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
Video game music from the Monster Hunter series receives live orchestral treatment by the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra in this touring concert event.
31 Oct 2026FukuokaOsaka Art Fireworks is a 50-minute display set to music at Marble Beach, with views over Osaka Bay, one of Japan's Top 100 Sunsets spots.
31 Oct 2026Izumisano · OsakaA town in Fukushima that calls itself the UFO village closes its shopping street for an alien costume parade, with prizes for the most convincing.
31 Oct 2026FukushimaMiyazaki'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 2026TokyoA 1.5 km park running east to west through central Sapporo, the main site of the Sapporo Snow Festival, the Lilac Festival and the White Illumination.
Sapporo · HokkaidoSea of Japan beach in Mikuni, listed among Japan's 100 best sunsets, with shallow water, summer beach huts and winter surfing.
Sakai · FukuiShopping and residential building in Nakano, Tokyo, opened in 1966, with shops on five floors selling manga, anime goods, vintage toys and cosplay costumes.
TokyoCoastal sand dunes on the Sea of Japan in Tottori, about 16 kilometres long, with wind-shaped ridges, sand ripples and layers of volcanic ash.
TottoriA tuna-themed seafood market in Wakayama Marina City with a daily tuna cutting show, a seafood food court, a barbecue and a tuna buffet.
WakayamaA zoo in Tokushima that groups its animals by climate, from lions and zebras in the savanna area to polar bears, with a children's zoo.
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