Culture Jimbocho Book Festival 2025 Oct 24th - Nov 3rd Certain areas of Tokyo are famous for different things, and the Jimbocho part of the city is renowned for being a bibliophile's..
Culture Kanda Secondhand Book Festival 2025 Oct 27th - Nov 3rd One of Tokyo's autumn traditions is the Kanda Secondhand Book Festival, where a stretch of Yasukuni-dori spanning
Cape Muroto Lighthouse Festival 2025 Early Nov Kochi's Cape Muroto Lighthouse was first illuminated in 1899, and it looks out over the waters of the Pacific Ocean. A festival..
Food Tokyo Ramen Festa 2025 Oct 23rd - Nov 3rd Get your taste buds ready – Tokyo's largest ramen arrives in October/November for 12 ramen-filled days.
Culture Hakata Temple Tour 2025 Oct 31st - Nov 3rd Hakata has a fine collection of temples and shrines that make for a relaxing day's stroll. Once a year the city lights up the..
Culture Kokura Castle Bamboo Lights 2025 Oct 24th - Nov 3rd Each autumn, Kokura Castle in Kitakyushu is transformed into a glowing spectacle as citizens place around 30,000 lanterns across..
Activities Saga International Balloon Fiesta 2025 Oct 30th - Nov 3rd Held every autumn along the Kase River just outside Saga City, the Saga International Balloon Fiesta brings together hot air balloon..
Culture Ohara Festival 2025 Nov 2nd - Nov 3rd Kagoshima's biggest annual festival returns each November promising traditional dance parades, taiko performances and a whole..