Events in Japan

Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 9

Soup is Life: A Curatorial Exhibition

Soup is Life: A Curatorial Exhibition is a design-focused ex…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL JULY 26

The Art of Film Posters in Japan: Revisited

The Art of Film Posters in Japan: Revisited is an exhibition…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL NOVEMBER 22

61st Venice Biennale

The 61st Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition is one…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL JULY 26

(UN)KNOWN HIROKO KOSHINO: New Perspectives

This retrospective exhibition explores the influential caree…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 30

"Scenery on Both Banks of the Sumida River" and "Sketches by Hokusai"

This exhibition at the Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokyo presen…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 30

Hokusai Plus Exhibition

The Hokusai Plus Exhibition is a permanent collection at The…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL DECEMBER 31

Tokyo Night & Light

Tokyo Night & Light is a contemporary illumination art event…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 6

Invitation from Hogwarts

Invitation from Hogwarts is a Harry Potter-themed immersive …

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13

Rina Banerjee: You Made Me Leave Home

Rina Banerjee: 'You Made Me Leave Home.

Tokyo · Free

Arts & Culture

APRIL 11 – JULY 4

Urs Fischer: Spot the Difference

Urs Fischer: Spot the Difference is the first solo exhibitio…

Tokyo · Free

Arts & Culture

UNTIL DECEMBER 27

The River of Humanity — Selected by the Artist Chapter 1

The River of Humanity — Selected by the Artist Chapter 1 is …

Tokyo · Free

Arts & Culture

UNTIL JULY 20

Chester Beatty Collection Exhibition

This exhibition brings treasures from Ireland's Chester Beat…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 23

Ron Mueck

Ron Mueck is an Australian hyperrealist sculptor celebrated …

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL JULY 31

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon -Shining Theater Shinagawa Tokyo-

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon -Shining Theater Shinagawa Tokyo…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL JULY 26

60th Anniversary Special Exhibition 1: Kawai Gyokudō

A special exhibition at the Yamatane Museum of Art in Tokyo …

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL JULY 5

Red Book — A Woman's Story Musical

Red Book — A Woman's Story is a Korean hit musical making it…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL JULY 12

Yoko Matsumoto: The Day I Saw the Evening Star

Yoko Matsumoto: The Day I Saw the Evening Star is a solo con…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13

120th Anniversary of His Birth: Hasegawa Saburo and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

This exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo …

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13

MOMAT Collection

The MOMAT Collection is a major permanent collection exhibit…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 8

The Sun and the Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial

The Sun and the Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial is a gro…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL NOVEMBER 15

KAZAMA Sachiko: Clairvoyance in a 9㎡ room

KAZAMA Sachiko: Clairvoyance in a 9㎡ room is the first major…

Tokyo · Free

Other

Cabinet of Wonders: We Shall Vanish — Yasumasa Morimura, Kenji Yanobe, Miwa Yanagi

Cabinet of Wonders: We Shall Vanish is a major collaborative…

Tokyo

Hiroyuki Okumura & Yuko Sasai — Playing with the Wind: Con Aire Mexicano

Playing with the Wind: Con Aire Mexicano is a collaborative …

Tokyo

Jonas Mekas / Gozou Yoshimasu

This event pairs the work of Lithuanian-American experimenta…

Tokyo

art bit #6: Game-Playing Society — Contemporary Art & Indie Game Culture

art bit #6: Game-Playing Society is the sixth installment of…

Tokyo

SPECTRUM 2076 AD — Consciousness of the Coming World

SPECTRUM 2076 AD — Consciousness of the Coming World is a sp…

Tokyo

Nankoku Hidai & Shoryuu Morita

This dual artist exhibition at Tokyo Gallery + BTAP brings t…

Tokyo

Sachiko Kazama: The Thousand-League Eye of the Ten-Foot Room

This is a solo exhibition by Sachiko Kazama, a prominent Jap…

Tokyo

Music

Music

UNTIL DECEMBER 21

Chevon ONE MAN TOUR 2026 'Sansha Yagi'

Chevon ONE MAN TOUR 2026 'Sansha Yagi' is the largest nation…

Tokyo

Music

UNTIL AUGUST 4

Naoto Inti Raymi Live Tour 2026

Naoto Inti Raymi Live Tour 2026 is a concert tour by Japanes…

Tokyo

Food & Drink

Food & Drink

UNTIL JULY 30

Sekirei Beer Terrace

Meiji Memorial Hall — a Meiji-era banquet venue tucked insid…

Tokyo

Food & Drink

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30

Nakano Central Beer Park

Nakano Central Beer Park is a seasonal outdoor beer garden s…

Tokyo

Food & Drink

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 6

Harima Meet Sake Stamp Rally

Four Harima-region sake breweries collaborate on a stamp ral…

Tokyo

Anime & Gaming

Anime & Gaming

UNTIL JULY 5

Danganronpa Series × NeCoLabo Cafe in Ikebukuro 2026

The Danganronpa Series × NeCoLabo Cafe is a limited-run coll…

Tokyo

Anime & Gaming

UNTIL JULY 6

Kazuo Umezz “The Drifting Classroom” POP UP STORE in Hands Shibuya 2026

This pop-up store celebrates Kazuo Umezz's landmark horror m…

Tokyo

Anime & Gaming

UNTIL JULY 5

“The Summer Hikaru Died” Volume 9 Release Commemorative Fair in animate 202

This is a retail fair at animate stores across Japan celebra…

Tokyo

Anime & Gaming

UNTIL AUGUST 9

TV Anime “Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc-” × Karaoke BanBan Collaboration Campaign 2026

This is a limited-time collaboration campaign between the TV…

Tokyo

Anime & Gaming

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 6

KING OF PRISM × ROUND1 Collaboration Campaign 2026

KING OF PRISM × ROUND1 is a collaboration campaign between t…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

UNTIL JULY 20

The Room of Wonders: We Shall Vanish

The Room of Wonders: We Shall Vanish is a contemporary art i…

Osaka

Arts & Culture

AUGUST 21 – SEPTEMBER 27

Girl with a Pearl Earring Exhibition

This major exhibition brings Johannes Vermeer's iconic 17th-…

Osaka

Arts & Culture

UNTIL JULY 26

Osaka Ukiyoe Museum Special Exhibition: Beautiful Japanese Women in Ukiyo-e

The Osaka Ukiyoe Museum's special exhibition focuses on biji…

Osaka

Arts & Culture

UNTIL JULY 20

Morimura Takashi BEKKAN — Another 'Room of Wonders, We Must Perish'

Morimura Takashi BEKKAN is the 12th exhibition at Morimura @…

Osaka · Free

Arts & Culture

UNTIL JULY 20

Enfants Terribles, Premonitions of Oblivion — Morimura Yasumasa, Yanobe Kenji, Yanagi Miwa

Enfants Terribles: Premonitions of Oblivion is a major conte…

Osaka

Arts & Culture

UNTIL JULY 5

Black Lizard

Black Lizard is a production by the legendary Takarazuka Rev…

Osaka

Arts & Culture

UNTIL JULY 12

Reading Erotic Novels in the Reiwa Era — Special Video Streaming Event

A special online streaming event inspired by the drama 'Crea…

Osaka

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 31

Akechiko! Steam Black Diamonds Island of Madness

— Steam, Black Diamonds, and an Island of Madness is a conte…

Osaka

Festivals & Matsuri

Festivals & Matsuri

UNTIL JULY 22

Harukas 300 × Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Collaboration — High-Rise Adventure at 300 Meters

Harukas 300 — Japan's tallest skyscraper observation deck at…

Osaka · Free

Festivals & Matsuri

UNTIL JULY 5

Hydrangea Garden Opening and Illumination

Mimuroto-ji Temple in Uji, near Osaka, opens its celebrated …

Osaka · Free

Festivals & Matsuri

UNTIL AUGUST 10

Umeda Tanabata Festival

The Umeda Tanabata Festival is an urban celebration of Japan…

Osaka · Free

Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

UNTIL OCTOBER 4

The Mysterious Chocolate Theater — Act 2 | Felissimo Chocolate Museum

The Mysterious Chocolate Theater — Act 2 is an upgraded inte…

Kobe

Arts & Culture

UNTIL OCTOBER 4

Chocolate Package Award Exhibition — When You Open the Box, Stories Unfold

The Chocolate Package Award Exhibition showcases the winning…

Kobe · Free

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 16

Bizarre Plant Exhibition at Rokko Garden Terrace — Urban Legend Garden with Alien Flora

The Bizarre Plant Exhibition at Rokko Garden Terrace is an i…

Kobe

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 16

Bizarre Plant Exhibition at Rokko Garden Terrace — Urban Legend Garden with Alien Plants

The Bizarre Plant Exhibition at Rokko Garden Terrace is a wh…

Kobe · Free

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 16

Kimyoi Plant Exhibition

The Kimyoi Plant Exhibition is an experiential showcase of u…

Kobe

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 8

2026 SIKI Garden Information

SIKI Garden is a seasonal garden venue in Kobe that opens it…

Kobe

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 11

SIKI Garden Concert 2026

SIKI Garden Concert 2026 is an outdoor music performance hel…

Kobe

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 20

Music Box Theater: Yoshitomo Nara "A Puppy That Wanted a Friend"

Music Box Theater: Yoshitomo Nara 'A Puppy That Wanted a Fri…

Kobe

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 30

Tadanori Yokoo: The River of Sequential Paintings | Tadanori Yokoo Museum of Contemporary Art

Tadanori Yokoo: The River of Sequential Paintings is a major…

Kobe · Free

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 16

Special Exhibition: The World of Picture Book Artist Yoshiaki Yoh — From Fairy Tales to Peace

Yoshiaki Yoh has been making picture books and paintings sin…

Kobe

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 31

Special Exhibition: From the Island of Whales vol.2

This special exhibition is the second installment of 'From t…

Kobe · Free

Festivals & Matsuri

Festivals & Matsuri

UNTIL MARCH 20

Kobe Port Weekend Fireworks

The Kobe Port Weekend Fireworks is a recurring free firework…

Kobe · Free

Festivals & Matsuri

UNTIL JULY 5

Suma Rikyu Park Iris and Hydrangea Viewing Festival

The Suma Rikyu Park Iris and Hydrangea Viewing Festival cele…

Kobe · Free

Festivals & Matsuri

UNTIL AUGUST 31

TOTTEI PARK Illuminate Summer — Kobe Marine Blue

TOTTEI PARK Illuminate Summer — Kobe Marine Blue is an immer…

Kobe · Free

Festivals & Matsuri

Festivals & Matsuri

UNTIL DECEMBER 6

Himeji Castle Wooden Boat Cruises

Himeji Castle Wooden Boat Cruises offer visitors a rare chan…

Himeji

Festivals & Matsuri

UNTIL DECEMBER 31

Himeji Castle Hapinyan Walking Trail Rally

The Himeji Castle Hapinyan Walking Trail Rally is an interac…

Himeji · Free

Festivals & Matsuri

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 17

12th Masahiko Fujiwara Essay Contest

The Masahiko Fujiwara Essay Contest is an annual writing com…

Himeji · Free

Festivals & Matsuri

UNTIL JULY 7

Teru Teru Bozu Exhibition 2026

The Teru Teru Bozu Exhibition is an annual celebration of Ja…

Himeji · Free

Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

UNTIL JULY 5

Himeji Peace Memorial Museum Spring Special Exhibition — Records of the Himeji Air Raids

This special exhibition at the Himeji Peace Memorial Museum …

Himeji · Free

Arts & Culture

UNTIL OCTOBER 18

Hometown Festival Dolls Exhibition — Seasonal Celebrations in Japanese Culture

The Hometown Festival Dolls Exhibition at the Japan Toy Muse…

Himeji · Free

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 30

2026 Special Exhibition — Newly Designated Important Cultural Properties of Himeji

This special exhibition at the Himeji City Buried Cultural P…

Himeji

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 30

TSUBOHORI Excavation Survey Exhibition 2026 Part 2 — Archaeological Discoveries from Himeji

The TSUBOHORI Excavation Survey Exhibition 2026 Part 2 is an…

Himeji