Japan Events & Festivals in October 2026
121 events found in October 2026
๐๏ธ Culture
Sumiyoshi Shrine Annual Festival
Oct 1, 2026
Tokyo
๐ฎ Festival
Okunoin Mantokai
Oct 2026 1-3
Tanabe
๐ต Music๐ค Performance๐๏ธ Culture๐ Food & Drink๐ฎ Festival
Minato Ward Citizens' Festival
Oct 1, 2026
Tokyo
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition๐๏ธ Culture
Confectionery Exhibition
Oct 1, 2026
Nikko
๐ Illumination
Mizuakari (Water Lanterns)
Oct 1, 2026
Aso
๐๏ธ Culture
Matsue Suitoro (Water Lantern Road)
Oct 2026 1-31
Matsue
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
New Moon Ceremony
Oct 1, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct 1, 2026
Kobe
๐๏ธ Cultureโฝ Sports
Princess Kazunomiya Memorial Service
Oct 2, 2026
Tokyo
๐ค Performance
Kinshuu October Grand Kabuki
Oct 2026 2-20
Tokyo
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Marimekko Exhibition
Oct 3, 2026 - Dec 20, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Founding Master Annual Memorial
Oct 3, 2026
Fujisawa
๐๏ธ Culture
Moji Port Retro Romantic Illumination
Oct 4, 2026 - May 24, 2026
Kitakyushu
๐ฎ Festival
Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival 2026
Oct 2026 4-6
Nihonmatsu
๐ค Performance
Musical "The Lion - LION BEAT"
Oct 2026 4-20
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Daruma Daishiโs annual death anniversary
Oct 5, 2026
Fujisawa
๐๏ธ Culture
Mishio Yakigatame Salt Firing Ceremony
Oct 5, 2026
Ise
๐๏ธ Culture
First Patriarch Memorial
Oct 5, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture
Daruma Memorial Service
Oct 5, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Confectionery Offering Festival
Oct 6, 2026
Miyajima
๐๏ธ Culture๐ Food & Drink
The Culture of Food (Tentative)
Oct 6, 2026 - Nov 29, 2026
Dazaifu
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
9th Hospital EXPO
Oct 2026 7-9
Chiba
๐ค Performance๐๏ธ Culture
11th Next-Gen Agriculture EXPO
Oct 2026 7-9
Chiba
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition๐ค Performance
16th Agricultural Materials EXPO
Oct 2026 7-9
Chiba
๐ค Performance
9th Medical Japan [Tokyo] [Medical/Nursing/Pharmacy Week Tokyo]
Oct 2026 7-9
Chiba
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
9th Care & Welfare EXPO Tokyo
Oct 2026 7-9
Chiba
๐ค Performance
16th TOOL JAPAN
Oct 2026 7-9
Chiba
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition๐ค Performance
7th Clinic EXPO [Tokyo]
Oct 2026 7-9
Chiba
๐ฟ Nature๐ค Performance
20th GARDEX (International Garden & Outdoor EXPO)
Oct 2026 7-9
Chiba
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition๐๏ธ Culture
4th Agriculture Decarbonization EXPO
Oct 2026 7-9
Chiba
๐ค Performance
2nd Medical DX & IT EXPO [Tokyo]
Oct 2026 7-9
Chiba
๐ฎ Festival
Nagasaki Kunchi Festival 2026
Oct 7, 2026
Nagasaki
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition๐ค Performance๐๏ธ Culture
13th Smart Agriculture EXPO
Oct 2026 7-9
Chiba
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
16th Agricultural WEEK (J-AGRI TOKYO)
Oct 2026 7-9
Chiba
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
4th Preventive Health EXPO Tokyo
Oct 2026 7-9
Chiba
๐ฎ Festival
Nagasaki Kunchi 2026
Oct 2026 7-9
Nagasaki
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition๐ต Music
7th Livestock Materials EXPO
Oct 2026 7-9
Chiba
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
7th Next Generation Pharmacy EXPO [Tokyo]
Oct 2026 7-9
Chiba
๐๏ธ Culture
Saito Goma Fire Ceremony & Fire Walking
Oct 8, 2026
Nara
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
The Travelling Marquis: Tokugawa Yoshichika
Oct 8, 2026 - Dec 13, 2026
Nagoya
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Special Exhibition: Enchanting Boxes
Oct 8, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026
Nagoya
๐ฎ Festival
Tour de Kyushu 2026 Sasebo Criterium
Oct 9, 2026
Nagasaki
๐๏ธ Culture๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Tsubaki Noboru: Street Event (Oct 10)
Oct 10, 2026
Towada
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Collection Exhibition 2026-II
Oct 10, 2026 - Jan 24, 2027
Hiroshima
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Moving! Exhibition: Art of Light, Sound and Motion
Oct 10, 2026 - Nov 29, 2026
Takamatsu
๐๏ธ Culture
Tsuyoshi FES!! at Fuji-Q Highland
Oct 10, 2026
Fujiyoshida
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Tove & Moomin Exhibition
Oct 10, 2026 - Dec 13, 2026
Kobe
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition๐ค Performance
The Super Collectors! MATSUKATA Kojiro and YAMAMURA Tokutaro
Oct 10, 2026
Kobe
๐๏ธ Culture
Animal Storytime
Oct 10, 2026
Sendai
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Ukiyo-e Cat Encyclopedia
Oct 10, 2026 - Dec 6, 2026
Fukushima
๐ค Performance๐ต Music
Ayaka Hirahara Concert Tour 2026 with Orchestra
Oct 2026 11-12
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Special Exhibition: Exoticism - Part I
Oct 11, 2026 - Dec 6, 2026
Kyoto
๐ฎ Festival
Otsu Hikiyama Festival 2026
Oct 2026 11-12
Otsu
๐ฎ Festival
Naha Great Tug-of-War Festival 2026
Oct 2026 12-14
Naha
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Ten Shrines Festival
Oct 12, 2026
Kyoto
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Matsumoto Castle Week: Joint Tea Ceremony
Oct 12, 2026
Matsumoto
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Koshin Festival
Oct 13, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival๐ Food & Drink
Kamaboko presentation festival
Oct 14, 2026
Miyajima
๐๏ธ Culture
Winter Retreat Intensive Meditation
Oct 15, 2026
Kyoto
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition๐ฟ Nature
Himeji Castle Chrysanthemum Exhibition
Oct 15, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026
Himeji
๐๏ธ Culture
Hatsuho-biki Parade (Geku)
Oct 15, 2026
Ise
๐ฎ Festival
Lantern Prayer Festival
Oct 15, 2026
Fukutsu
๐ฎ Festival๐๏ธ Culture
Seiryukai
Oct 15, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Takara-no-Ichi Market Festival
Oct 15, 2026
Osaka
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Jidai Matsuri Proclamation Ceremony
Oct 15, 2026
Kyoto
๐ค Performance๐ฎ Festival๐๏ธ Culture
Autumn Kumamoto Castle Festival
Oct 15, 2026
Aso
๐๏ธ Culture
Arhat and Shari Lecture Ceremony
Oct 15, 2026
Fujisawa
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Ushigami festival
Oct 15, 2026
Miyajima
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Monthly Shrine Ceremony
Oct 15, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Yabusame ritual
Oct 16, 2026
Nikko
๐๏ธ Culture
Hatsuho-biki Parade (Naiku)
Oct 16, 2026
Ise
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Daijingu Shrine Autumn Festival
Oct 17, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture
Founder's Memorial (Kaisan-ki)
Oct 17, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Autumn Grand Festival
Oct 2026 17-19
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Kanname & Tea Jar Offering Festival
Oct 17, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Tenso Shrine (Subsha) Annual Festival
Oct 17, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Kanname Celebration Festival
Oct 17, 2026
Miyajima
๐ฟ Nature๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Kanna-sai Harukahai ceremony and Kanna-ho festival
Oct 17, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture
Juya-e Buddhist Service
Oct 17, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Kannamesai Distant Worship โ Venerating the Ise Grand Shrine Ceremony
Oct 17, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Kannamesai Worship Ceremony & Celebration
Oct 17, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Kanname Celebration Festival
Oct 17, 2026
Fujisawa
๐ฎ Festival
Kawagoe Festival 2026
Oct 2026 18-19
Kawagoe
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival๐ฟ Nature
Flower Offering Festival
Oct 18, 2026
Kyoto
๐ฎ Festival
Special Exam Success Prayer Festival
Oct 18, 2026
Dazaifu
๐ค Performance๐ต Music
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchard Hall No.1038
Oct 2026 18-18
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Chrysanthemum Memorial Service
Oct 18, 2026
Tokyo
๐ค Performance
Matsumoto Castle Week: Classical Artillery Demonstration
Oct 18, 2026
Matsumoto
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Emperor Komei Enshrinement Anniversary Festival
Oct 19, 2026
Kyoto
๐ฎ Festival
Nagoya Festival 2026
Oct 2026 19-20
Nagoya
๐ฎ Festival๐ฟ Nature๐ค Performance๐๏ธ Culture
chrysanthemum festival
Oct 20, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026
Hiraizumi
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Matatabi-sha Autumn & Gratitude Festival
Oct 2026 20-31
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Kanjadono Shrine Festival
Oct 20, 2026
Kyoto
๐ต Music๐ฎ Festival๐๏ธ Culture
Ebisu Shrine Festival
Oct 20, 2026
Kyoto
๐ค Performance๐ฎ Festival
Tsukushi Sacred Dance
Oct 22, 2026
Fukutsu
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Jidai Matsuri (Festival of the Ages)
Oct 22, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Sano Shrine Festival
Oct 23, 2026
Miyajima
๐๏ธ Culture
General Meeting of Five Great Powers
Oct 23, 2026
Kyoto
๐ Illumination
Yomiuriland Jewellumination
Oct 23, 2026 - Apr 5, 2027
Tokyo
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Buddhist Statues of Izu Part 1
Oct 23, 2026 - Dec 13, 2026
Atami
๐๏ธ Culture
Bichon & Poodle Meetup
Oct 24, 2026
Nasu
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Senzaki Chieo Exhibition (Tentative)
Oct 24, 2026
Hiroshima
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Les Etrangers: Japanese Western-Style Painters' European Experience
Oct 24, 2026 - Jan 31, 2027
Tokyo
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition๐ค Performance
Nanohana Messe
Oct 24, 2026
Chiba
๐ค Performance
Seal calligraphy dojo
Oct 24, 2026
Tokyo
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Entangled Landscapes: Hiroi Koki (Tentative)
Oct 24, 2026 - Jan 24, 2027
Hiroshima
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Jam Session: Ishibashi Foundation Collection x Hikaru Fujii โ Whose Light?
Oct 24, 2026 - Jan 31, 2027
Tokyo
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition๐ค Performance
The 111th Inten Exhibition (New Wing)
Oct 24, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026
Yasugi
๐๏ธ Culture
Fischers National Tour - Coming to See Everyone!
Oct 25, 2026
Fujiyoshida
๐ค Performance
Shinya Kiyozuka with NHK Symphony Orchestra Members Colorful Music Tour 2026
Oct 2026 25-25
Tokyo
๐ค Performance๐ฎ Festival๐๏ธ Culture
Autumn Grand Festival & Yabusame
Oct 25, 2026
Osaka
๐๏ธ Culture
Minato Music Concert
Oct 25, 2026
Kobe
๐๏ธ Culture
Izawa-no-miya Offering Ceremony
Oct 25, 2026
Ise
๐๏ธ Culture
Kyuhaku Ryukyu Collection (Tentative)
Oct 27, 2026 - Dec 6, 2026
Dazaifu
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Shirahata Shrine Literature Festival
Oct 28, 2026
Fujisawa
๐๏ธ Culture
Sutra Copying Memorial Service
Oct 29, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Founder's Annual Memorial Eve
Oct 29, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture
Founder's Annual Memorial Half-Day Service
Oct 30, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture
Mariko Mori
Oct 31, 2026 - Mar 28, 2027
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
The Age of Kings and Mirrors (Tentative)
Oct 31, 2026 - Jan 11, 2027
Dazaifu
๐๏ธ Culture
Treasure style
Oct 31, 2026
Fujisawa