jun 1 – Oct 31
Natsutoro Light-up
Jozankei Shrine (Main Venue *for guests only*), Jozan Gensen Park, Ashi no Fureai Taro no Yu, Iwato Kannon-do, Yukemuri-zaka, etc. · Sapporo
Sep 12 – Nov 8
MINIATURE LIFE Exhibition 2: Tatsuya Tanaka's World of Metaphor
Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art · Sapporo
Jan 8 – Feb 23
Ashigakubo Ice Pillars Illumination
Ashigakubo · Yokoze
Sep 12 – Nov 29
Kawaguchi City Museum of Art Opening Commemorative Special Exhibition: Mika Ninagawa 'Light of Beginning'
Kawaguchi City Museum of Art · Kawaguchi
Sep 18 – Jan 11
Essay Manga Prescriptions to Save Me Exhibition
Kadokawa Culture Museum · Tokorozawa
Aug 30 – Jan 31
Edo Machi Taito Geirakusai Festival
Asakusa Public Hall, Ueno Park Outdoor Stage, Taito Itchome Community Center, etc. · Taito City
Apr 18 – Mar 28
Setagaya Literary Museum Collection Exhibition: Chiyo Uno 30th Anniversary of Her Passing
Setagaya Literary Museum · Setagaya City
Sep 9 – Dec 13
Louvre Museum Exhibition: Renaissance
The National Art Center, Tokyo · Minato City
Sep 10 – Nov 8
Dark Arts Halloween
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo - The Making of Harry Potter · Nerima City
Sep 12 – Nov 23
Ukiyo no Tawamure: Laughing Ukiyo-e and the Whirlwind of Bakumatsu and Meiji Eras
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts · Machida
Sep 15 – Nov 8
Edo-Tokyo Museum Renewal Commemorative NHK Taiga Drama Special Exhibition: 'Toyotomi Brothers!' (Tokyo)
Edo-Tokyo Museum · Sumida City
Sep 15 – Nov 9
Tokyo Unkai - Yakumo - x TOKYO MOON
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo · Bunkyo City
Sep 15 – Nov 8
Journey to Asia at the Museum: Colorful Asia
Tokyo National Museum · Taito City
Sep 16 – Nov 27
VIVANT IMMERSIVE MISSION (Tokyo)
CREATIVE MUSEUM TOKYO · Chuo City
Sep 19 – Nov 8
Suikoden Exhibition
Tokyo Station Gallery · Chiyoda City
Sep 19 – Nov 8
Re: Encountering Horror Exhibition - The World of Film Art (Tokyo)
Gallery AaMo · Bunkyo City
Sep 26 – Dec 6
Meiji Jingu Gaien 100th Anniversary: Approaching the Giant Murals of the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery
Meiji Jingu Museum · Shibuya
Sep 29 – Dec 20
Special Exhibition: Utagawa Hiroshige - Edo's Best Angles
Tokyo National Museum · Taito City
Sep 29 – Jan 11
Collection Exhibition MOMAT Collection
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo · Chiyoda City
Jul 1 – Jun 20
Fujiko F Fujio Museum 15th Anniversary Doraemon! Exhibition of Secret Gadgets That Grant Wishes
Kawasaki City Fujiko F Fujio Museum · Kawasaki
Jul 18 – Nov 8
Discover! Animals Living in Satoyama
Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History · Odawara
Jun 17 – Apr 7
Monet 100 Years After His Death / 25th Anniversary Exhibition: New Eyes - Monet and 21st Century Art
Pola Museum of Art · Hakone
Jun 13 – Dec 6
Takehiko Miyanaga: Iki, Iki, Iki (Spirit, Vigor, Breath)
Hadano City Takehiko Miyanaga Memorial Museum · Hadano
Aug 1 – Nov 23
Marie Antoinette Style
Yokohama Museum of Art · Yokohama
Jul 18 – Jan 11
Depicted Venetian Glass - Hakone Glass no Mori Museum Collection
Hakone Glass no Mori Museum · Hakone
Jun 17 – Apr 7
Cézanne Legend
Pola Museum of Art · Hakone
May 30 – Mar 21· Fireworks
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise Fireworks Symphonia
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise · Yokohama
Sep 19 – Nov 23
110th Anniversary of Birth: Kudo Kojin Exhibition - Poetry of the Northern Land and Life
Hiratsuka Museum of Art · Hiratsuka
Sep 26 – Nov 1
Field Halloween Party
Kanagawa Prefectural Hana Garden · Hiratsuka
Sep 29 – Mar 31
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise LIGHTIA ~Nanairo no Kiseki~ Illumination
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise · Yokohama
Sep 14 – Nov 15
NAKED Tenku no Otsukimi 2026 Chubu Electric Power MIRAI TOWER
Chubu Electric Power MIRAI TOWER · Nagoya
Sep 19 – Nov 29
Van Gogh's Drawbridge and Impressionist Painters - Wallraf-Richartz Museum Collection
Nagoya City Art Museum · Nagoya
Sep 21 – Dec 6
Pokemon Observatory Exhibition
Toyohashi Museum of Natural History · Toyohashi
Aug 29 – Nov 29
Lightscape in Rokko: Botanical Lights - Autumn Leaves
Rokko Garden Terrace Nature Experience Observation Deck Rokko Shidare Night View · Kobe
Aug 29 – Nov 29
Kobe Rokko Meets Art 2026 Beyond
ROKKO Mori no Ne Museum · Kobe
Sep 1 – Nov 30
TOTTEI PARK Illuminight - AUTUMN LEAVES
TOTTEI PARK 'Green Hill' · Kobe
May 29 – Feb 28
Former Foreign Settlement Illumination
Daimaru Kobe Store · Kobe
Sep 12 – Nov 23
Autumn Special Exhibition: "Yayoi Period Middle Society as Seen Through Earthenware"
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Archaeology · Harima
Sep 12 – Nov 29
Special Exhibition: Shigeru Mizuki's Soulful Manga Exhibition
Kobe Fashion Museum · Kobe
Sep 19 – Nov 29
Forest of Light ~Night Art Walk~ Illumination
Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden · Kobe
Sep 19 – Nov 23
Kamen Rider x Power of Nature Exhibition
Kobe Maritime Museum · Kobe
Jun 24 – Mar 29
Special Exhibition: Unraveling the JMSDF! - What is the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force?
JMSDF Kure Museum (Tetsu no Kujira-kan) · Kure
Jun 26 – Nov 10
Summer and Autumn Special Exhibition: Tsukumogami - Tools That Became Yokai!
Yumoto Koichi Memorial Japan Yokai Museum (Miyoshi Mononoke Museum) · Miyoshi
Sep 12 – Jan 11
Émile Gallé - Japonism and the Beauty of Ceramics
Shimose Museum · Otake
Sep 16 – Oct 31
LECT Halloween Illumination
LECT 1F Food Garden · Hiroshima
Jul 24 – Dec 6
Yamaguchi Seasonal 2026 / Ryuichi Sakamoto + YCAM Forest Symphony
Joei-ji Temple · Yamaguchi
Aug 29 – Nov 29
Ito Hirobumi Museum Special Exhibition: "Human Resource Strategy for a New Era - Ito Hirobumi's Leadership in Discovering, Nurturing, and Utilizing Talent"
Ito Hirobumi Museum · Hikari