Kurayami Matsuri: Tokyo's Ancient Darkness Festival at Okunitama Shrine (Golden Week 2026)
Experience Kurayami Matsuri, a spectacular 1,000-year-old Darkness Festival at Okunitama Shrine in Fuchu, Tokyo. Held during Golden Week from April 30 to May 6, 2026, the festival culminates on May 5th when massive mikoshi are carried through pitch-black streets in a breathtaking ancient ritual.
April 8, 2026
Sapporo's Golden Week Awakening: Foujita Exhibition, Geimori Art Market & Hokkaido Jingu's Spring Festival (Late April-May 2026)
Sapporo comes alive during Golden Week 2026 with the Foujita exhibition at Art Park, Geimori craft markets, and Hokkaido Jingu's cherry blossom festival. Your guide to Hokkaido's spring awakening.
April 7, 2026
Sankeien Garden's Spring Special: The Rinshunkaku Opening, Tea Ceremony & Yokohama's Most Beautiful Secret (April-May 2026)
Sankeien Garden opens the historic Rinshunkaku villa during Golden Week 2026. Discover tea ceremony, 17th-century architecture and Yokohama's most beautiful traditional garden.
April 7, 2026
Ron Mueck at Mori Art Museum: Hyperrealist Sculptures That Will Stop You in Your Tracks (Spring 2026)
Australian sculptor Ron Mueck brings his awe-inspiring hyperrealist sculptures to Mori Art Museum in Roppongi Hills. Plan your visit to one of spring 2026's most anticipated art exhibitions in Tokyo.
April 7, 2026
Shiko Imamura at the Yokohama Museum of Art: The Revolutionary Painter Who Changed Japanese Art Forever (April 25 - June 2026)
The Yokohama Museum of Art reopens with a blockbuster retrospective of Shiko Imamura, the early 20th-century painter who shattered the boundaries between Japanese and Western art.
April 6, 2026
Japan’s Spring Beer Festival Season: Belgian Beer in Nagoya, Oktoberfest in Odaiba & Frühlingsfest in Yokohama (Late April-May 2026)
From Belgian abbey ales in Nagoya to Bavarian steins by the Yokohama waterfront, Japan’s late spring is surprisingly one of the world’s best beer festival seasons.
April 6, 2026
Sendai’s Late April Trifecta: Arabaki Rock Fest, B-Grade Street Food & Jozenji Jazz Night (April 25-26, 2026)
One weekend, three unmissable experiences: Tohoku’s legendary outdoor rock festival, Sendai’s biggest street food fair, and live jazz under the zelkova trees of Jozenji-dori.
April 6, 2026
Makino Day in Kochi: Free Admission, Special Tours & the Botanist Who Loved Japan’s Wildflowers (April 24, 2026)
Celebrate the birthday of Japan’s Father of Botany Tomitaro Makino with free admission, behind-the-scenes herbarium tours, and springtime blooms at Kochi’s stunning botanical garden.
April 6, 2026
Beyond the Tunnel: MIHO Museum's Spring Art & Satoyama Magic in Koka, Shiga
April 5, 2026
Your Guide to Spring's Biggest Dome Concerts: aespa, ARASHI, EXILE & 2PM in Tokyo 2026
April 5, 2026
Princess Sen's Peonies & Himeji Castle: The Ultimate Hyogo Spring Guide (April 2026)
April 5, 2026
Tokyo's Ultimate Game & Anime Music Weekend: Concerts Not to Miss in Late April 2026
April 5, 2026