A large Halloween cosplay festival centered on Ikebukuro's East Exit features stage performances, parades, and gathering spaces for participants of all ages.
Tokyo · 30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
More than 300 original artworks and sketches from both of Arakawa Hiromu's major series, at Daimaru Sapporo from 14 October to 1 November.
Sapporo · 14 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
A museum of teddy bears and stuffed toys in Nasu, with the much-travelled Teddy Edward, antique Steiff bears, artist bears and a stuffed toy workshop.
Nasu
A yearly autumn show of sand sculptures carved by professionals from Japan and abroad at Ashiya Seaside Park in Fukuoka, lit up at night with sound and light.
Ashiya · 23 Oct – 8 Nov 2026
Miyazaki's largest festival honors Emperor Jimmu with a grand autumn procession of portable shrines and floats reenacting the legendary emperor's journey.
31 Oct – 1 Nov 2026MiyazakiThe largest festival of Ube in Yamaguchi, built on the Nanban Ondo, a dance that came out of the coal mines, with parades and a float drawn at the end.
1 Nov 2026Ube · YamaguchiA large Halloween cosplay festival centered on Ikebukuro's East Exit features stage performances, parades, and gathering spaces for participants of all ages.
30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026TokyoSmall bonsai up to about 20 cm tall, shown in display seats by members of the Japan Shohin-Bonsai Association, with dealers selling trees, pots and tools.
30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026TokyoMore than 300 original artworks and sketches from both of Arakawa Hiromu's major series, at Daimaru Sapporo from 14 October to 1 November.
14 Oct – 1 Nov 2026Sapporo · HokkaidoTokyo Gakki Expo, Japan's largest musical instrument exhibition, features over 200 brands with live performances, product demonstrations, and workshops.
31 Oct – 1 Nov 2026TokyoShingon head temple in Narita, Chiba, centred on a Fudo Myoo image attributed to Kukai and a goma fire ritual unbroken for 1,080 years.
Narita · ChibaBaseball stadium in Sendai, home of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles since 2005, with a natural turf field and a Ferris wheel in the park behind left field.
Sendai · MiyagiA Sylvanian Families restaurant and shop in Koshigaya, Saitama, with character mini shows, photo sessions, themed dishes and goods sold overseas.
Koshigaya · SaitamaA shrine to Tokugawa Ieyasu founded in 1654 by Date Tadamune, lord of Sendai, with a honden, gates and stone torii designated Important Cultural Properties.
Sendai · MiyagiStone walls of a mountain castle abandoned in 1600, on a 353-metre summit, known as the castle in the sky when a sea of clouds forms below it.
Asago · HyogoThis bronze statue, one of three famous Great Buddhas in Japan, showcases the casting techniques of Takaoka's bronze ware industry.
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