Sapporo 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 01:00 SapporoGratuit
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Oktoberfest 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 02:00 TokyoPaid: entry plus a refundable glass deposit; food and beer charged on site.
© FungSwee Wong · GoogleJapan Reptiles Show in Tokyo (BIG Autumn Rep) 2026
Japan's biggest reptile and exotic-animal expo packs Tokyo Big Sight with geckos, snakes, frogs and the breeders who love them.
2026/09/20 01:00 TokyoAdults ¥1,400 advance / ¥1,600 door; elementary ¥700 advance / ¥800 door; preschoolers free.
© 王士榮 · GoogleMunakata Taisha Autumn Festival — Miare-sai 2026
Around 100 fishing boats escort three deities' mikoshi across the sea at this World Heritage shrine's grand autumn festival.
2026/10/01 FukuokaGratuit
© 村田誠一 · GoogleTakayama Autumn Festival (Hachiman Matsuri)
Eleven gilded Edo-era floats parade through old Takayama by day, then glow with 100+ lanterns at dusk in one of Japan's three most beautiful festivals.
2026/10/09 NagoyaGratuit
© kari one · GoogleHitachi Seaside Park Kochia (Autumn Red Bushes)
Some 33,000 round kochia bushes turn Miharashi Hill a blazing crimson each October, a fluffy red carpet rolling toward the Pacific Ocean.
2026/10/10 00:30 Partout au JaponAdults (high-school+) from ¥450; price rises during peak kochia season
© 塚原哲 · GoogleGame 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 02:00 TokyoAround ¥1,500 advance / ¥2,000 same-day (2026 reference; autumn fees TBA); elementary schoolers and younger free.
© YAMAZAKI HIROYUKI · GoogleNikko Irohazaka & Kegon Falls Autumn Foliage
The hairpin Irohazaka road climbs through a moving gradient of red and gold to Lake Chuzenji, where the 97-m Kegon Falls plunges past blazing maples.
2026/10/17 23:00 TokyoGratuit
© Katsumi Ohyama · GoogleHakata Okunchi 2026 (Kushida Shrine Autumn Festival)
Hakata's 1,200-year-old harvest thanksgiving, with an ox-drawn carriage and children in court dress parading from Kushida Shrine.
2026/10/23 01:00 FukuokaGratuit
© Nattarat Juntien · GoogleEarth 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 01:00 TokyoGratuit
© T TMBC · GoogleKorankei Valley Autumn Foliage (Momiji Festival)
Over 4,000 maples of 11 varieties set Aichi's Korankei gorge ablaze in crimson, with evening light-ups reflecting on the Tomoe River until 9 p.m.
2026/11/01 NagoyaGratuit
© Peerasak Khatippatee · GoogleGion Odori — Autumn Geisha Dance of Gion Higashi
Kyoto's only autumn geisha dance, staged by the geiko and maiko of the Gion Higashi district. Ten days of elegant kyomai dance under lanterns, accompanied by live shamisen and song — a refined seasonal highlight of Kyoto.
2026/11/01 04:30 Kyoto¥6,000 (viewing only); ¥7,000 with a tea ceremony. Two shows daily at 13:30 and 16:00.
© Ikechan happy · GoogleDesign Festa Vol.64
Asia's largest open-submission art fair fills Tokyo Big Sight with thousands of jury-free booths from independent creators of every conceivable medium.
2026/11/14 02:00 TokyoPaid: roughly ¥800–¥1,000 for a one-day pass (children free).
© HIROSE HIROHIDE · GoogleEikando Temple Autumn Light-Up
Kyoto's most celebrated maple temple glows after dark in autumn, its crimson leaves mirrored in a tranquil pond.
2026/11/14 08:30 KyotoEvening light-up admission around 600-700 yen
© 陸癸榮 · GoogleArashiyama Autumn Leaves
Kyoto's Arashiyama bursts into crimson and gold each November, with mountain temples, a scenic train and bamboo groves.
2026/11/14 23:00 KyotoGratuit
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