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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OfficialOn nowSapporo Odori Beer Garden
Japan's largest outdoor beer garden takes over Odori Park each summer, with rival breweries pouring ice-cold draft under the open sky.
2026/07/21 12:00 SapporoFree
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OfficialOn nowSendai Tanabata Festival 2026: Dates, Access & Highlights
Sendai Tanabata Festival 2026 (Aug 6–8): the fixed dates, the giant paper streamers, the Aug 5 fireworks, 5-min access from Sendai Station, and what to see.
2026/08/06 10:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialThis weekendAsagaya Tanabata Festival 2026: Aug 7-11 Dates & Access
Asagaya Tanabata Festival 2026 runs Aug 7–11, free, rain or shine. Tokyo's arcade tanabata is famous for giant handmade papier-mâché figures of the year's characters, right by JR Asagaya Station.
2026/08/07 10:00 TokyoFree
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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
© Jan Schoepe · CC0OfficialUpcomingMeguro Sanma Festival 2026
A quirky Tokyo street festival born from a comic rakugo tale, where charcoal-grilled Pacific saury is served with sudachi citrus to long, happy queues.
2026/09/06 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingSapporo Autumn Fest
A three-week harvest food festival in Odori Park celebrating Hokkaido's bounty — fresh seafood, ramen, sweets, wine and local produce.
2026/09/11 10:00 SapporoFree
© Qiuqizhenghong · CC BY-SA 3.0OfficialUpcomingOktoberfest 2026 in Shiba Park (Autumn)
Japan's Munich-recognised Oktoberfest brings genuine German breweries, Bavarian food and oompah bands to Shiba Park beneath Tokyo Tower.
2026/09/11 11:00 TokyoPaid: entry plus a refundable glass deposit; food and beer charged on site.
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OfficialUpcomingVietnam Festa Kanagawa 2026: Dates, Venue & Access
Vietnam Festa in Kanagawa 2026 (Sep 12–13, Yokohama): pho, ao dai shows and water puppets on the bayfront, free — verified dates, venue and access.
2026/09/12 10:00 YokohamaFree
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OfficialUpcomingHojoya Festival at Hakozakigu Shrine
For seven nights, around 500 food and game stalls line Hakozakigu's approach as a million visitors mark autumn's arrival — Fukuoka's great harvest festival.
2026/09/12 10:00 FukuokaFree
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OfficialUpcomingNamaste India 2026
Japan's largest Indian festival fills Yoyogi Park with curry stalls, chai, sari shops, Bollywood dance and classical music — a two-day plunge into India in the heart of Tokyo.
2026/09/26 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingCaribbean Latin America Street Ueno 2026
The Ueno Park edition of the free Caribbean-Latin street fair — Latin food, mojitos, salsa and reggae beside the fountain plaza in one of Tokyo's most famous parks.
2026/10/03 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingBelgian Beer Weekend Kyoto 2026
UNESCO-listed Belgian beer culture lands in front of Kyoto's Higashi-Honganji temple — dozens of imported brews, frites, waffles and live music in an open-air city festival.
2026/10/08 12:00 KyotoFree
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OfficialUpcomingWorld Festa Yokohama
A free international food-and-culture fair at seaside Yamashita Park: 50+ stalls of global cuisine and world music and dance performances on stage.
2026/10/10 10:00 YokohamaFree
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OfficialUpcomingSaijo Sake Festival 2026: Dates, Tickets & Access
Saijo Sake Festival 2026 runs October 10–11 in Hiroshima's sake capital — Japan's largest sake-tasting event. Confirmed dates, 2025 reference ticket price, and access below.
2026/10/10 10:00 HiroshimaFestival free to enter; the 'Sake Plaza' tasting pass is paid
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OfficialUpcomingCaribbean Latin America Street Yoyogi 2026
Tacos, jerk chicken and mojitos meet salsa and reggae rhythms — a free, sun-soaked open-air fair celebrating Caribbean and Latin American culture along Yoyogi Park's avenue.
2026/10/17 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingTokyo Ramen Show
Japan's largest ramen festival gathers 36 famous shops from Hokkaido to Kyushu under one open-air roof in Komazawa Park — one steaming bowl at a time.
2026/10/22 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingHakata Okunchi 2026: Dates, the Ox-Cart Parade & Access
Hakata Okunchi 2026 (Oct 23–24) is Kushida Shrine's free autumn festival in Fukuoka — a 1,200-year harvest rite, famous for the Oct 24 ox-cart procession. Dates, schedule, access.
2026/10/23 10:00 FukuokaFree
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OfficialUpcomingEarth Garden Autumn 2026
A laid-back eco-minded community fair in Yoyogi Park — organic food, world music, crafts and a mellow forest atmosphere that draws Tokyo's international and creative crowd.
2026/10/24 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingHiroshima Food Festival
Hiroshima's biggest autumn food fair fills the grounds of Hiroshima Castle with okonomiyaki, oysters, lemons and gourmet stalls from every corner of the prefecture.
2026/10/24 10:00 HiroshimaFree
© EllieBellie25 · CC BY-SA 4.0OfficialUpcomingKanda Curry Grand Prix 2026: Oct 31-Nov 1 (Official Site) - Free Entry, 20 Shops
Kanda Curry Grand Prix 2026 is set for Oct 31-Nov 1, 2026, per the official site (checked Jul 2026; still marked provisional). Free entry -- about 20 finalist shops from Kanda's 400+ curry houses, and visitor voting crowns the champion.
2026/10/31 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingFiesta de España 2026
Japan's biggest Spanish festival brings giant paella pans, flamenco, sevillanas contests and Iberian wine to Yoyogi Park for two passionate autumn days.
2026/11/14 10:00 TokyoFree
© Ruben Ortega · CC BY-SA 4.0OfficialUpcomingTokyo 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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OfficialUpcomingRamen Expo Osaka 2026: Nov–Dec Dates, 60 Shops
Ramen Expo Osaka 2026 runs late Nov–Dec, ~60 shops, ~¥900/bowl. 2026 dates aren't out yet — 2025 ran Nov 22–Dec 30 in six acts, so expect a similar window.
2026/11/22 10:00 OsakaPark admission plus ramen tickets (typically around ¥900 per bowl).
© Type specimen · CC BY-SA 3.0OfficialUpcomingBelgian Beer Weekend Shinjuku 2026
An indoor winter edition of Belgian Beer Weekend in Shinjuku's airy Sankaku Hiroba — 60-plus Belgian beers, cheese-and-chocolate pairings and embassy chef dinners, warm and comfortable.
2026/12/02 16:00 TokyoFree
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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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OfficialUpcomingOne World Festival
Western Japan's biggest international cooperation festival: NGO booths, world food stalls and global music fill the Umeda Sky Building, free to all.
2027/02/06 10:00 OsakaFree
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OfficialUpcomingBeppu Hatto Onsen Festival 2027
Japan's hot-spring capital throws its biggest party of the year — a fire festival on Mount Ogi, free baths across the city and a mikoshi parade thanking the springs.
2027/04/01 11:00 Across JapanFree
© Midori (Wikimedia user) · CC BY-SA 3.0OfficialUpcomingCraft Sake Week at Roppongi Hills 2027
Founded by footballer Hidetoshi Nakata, this open-air festival pours around 130 regional breweries' sake in the heart of Roppongi each spring.
2027/04/16 11:00 TokyoPaid: a starter set buys a glass plus tasting tokens; extra tokens sold on site.
© Volfgang · CC BY-SA 3.0OfficialUpcomingEarth Day Tokyo 2027
Tokyo's biggest environmental festival fills Yoyogi Park with eco-food stalls, live music and 300+ booths — zero-waste, English-friendly and free to wander.
2027/04/17 10:00 TokyoFree
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LumaPast eventiiyon!! Run × ØL Tokyo Vol.4 (PM)
Run 5K then refuel with craft beer at ØL by Oslo Brewing — Tokyo's run-and-pint social.
2026/06/21 12:00 Tokyo¥1,500
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OfficialPast eventAkihabara Anime & Gaming Exploration
Dive into otaku heaven: multi-floor anime stores, retro arcades, maid cafes and gachapon as far as the eye can see.
2026/06/24 12:00 TokyoFree
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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 eventYokohama Chinatown Street Food
Wander Japan's largest Chinatown for steaming nikuman, xiaolongbao and panda sweets among ornate gates and red lanterns.
2026/06/25 11:00 YokohamaFree
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OfficialPast eventNakano Broadway
A retro shopping complex packed with vintage manga, rare figures, idol goods and Tokyo's famous towering soft-serve ice cream.
2026/06/27 12:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventShinsekai Kushikatsu Food Crawl
Dive into retro Shinsekai beneath Tsutenkaku Tower for Osaka's famous deep-fried kushikatsu skewers and neon old-Osaka charm.
2026/06/27 17:00 OsakaSkewers from around 130 yen each
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OfficialPast eventFukuoka Yatai Food Stalls (Nakasu)
Fukuoka's riverside yatai stalls serve tonkotsu ramen, oden and yakitori under lantern light — the heart of Kyushu nightlife.
2026/06/27 19:00 FukuokaPay per dish; a bowl of ramen and a beer around 1,500 yen
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OfficialPast eventGekkeikan Okura Sake Museum & Tasting, Fushimi
Tour a historic 1909 sake brewery in Kyoto's Fushimi district, see the old tools of the trade, taste the pure underground water, and finish with a sake tasting — all for ¥600.
2026/06/28 10:00 Kyoto¥600 admission (age 20+, includes sake tasting); ¥100 ages 13-19, free under 12
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OfficialPast eventSushi-Making Class in Asakusa
Roll and shape your own nigiri and maki under a professional English-speaking instructor, then sit down and eat everything you made — a hands-on intro to sushi steps from Senso-ji.
2026/06/28 10:00 Tokyo¥13,000 per person (ingredients, equipment, instruction and the sushi you make all included)
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OfficialPast eventFushimi Sake District Brewery Walk
Stroll Kyoto's historic Fushimi sake quarter, where soft spring water and centuries-old breweries make some of Japan's finest sake.
2026/06/28 11:00 KyotoTastings and museum entry from a few hundred yen
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LumaPast eventiiyon!! Half-Year BBQ Beer Garden Party
A rooftop BBQ and beer-garden party under Tokyo Tower — grill, drinks and skyline views.
2026/06/28 16:00 Tokyo¥7,500
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OfficialPast eventOsaka Cooking Class: Okonomiyaki, Ramen & Street Food
Cook Osaka's soul food — okonomiyaki, takoyaki and ramen — with an English-speaking chef in 'Japan's kitchen', then sit down and feast on what you made.
2026/06/29 11:00 OsakaVaries by menu and group; reserve via the official site
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OfficialPast eventWagashi Sweets-Making & Tea Ceremony in Asakusa
Sculpt your own seasonal nerikiri wagashi by hand, then enjoy it with freshly whisked matcha in a kimono — a gentle, English-guided sweets-and-tea workshop near Senso-ji.
2026/06/29 14:00 TokyoAbout ¥12,000 per person (kimono rental, ingredients and utensils included)
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OfficialPast eventOsaka Namba Izakaya & Bar Crawl
Dive into Osaka's neon nightlife around Dotonbori and Namba — street food, standing bars and dazzling river lights.
2026/06/29 19:00 OsakaPay-as-you-go; standing bars from a few hundred yen per drink
© Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.0OfficialPast eventNagoya Meshi Food Tour
Taste Nagoya's bold local specialties — miso katsu, hitsumabushi eel, tebasaki wings and curry udon — across the city center.
2026/06/30 17:00 NagoyaPay per dish; meals from around 800 yen
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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
© pelican from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY-SA 2.0OfficialPast eventOkonomimura Okonomiyaki Village
A whole building stacked with 23 okonomiyaki stalls: watch chefs layer cabbage, noodles and egg on sizzling teppan in Hiroshima's soul-food theme park.
2026/07/01 11:00 HiroshimaFree
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OfficialPast eventPontocho Evening Stroll & Dining
Kyoto's most atmospheric nightlife lane — a narrow lantern-lit alley of riverside restaurants, sake bars and traditional teahouses.
2026/07/01 18:00 KyotoFree
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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 eventYebisu Brewery Tokyo
Yebisu beer's birthplace at Yebisu Garden Place, with a museum, guided tours and a tasting taproom.
2026/07/02 12:00 TokyoFree
© Wpcpey · CC BY-SA 4.0OfficialPast eventShonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival 2026
One of the Kanto region's largest Tanabata festivals, where central Hiratsuka disappears beneath giant, gaudy bamboo streamers up to ten metres tall.
2026/07/03 10:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialPast eventKanazawa Crafts & Higashi Chaya
Explore Kanazawa's gold-leaf workshops, colorful Kutani porcelain and the preserved Higashi Chaya geisha district.
2026/07/03 10:00 KanazawaFree
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OfficialPast eventYanaka Ginza Shopping Street
Retro Shitamachi shopping street near Ueno lined with food stalls, wagashi sweets, croquettes and old-Tokyo charm.
2026/07/03 11:00 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 eventShinjuku Omoide Yokocho
Atmospheric postwar alley by Shinjuku's west exit packed with ~60 yakitori, motsu-yaki and gyoza eateries.
2026/07/04 18:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventGekkeikan Okura Sake Museum
Historic sake museum in Kyoto's Fushimi brewing district with exhibits, brewery tours and a tasting corner.
2026/07/05 09:30 KyotoPaid admission including a tasting; open 9:30-16:30 (last entry 16:00). Cashless from July 2026.
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OfficialPast eventHakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum
Free sake museum in Kobe's Nada Gogo district inside a Taisho-era brewhouse, with life-size displays and tastings.
2026/07/06 09:30 OsakaFree
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OfficialPast eventYokohama Red Brick Warehouse Events
Yokohama's historic waterfront warehouses host seasonal festivals — Oktoberfest, flower garden, ice rink and food fairs.
2026/07/06 11:00 YokohamaFree
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OfficialPast eventOktoberfest in Japan
German beer festivals tour Japan's cities each year with imported brews, sausages and live oompah bands.
2026/07/08 12:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialPast eventKawabata Shopping Arcade
Hakata's oldest 400 m covered arcade with 130+ shops, eateries and the famous Kawabata zenzai red-bean sweet.
2026/07/09 11:00 FukuokaFree
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JmtyPast eventKIOG Summer Outdoor & International Gathering
Kansai International Outdoor Gathering's summer series of hikes and day trips—July 11 brings veggie-harvesting and pizza-making just north of Osaka.
2026/07/11 09:00 Osaka¥3,190 (includes lunch)
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OfficialPast eventNepal Festival 2026
Three seaside days of Nepal in Tokyo's Odaiba — momo and dal bhat, Himalayan crafts, folk dance and music against the bay, free to all.
2026/07/18 10:00 TokyoFree
© Original: Mithun Kunwar Derivative work: Radomianin · CC BY-SA 4.0OfficialPast eventBrazilian Day Tokyo 2026 (Festival Brasil): Dates & Venue
Tokyo's Brazilian Day festival returns July 18–19, 2026 at Yoyogi Park. Officially Festival Brasil & Latino Tokyo — free entry, samba parades, churrasco and live Latin music, dates and access verified.
2026/07/18 11:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventOsu Shopping District
Nagoya's most eclectic arcade — 1,200 shops mixing a 400-year temple town with vintage clothing, street food and otaku culture.
2026/07/18 11:00 NagoyaFree
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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 eventFuji Rock Festival 2026
Japan's biggest outdoor music festival unfolds across a misty mountain ski resort, with global headliners on eleven forest stages.
2026/07/24 09:00 Tokyo3-day pass approx. ¥60,000 / 1-day approx. ¥24,000
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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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OfficialPast eventHarushika Sake Brewery Tasting
In a Naramachi machiya once home to a Kofukuji monk, taste five Harushika sakes and keep the souvenir glass — sake from the very birthplace of Japanese sake.
2026/08/01 10:00 NaraFive-sake tasting approx. ¥500 with souvenir glass
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OfficialPast eventNakatanidou High-Speed Mochi Pounding
Nara's famous mochi shop where two artisans pound steaming mugwort rice at blinding speed, then hand you a warm, soft yomogi mochi filled with red bean.
2026/08/01 10:00 NaraFree
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OfficialPast eventHakuichi Gold Leaf Experience
The shop that invented Kanazawa's gold-leaf soft serve, where a shimmering sheet of edible gold is laid on your cone and you can try gold-leaf crafts.
2026/08/01 10:00 KanazawaGold-leaf soft serve approx. ¥891; craft experiences vary
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OfficialPast eventShin-Yokohama Ramen Museum
The world's first ramen theme park: slurp regional ramen styles in a recreated 1958 Tokyo backstreet, with gluten-free and vegetarian bowls too.
2026/08/01 11:00 YokohamaAdmission: adults ¥450, children ¥100, under 6 free (ramen extra)
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