OfficialOn nowKuromon Ichiba Market
Known as 'Osaka's Kitchen,' this 580-metre covered arcade packs around 150 stalls of fresh seafood, grilled crab, sea urchin, wagyu skewers and street snacks.
2026/07/01 08:00 OsakaFree
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OfficialUpcomingDaiichi Makishi Public Market
Naha's vibrant 'kitchen': vivid Okinawan reef fish, pork and produce downstairs, then a 'mochiagari' service cooks your picks at the upstairs eateries.
2026/08/15 08:00 OkinawaFree
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OfficialUpcomingComiket (Comic Market)
The world's largest fan convention: hundreds of thousands gather at Tokyo Big Sight to buy doujinshi and cosplay.
2026/08/15 10:30 TokyoWristband entry: ¥1,210 for morning entry (from 10:30) or ¥440 in advance / ¥1,000 same-day for afternoon entry (from 12:30). Lottery-only Early Entry (¥5,385) and cosplay changing-room priority (¥3,385) tickets are sold via TicketPay.
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OfficialUpcomingGame Market 2026 Autumn
Japan's biggest analog-game fair, where thousands of indie board, card and tabletop creators sell and demo their games over one weekend.
2026/10/17 11:00 TokyoAround ¥1,500 advance / ¥2,000 same-day (2026 reference; autumn fees TBA); elementary schoolers and younger free.
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OfficialUpcomingTori-no-Ichi (Rooster Market)
On November's rooster days, Asakusa's Otori Shrine fills with stalls selling glittering 'kumade' rakes meant to scoop up luck and fortune for the year ahead.
2026/11/07 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingTokyo Christmas Market 2026 at Jingu Gaien | Expected Dates & Tickets
**Tokyo Christmas Market 2026 at Jingu Gaien has not announced its dates yet — the 2025 edition ran Nov 21–Dec 25, and 2026 is expected to follow a similar late-Nov–Dec 25 run (watch tokyochristmas.net).** Held at Meiji Jingu Gaien in front of the Memorial Picture Gallery, it brings a ~14 m Christmas pyramid, wooden chalet stalls and warm glühwein in a keepsake mug; entry started from ¥1,000 (adults, weekdays) in 2025.
2026/11/21 11:00 TokyoTicketed entry — expected ~¥1,000 weekday / ~¥1,500 weekend, higher on peak days; 2026 prices to be confirmed at tokyochristmas.net (as of July 2026). Food, drinks and the souvenir glühwein mug cost extra.
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OfficialUpcomingYokohama Red Brick Warehouse Christmas Market 2026
Japan's largest German-style Christmas market: a glittering tree, wooden hutte stalls, mulled wine and bay-side lights by the historic red brick warehouses.
2026/11/21 11:00 YokohamaPaid timed entry (around ¥500–1,000 — check official site).
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OfficialUpcomingNagoya Christmas Market 2026
A giant live fir tree and German cuisine light up Hisaya-odori Park in central Sakae for Nagoya's signature European winter market.
2026/12/04 16:00 NagoyaFree
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OfficialPast eventTsukiji Outer Market & Toyosu Food Walk
Tokyo's food paradise: graze on fresh sushi, tamagoyaki and seafood at the historic Tsukiji Outer Market.
2026/06/25 08:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventNijo Market
Sapporo's 125-year-old fish market in the heart of downtown: crab legs, sea-urchin, salmon roe and steaming kaisen-don bowls from morning to early evening.
2026/07/01 08:00 SapporoFree
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OfficialPast eventToyosu Market
Tokyo's vast wholesale fish market with tuna auctions, viewing decks and fresh-sushi restaurants open to visitors.
2026/07/02 06:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventEarth Garden Summer 2026 (Yoru-ichi Night Market)
The summer edition of Earth Garden turns Yoyogi Park into a festive evening night-market — lanterns, world music, beer and global street food after dark.
2026/07/03 15:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventToji Temple Kobo-ichi Market
On the 21st of every month, nearly 1,000 stalls fill the grounds of UNESCO-listed Toji Temple with street food, antiques, pickles and crafts beneath its great pagoda.
2026/07/21 08:00 KyotoFree
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OfficialPast eventMusic Town Otoichiba
A public live-house complex and the cultural heart of Koza, Okinawa City's storied music district, hosting local and touring acts.
2026/07/30 19:00 OkinawaTicket price varies by event.
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OfficialPast eventYanagibashi Rengo Market
Dubbed 'Hakata's Kitchen,' this century-old covered alley packs 40-plus stalls of glistening Genkai-sea fish, fugu, and pickles that pro chefs swear by.
2026/08/01 08:00 FukuokaFree
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OfficialPast eventOmicho Market
Kanazawa's 300-year-old kitchen: ~170 stalls of Sea of Japan crab, sweet shrimp and just-sliced sashimi rice bowls under one covered arcade.
2026/08/01 09:00 KanazawaFree
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