Culture Ichinoseki Hiraizumi Balloon Festival 2026 Mid Oct The Ichinoseki-Hiraizumi Balloon Festival will once again take to the Tohoku skies this autumn, bringing together elite pilots for..
Culture Soy Milk Festival 2026 Mid Oct Following last year's overwhelming success that drew around 45,000 visitors, the Soy Milk Festival is returning to Shinjuku..
Culture Mino Washi Akari Art Exhibition 2026 Mid Oct - Late Nov Each autumn, the streets of Mino City in Gifu Prefecture are transformed by the soft glow of handmade paper lanterns for the Mino..
Activities Asian Para Games 2026 Oct 18th - Oct 24th The 2026 Asian Para Games will bring Asia's top athletes with disabilities to Japan for a major international multi-sport event..
Activities Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis 2026 Late Oct As part of the WTA 500 series, the Toray Pan Pacific Open draws some of the world's top female players to compete on the city's..
Culture Shuri Castle Reconstruction Festival 2026 Early Nov The Shuri Castle Reconstruction Festival will once again light up Naha this autumn, running from November 1st to 3rd at Shuri Castle..
Culture Toyohashi Minato City Marathon 2026 Early Nov Looking for an approachable end-of-year race to cap off your running goals? The Toyohashi Minato City Marathon offers just that,..
Culture Taimatsu Akashi Festival 2026 Early Nov The Taimatsu Akashi is one of Japan’s three major fire festivals, held annually on the second Saturday of November in Sukagawa..