Events in Japan

Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

UNTIL NOVEMBER 22

61st Venice Biennale

The 61st Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition is one…

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

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 SEPTEMBER 23

Ron Mueck

Ron Mueck is an Australian hyperrealist sculptor celebrated …

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 27

Hanzomon Museum 3F Exhibition

Spanning over a century of Central Asian visual history, thi…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 27

Hanzo-mon Museum Photography Exhibition: 125 Years of Uzbek Photography

Spanning 125 years of visual history from a Central Asian na…

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

Arts & Culture

UNTIL DECEMBER 31

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker is one of the most beloved ballets in the cla…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13

Hiroshi Sugimoto: Extinction

A major retrospective exhibition of Hiroshi Sugimoto, one of…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 21

Mako Idemitsu: Women's Works — An Experimental Filmmaker's Autobiography

Mako Idemitsu: Women's Works is a comprehensive retrospectiv…

Tokyo · Free

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 23

The 11th Special Exhibition: The Ainu People and World's Fairs

The 11th Special Exhibition at the National Ainu Museum and …

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 31

Mamoru Hosoda: The Origins — A Retrospective of the Acclaimed Animation Director

This retrospective exhibition celebrates the creative journe…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL OCTOBER 4

Ettore Sottsass: Design begins where magic begins

This is the first major retrospective in Japan dedicated to …

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 23

Meiji Western Architecture: Dreams and Challenges — Edo-Tokyo Museum Reopening Special Exhibition

This special exhibition marks the reopening of the Edo-Tokyo…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

UNTIL OCTOBER 4

TAKIGUCHI Shuzo: Writing and Drawing

The Artizon Museum in Tokyo presents a comprehensive retrosp…

Tokyo · Free

Arts & Culture

UNTIL OCTOBER 4

Selections from the Ishibashi Foundation Collection

Selections from the Ishibashi Foundation Collection is an ex…

Tokyo

Other

Shiki Theatre Company's Back to the Future / Tokyo

Shiki Theatre Company presents the Japanese-language stage a…

Tokyo

Encounter with the Artist: Contemporary Artist Tatsuo Miyajima — 'Sea of Time - Tohoku' Project

Tatsuo Miyajima is one of Japan's most internationally exhib…

Tokyo

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

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

Tokyo

Shintaro Tanaka: Works Exhibition

Artfront Gallery in Tokyo presents a solo exhibition of work…

Tokyo

Kenny Scharf & Keith Haring: K!K!

Kenny Scharf & Keith Haring: K!

Tokyo

Picasso Meets Paul Smith — A Playful Adventure

Picasso Meets Paul Smith — A Playful Adventure is a special …

Tokyo

Artists Gathering at Cafés — From Impressionism to Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Picasso

Artists Gathering at Cafés is an exhibition at the Mitsubish…

Tokyo

Light of a Country That No Longer Exists — Female Photographers of East Germany

Light of a Country That No Longer Exists is a photography ex…

Tokyo

Kamakura Museum of Modern Art and Showa-Era Art

This exhibition explores the history and cultural significan…

Tokyo

Gold, Silver & Mica Shimmer — Radiance in Japanese Art

Gold, Silver & Mica Shimmer — Radiance in Japanese Art is an…

Tokyo

Gentle Breezes — Victorian Painting & French Impressionism

Gentle Breezes is a special exhibition at the Matsuoka Museu…

Tokyo

Fresh Eyes — Monet and 21st Century Art

Fresh Eyes — Monet and 21st Century Art is an exhibition at …

Tokyo

Mako Idemistu — A Woman's Works: The Autobiography of a Video Artist

This exhibition is a career retrospective of Mako Idemistu, …

Tokyo

Printmaker in Mexico: Tetsuzo Takeda — In Search of Origins

This exhibition presents a retrospective of works by Japanes…

Tokyo

Festivals & Matsuri

Festivals & Matsuri

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30

100% Doraemon & Friends in Tokyo

100% Doraemon & Friends is Japan's largest-ever exhibition d…

Tokyo · Free

Festivals & Matsuri

UNTIL AUGUST 23

HIBIYA MID SUMMER 2026

Hibiya Park transforms into an outdoor summer festival hub e…

Tokyo · Free

Music

Music

UNTIL OCTOBER 31

Hiromi Go Concert Tour 2026 ~ALL MY LOVE~

Forty-three performances across thirty venues over six month…

Tokyo

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 JANUARY 30

Chisako Takashima 12 Violinists Concert Tour 2026–2027

The 12 Violinists Concert Tour 2026–2027 celebrates the 20th…

Tokyo

Food & Drink

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

Food & Drink

UNTIL AUGUST 30

Atrevío Jamón Car - Pop Up Shop

Atrevío Jamón Car is a pop-up shop event at Tokyo Midtown sh…

Tokyo

Food & Drink

UNTIL AUGUST 31

Fukagawa Winery Tokyo 10th Anniversary Celebration

A decade of urban winemaking in the middle of Tokyo gets its…

Tokyo · Free

Anime & Gaming

Anime & Gaming

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 6

KING OF PRISM × ROUND1 Collaboration Campaign 2026

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

Tokyo

Anime & Gaming

UNTIL AUGUST 31

Anime “Jujutsu Kaisen” 5th Anniversary SPECIAL POPUP in baseyard tokyo 2026

The Jujutsu Kaisen 5th Anniversary Special Popup is an offic…

Tokyo

Anime & Gaming

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13

TV Anime “A Certain Scientific Railgun T” × ROUND1 Collaboration Campaign 2026

This is a collaboration campaign between the TV anime 'A Cer…

Tokyo

Anime & Gaming

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 23

Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!? × ROUND1 Collaboration Campaign 2026

This is a collaboration campaign between the anime/manga ser…

Tokyo

Anime & Gaming

UNTIL AUGUST 23

Touhou Project × Yomiuriland “Hakurei Shrine Summer Festival 2026 in Yomiuriland”

Hakurei Shrine Summer Festival 2026 is a collaboration event…

Tokyo · Free

Anime & Gaming

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 6

Touken Ranbu Yorozuya Café ~ Keisou Matsuri ~ in Ikebukuro 2026

The Touken Ranbu Yorozuya Café ~ Keisou Matsuri ~ is a limit…

Tokyo · Free

Anime & Gaming

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30

100% Doraemon & Friends Summer Travel Express 2026

100% Doraemon & Friends Summer Travel Express 2026 is a spec…

Tokyo · Free

Anime & Gaming

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 27

NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE × ROUND1 Collaboration Campaign 2026 at All ROUND1 Locations

NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE × ROUND1 is a collaboration campaign bet…

Tokyo

Arts & Culture

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 AUGUST 31

Akechiko! Steam Black Diamonds Island of Madness

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

Osaka

Arts & Culture

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13

Prefectural Museums Collaboration: Museum Mysteries

Prefectural Museums Collaboration: Museum Mysteries is a joi…

Osaka

Food & Drink

Food & Drink

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 26

Suntory Building Rooftop Beer Garden

The Suntory Building Rooftop Beer Garden is a seasonal open-…

Osaka

Food & Drink

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 27

Fish Catching Experience at Shiawase no Mura

The Fish Catching Experience at Shiawase no Mura is a popula…

Osaka

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 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 31

Special Exhibition: From the Island of Whales vol.2

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

Kobe · Free

Arts & Culture

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13

Museum Mystery — Multi-Museum Collection Exhibition

Museum Mystery is a collaborative exhibition uniting collect…

Kobe · Free

Arts & Culture

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13

Prefectural Museum Collaborative Project: The Mystery of the Museums

This summer exhibition at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Ar…

Kobe

Arts & Culture

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13

Museum Mysteries | Special Exhibition at Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art

Seven of Hyogo Prefecture's museums have pooled their collec…

Kobe · Free

Arts & Culture

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13

Museum Mystery Exhibition — Volunteer Slide Presentation

This is a free volunteer-led slide presentation held every S…

Kobe · Free

Arts & Culture

UNTIL AUGUST 30

Connected Worlds of Picture Books — Kaiseisha Children's Books Exhibition

Connected Worlds of Picture Books is a special exhibition ma…

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 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

Arts & Culture

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