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Picked from 160 events in All Japan

Festival

12th Kusabue no Oka Taiko Drum Festival (Sakura Kusabue no Oka)

Oct 24 – Oct 25 · Sakura · Chiba

Festival

Omigawa YOSAKOI Hometown Festival (Omigawa Civic Center Parking Lot, Katori)

Nov 8 · Katori · Chiba

Festival

Yakage Post Town Festival Daimyo Procession

Nov 8 · Yakage · Okayama

Festival

Setouchi Ushimado International Exchange Festa 2026 (Korean Envoy Procession)

Nov 1 · Setouchi · Okayama

Festival

Machinaka Art Festa: When the Everyday Town Becomes a Special Stage

Oct 17 · Oita · Oita

FestivalEnds today

Nikko Toshogu Shrine Autumn Grand Festival

Oct 16 – Oct 17 · Nikko · Tochigi

FestivalStarts today

The 11th Yokohama Yosakoi Festival

Oct 17 – Oct 18 · Yokohama · Kanagawa

Festival

2026 TAO no Oka Autumn Thanksgiving Festival

Oct 31 – Nov 4 · Taketa · Oita

Day by day

Saturday, Oct 17

Today16

Machinaka Art Festa: When the Everyday Town Becomes a Special Stage

大分市 · Oita

FestivalOct 17

Nikko Toshogu Shrine Autumn Grand Festival

Nikko Toshogu Shrine · Nikko

FestivalOct 16 – Oct 17Ends today

The 11th Yokohama Yosakoi Festival

Yokohama

FestivalOct 17 – Oct 18Starts today

Iwanuma Lion Dance (Musubi Shrine)

皇産霊神社（雨天時は長生村文化会館） · Chosei

FestivalOct 17

Togyo-sai: Procession of a Thousand Warriors

Nikko Toshogu Shrine · Nikko

FestivalOct 17

Niihama Taiko Festival

Ichinomiya Shrine (Niihama) · Niihama

FestivalOct 15 – Oct 18
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49th Obi Castle Town Festival

Obi Castle Ruins · Nichinan

FestivalOct 17 – Oct 18Starts today

Iya Fusuma Karakuri – Evening Performance

三好市西祖谷 後山農村舞台 · Miyoshi

PerformanceOct 17
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Sunday, Oct 18

Tomorrow11

Kagoshima Asian Youth Arts Festival

Tenmonkan Shopping Arcade · Kagoshima

FestivalOct 18

Shinshu Maruko Yoshinaka Festival: Kiso Yoshinaka Samurai Warrior Parade

Ueda Castle Ruins Park · Ueda

FestivalOct 18

Tochio Kenshin-ko Festival (Warrior Procession & Ceremony)

Joanji Temple (Tochio) · Nagaoka

FestivalOct 18

Nana Satake Ballet School 5th Anniversary Recital

Komatsu

PerformanceOct 18

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchard Hall No.1038

Bunkamura · Tokyo

MusicOct 18

Matsumoto Castle Week: Classical Artillery Demonstration

Matsumoto Castle · Matsumoto

PerformanceOct 18
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Kimimaro Ayanokoji Super Live in Hamamatsu

Act City Hamamatsu · Hamamatsu

PerformanceOct 18

Hayashi Noh Society Okayama Performance "Matsu no Sakae"

Korakuen Garden · Okayama

PerformanceOct 18
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Monday, Oct 19

In 2 days1

Korakuen Original Kamishibai Storytelling (Regular Performances)

Korakuen Garden · Okayama

PerformanceOct 19

Tuesday, Oct 20

1

Performance Season: Chained Appreciation – Philosophy Dialogue

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art · Kanazawa

PerformanceOct 20

Wednesday, Oct 21

1

Okayama Arts Festival 2026 "Literature in the Theater vol.3: Yoko Ogawa × Reading × Music"

岡山芸術創造劇場 ハレノワ 中劇場 · Okayama

PerformanceOct 21

Thursday, Oct 22

2

Tsukushi Sacred Dance

Miyajidake Shrine · Fukutsu

FestivalOct 22

Zokuzoku! Guso-Guso Panic

Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise · Yokohama

PerformanceOct 22 – Oct 31

Friday, Oct 23

4

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Sugawara Shrine (Ueno Tenjingu) · Iga

FestivalOct 23 – Oct 25

Japanese Cultural Experience: Kyogen Performance and Lord's Feast

Korakuen Garden · Okayama

FoodOct 23

Kariyushi Performing Arts: Kumiodori by Nanakikai "Hatsu"

National Theatre Okinawa · Urasoe

PerformanceOct 23

Japanese Experience: Kyogen Viewing and Lord's Banquet (Okayama Korakuen, Reservation Required)

岡山後楽園 能舞台（食事：荒手茶寮（後楽園外園）） · Okayama

PerformanceOct 23

Saturday, Oct 24

13

12th Kusabue no Oka Taiko Drum Festival (Sakura Kusabue no Oka)

佐倉草ぶえの丘 · Sakura

FestivalOct 24 – Oct 25

Takasu Kagura Sacred Dance

Itoshima

FestivalOct 24

Natori Office Production "Fruit That Won't Ripen" at Hallenowa

岡山芸術創造劇場 ハレノワ 小劇場 · Okayama

PerformanceOct 24

Iya Fusuma Karakuri – Daytime Performance

三好市西祖谷 徳善阿弥陀堂 · Miyoshi

PerformanceOct 24

Kaho Theater Reopening Commemorative Event

Iizuka

PerformanceOct 24 – Oct 25

Ainu Traditional Dance Performances by Regional Preservation Societies (October 2026)

Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park · Shiraoi

PerformanceOct 24
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Yokosuka Soleil Hill "SOLEIL HALLOWEEN DOG PARADE 2026"

Yokosuka

PerformanceOct 24 – Oct 25

Performance Season: Chained Appreciation – Dance Well

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art · Kanazawa

PerformanceOct 24
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Sunday, Oct 25

14

Kitsuregawa Fox Wedding Procession

喜連川本町商店街 · Sakura (Tochigi)

FestivalOct 25

Autumn Grand Festival & Yabusame

Osaka Tenmangu Shrine · Osaka

FestivalOct 25

Ushimado Autumn Festival

牛窓地区 · Setouchi

FestivalOct 25

Ibara Oni Matsuri (Demon Festival)

井原町内 · Ibara

FestivalOct 25

14th Kurayoshi Baen Matsuri

倉吉駅前通り（歩行者天国） · Kurayoshi

FestivalOct 25

Nachi no Dengaku: 50th Anniversary of Designation as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property

那智勝浦体育文化会館 · Nachikatsuura

PerformanceOct 25
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Hand Singer "Goriki Kakeru" Stage Show

Nasu Highland Park · Nasu

MusicOct 25

39th Ontake-ryu Kagura Festival

神楽の里 能場公園（大分県豊後大野市清川町宇田枝） · Bungoono

FestivalOct 25
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Tuesday, Oct 27

1

7th Kojima Noh: Noh Masks from the Nozaki Family Collection

児島市民交流センター ジーンズホール、野﨑家別邸 迨暇堂 · Kurashiki

PerformanceOct 27

Thursday, Oct 29

1

Kumiodori Introductory Performance: "Shushin Kaneiri"

National Theatre Okinawa · Urasoe

PerformanceOct 29

Friday, Oct 30

2

Dashio-san's Pointless Live in Fukuoka

ACROS Fukuoka · Fukuoka

PerformanceOct 30

Kumiodori Introductory Performance: "Shushin Kaneiri"

National Theatre Okinawa · Urasoe

PerformanceOct 30

Saturday, Oct 31

10

2026 TAO no Oka Autumn Thanksgiving Festival

竹田市 · Taketa

FestivalOct 31 – Nov 4

MARCHING CARNIVAL IN BEPPU 2026

B-Con Plaza (Beppu International Convention Center) · Beppu

MusicOct 31

Marching Carnival in Beppu 2026

別府市 · Beppu

MusicOct 31

Tokushima Odori Festa 2026

新町橋通り周辺・藍場浜公園 · Tokushima

FestivalOct 31 – Nov 1

Kanagawa Prefectural Hadano Togawa Park Halloween Costume Parade

Hadano

PerformanceOct 31

Kaga Lion Dance Joint Performance

Kanazawa

PerformanceOct 31
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Performance Season: Chained Appreciation – Re:Rosas!

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art · Kanazawa

PerformanceOct 31

Matsue Vogel Park Halloween Night

松江フォーゲルパーク（松江市大垣町52） · Matsue

PerformanceOct 31
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Sunday, Nov 1

19

Setouchi Ushimado International Exchange Festa 2026 (Korean Envoy Procession)

メイン会場：牛窓町綾浦島緑地（出島公園） · Setouchi

FestivalNov 1

Hakushu Festival Water Parade

Yanagawa

FestivalNov 1 – Nov 3

Enshrinement Anniversary (Autumn Grand Festival)

Meiji Shrine · Tokyo

FestivalNov 1

Humanoise Project: Hachimen Shrine Rural Stage + Live Music

那賀町 八面神社農村舞台 · Naka

MusicNov 1

Okayama Arts Festival 2026: National Theatre × Touken Ranbu ONLINE Japanese Dance with Higekiri & Hizamaru

岡山芸術創造劇場 ハレノワ 中劇場 · Okayama

PerformanceNov 1

Ube Festival

常盤通り・平和通り一帯 · Ube

FestivalNov 1
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33rd Futagawa-juku Honjin Festival Daimyo Procession

Futagawa-juku Honjin Museum · Toyohashi

FestivalNov 1

Satsumasendai Hanya Festival

国道3号（中央公民館交差点～川内中央交番前交差点） · Satsumasendai

FestivalNov 1
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Tuesday, Nov 3

9

Kumano Kodo Picture Scroll Procession

高原霧の里休憩所付近 · Tanabe

FestivalNov 3

73rd Hakone Daimyo Procession

Hakone Hot Springs · Hakone

FestivalNov 3

65th Ujisato Festival

Matsusaka Castle Ruins · Matsusaka

FestivalNov 3

56th Okayama Korakuen Noh

Korakuen Garden · Okayama

PerformanceNov 3

Dashio-san Song Impersonation Stage Show

Nasu Highland Park · Nasu

PerformanceNov 3

Korakuen Noh Performance

Korakuen Garden · Okayama

PerformanceNov 3
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Bugaku Court Dance Offering

Yasaka Shrine · Kyoto

PerformanceNov 3

Meiji Festival & Culture Day Gagaku Concert / Kasuga Grand Shrine

Nara Park · Nara

PerformanceNov 3
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Friday, Nov 6

2

Historical Stage Starring Ichikawa Danjuro: Dan-no-ura

岬之町にぎわい広場 特設舞台（下関市岬之町13－3） · Shimonoseki

PerformanceNov 6

PARCO PRODUCE 2026 "Three Ghosts" at Hallenowa

岡山芸術創造劇場 ハレノワ 中劇場 · Okayama

PerformanceNov 6 – Nov 8

Saturday, Nov 7

7

Shiiba Heike Festival

上椎葉街道一帯（椎葉村役場横中央ステージ・鶴富屋敷・開発センターほか） · Shiiba

FestivalNov 7 – Nov 8

Gifu Nobunaga Festival 2026

Kogane Shrine · Gifu

FestivalNov 7 – Nov 8

Kitamoto Festival "Yoi Matsuri"

北本駅西口・西中央通り · Kitamoto

FestivalNov 7

Shiki Theatre Company Musical "A Chorus Line" at Hallenowa

岡山芸術創造劇場 ハレノワ 大劇場 · Okayama

PerformanceNov 7

Performance Season: Chained Appreciation – Music Wanders

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art · Kanazawa

MusicNov 7

11th Kintaikyo Art and Culture Festival

Kintai Bridge · Iwakuni

PerformanceNov 7
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"Play with Wanwan" Show (Nov 7)

Nagashima Spa Land · Kuwana

PerformanceNov 7

Sunday, Nov 8

7

Omigawa YOSAKOI Hometown Festival (Omigawa Civic Center Parking Lot, Katori)

香取市小見川市民センター駐車場 · Katori

FestivalNov 8

Yakage Post Town Festival Daimyo Procession

矢掛商店街 · Yakage

FestivalNov 8

Sōja Lord Akimoto History Festival

総社公民館周辺（前橋市総社町総社1583-2） · Maebashi

FestivalNov 8

Fischer's Stage Event, Sunday November 8

Nagashima Spa Land · Kuwana

PerformanceNov 8

Yamanaka-bushi Utai Yanko

Yamanaka-za · Kaga

MusicNov 8

49th Mito Kagura Competition

ふれあいホールみと（益田市美都町都茂1692） · Masuda

PerformanceNov 8
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Bunraku for Everyone (formerly Our Bunraku)

Nagai Dam (Lake Hyakushu) · Nagai

PerformanceNov 8

Wednesday, Nov 11

7

Performance Season: Chained Appreciation – PANCETTA "EN"

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art · Kanazawa

PerformanceNov 11

7th Quantum Computing EXPO [Autumn]

Makuhari Messe · Chiba

PerformanceNov 11 – Nov 13

7th AI/Artificial Intelligence EXPO [Autumn]

Makuhari Messe · Chiba

PerformanceNov 11 – Nov 13

5th Digital Human Resource Development Support EXPO [Autumn]

Makuhari Messe · Chiba

PerformanceNov 11 – Nov 13

NexTech Week 2026 [Autumn]

Makuhari Messe · Chiba

PerformanceNov 11 – Nov 13

7th Blockchain EXPO [Autumn]

Makuhari Messe · Chiba

PerformanceNov 11 – Nov 13
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1st Humanoid Robot EXPO [Autumn]

Makuhari Messe · Chiba

PerformanceNov 11 – Nov 13

Friday, Nov 13

3

Jion-e (Buddhist Gratitude Ceremony)

Kiyomizudera · Kyoto

MusicNov 13

Chamber Music Festival AGIO vol.4 by Dai Miyata and Koichi Yokomizo

Bunkamura · Tokyo

PerformanceNov 13 – Nov 15

Atami-za: An Autumn Moment with Bando Tamasaburo

MOA Museum of Art · Atami

PerformanceNov 13 – Nov 16

Saturday, Nov 14

6

17th Kochi Shopping Street Ryoma Birthday Festival

Kochi Central Park (Toyo Denka Central Park) · Kochi

FestivalNov 14 – Nov 15

Chanbara Battle in Omihachiman: Nobunaga vs. Hideyoshi (Azuchi Nobunaga Festival)

Omi Hachiman · Omihachiman

FestivalNov 14

Nakano Ebisu-ko Festival

中野市街地（王日神社～中町・中野陣屋前広場公園周辺） · Nakano

FestivalNov 14 – Nov 15

Japanese Traditional Performing Arts Among the Chrysanthemums

Sengan-en (Shimadzu Garden) · Kagoshima

PerformanceNov 14

Special Program: National Theatre Yose (Comic Storytelling)

National Theatre Okinawa · Urasoe

PerformanceNov 14

Ryukyu Dance: Aya Makuta Solo Recital "Mai – Saiun Kiyora"

National Theatre Okinawa · Urasoe

PerformanceNov 14

Sunday, Nov 15

6

Hagi Jidai Matsuri (Historical Parade)

萩市市内各所 · Hagi

FestivalNov 15

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchard Hall No.1039

Bunkamura · Tokyo

MusicNov 15

Kamen Rider Mais Special Show

Hirakata Park · Hirakata

PerformanceNov 15

Sengan-en Lion Dance: Praying for Good Health

Sengan-en (Shimadzu Garden) · Kagoshima

PerformanceNov 15

4th Dance of Peace: Kagura School at Astel Plaza

JMSアステールプラザ 中ホール · Hiroshima

PerformanceNov 15

Ryukyu Dance Ryusei Honryu: 110th Birth Anniversary Performance of Founder Seiko Higa

National Theatre Okinawa · Urasoe

PerformanceNov 15

Running all period

17 exhibitions, illuminations and more

chrysanthemum festival

Chusonji Temple · Hiraizumi

Festivaluntil Nov 15

Himeji Castle Night Event

Himeji Castle · Himeji

Illuminationuntil Dec 15

Monkey Performance (Saru-mawashi)

Saitobaru Burial Mounds · Saito

Performanceuntil Nov 15

SPAC Autumn Season 2026–2027 #1: The Dancing Girl of Izu

Shizuoka

Performanceuntil Nov 1

The 111th Inten Exhibition (New Wing)

Adachi Museum of Art · Yasugi

Performanceuntil Nov 15

Lazos de la Familia

Tokyo DisneySea · Chiba

Performanceuntil Nov 2

Musical "The Lion - LION BEAT"

Bunkamura · Tokyo

Performance3 days left

Reiwa 8 Autumn Bunraku Performance

Bunraku Theater · Osaka

Performanceuntil Nov 23

Kichirei Kaomise Grand Kabuki

Kabukiza Theatre · Tokyo

Performanceuntil Nov 25

IMAGINE NOH – Legends and Laughter on Stage

Arashiyama · Kyoto

Performanceuntil Nov 5

Glengarry Glen Ross

Bunkamura · Tokyo

Performanceuntil Nov 30

Performance Season: Chained Viewing

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art · Kanazawa

Performanceuntil Nov 15

Kinshuu October Grand Kabuki

Kabukiza Theatre · Tokyo

Performance3 days left

Contemporary Japanese Painting Masterpieces Selection II

Adachi Museum of Art · Yasugi

Performance2 days left

CAMK Screening Vol.4: Hibino Kozue 'ROOT' Performance Documentation

Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto (CAMK) · Kumamoto

Performanceuntil Oct 25

Special Exhibition: "Exquisite Buddhist Paintings of Tohoku"

Sendai City Museum · Sendai

Performanceuntil Nov 8

Yosakoi Kochi: Yoi no Mai - Autumn Season

Hirome Market · Kochi

Performanceuntil Dec 6

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