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Karatsu Kunchi 11月2日（月） Ohara Festival 11月2日（月） Hikari no Machi Hakata 11月3日（火） Midosuji Illumination 11月3日（火） Yagoro-don Festival 11月3日（火） Tokyo German Village Winter Illumination 10月31日（土） Naruko Gorge in Autumn: A Canyon of Color and Hot Water 10月下旬〜11月上旬が見頃 To-no-Hetsuri 10月下旬〜11月上旬が見頃 Nita Pass 10月下旬〜11月中旬が見頃 Daisen 10月下旬〜11月上旬が見頃 Fukiware-no-taki 10月下旬〜11月上旬が見頃 Geibikei Gorge: The Song Comes on the Way Back 10月中旬〜11月上旬が見頃 Koyasan 10月下旬〜11月上旬が見頃 Fukuroda Falls 11月上旬〜中旬が見頃 Shin-Yabakei 10月下旬〜11月中旬が見頃 Yamadera 10月下旬〜11月上旬が見頃 Eiheiji Temple 11月上旬〜中旬が見頃 Sumatakyo Gorge 11月上旬〜下旬が見頃 Zuihoji Park 11月上旬〜中旬が見頃 Genbikei Gorge: The Dumplings Arrive by Rope 10月下旬〜11月上旬が見頃
All Festival 419 Market 35 Gathering 82 Residency 27 Workshop 22 Community 2
All regions Hokkaido 21 Tohoku 93 Kanto 100 Chubu 119 Kinki 94 Chugoku 59 Shikoku 17 Kyushu 67 Okinawa 12 Other 15
November 2026 2 events
Gathering Kanto M
11/12–02/14
Marunouchi Illumination
Marunouchi Naka-dori, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Naka-dori, the spine of Marunouchi, turns into a winter promenade from November 12 to February 14 — ending, fittingly fo
Gathering Kanto S
11/14–05/09
Sagamiko Illumillion
1634 Wakayanagi, Midori-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa
An hour west of Tokyo, the lights of the city thin out, the hills darken, and then — abruptly, extravagantly — six milli
December 2026 1 events
Gathering Kanto J
12/01–02/28
Jewel of Shonan (Enoshima)
Samuel Cocking Garden and around Enoshima, Fujisawa, Kanagawa
An island, entire, turned into a lamp. From December 1 to the end of February, Enoshima glows across the water, with the
January 2027 1 events
Gathering Kanto M
01/04–01/04
Mushasai at Chuzenji: Arrows Across a Frozen Lake
Lake Chuzenji lies in a bowl of mountains high above Nikko, and on the fourth of January it is a hard place to stand sti
March 2027 1 events
Gathering Kanto T
03/07–03/07
Tokyo Marathon
There is a way of knowing a city that only comes from running through it. The Tokyo Marathon, one of the six World Marat
April 2027 2 events
Gathering Kanto C
04/03–05/06
Chichibu Shibazakura Moss Phlox Festival
When the cherry blossoms fall, the people of Chichibu look down instead of up. On a hillside in Hitsujiyama Park, more t
Gathering Kanto A
04/11–05/20
Ashikaga Flower Park Great Wisteria Festival
At the heart of Ashikaga Flower Park stands a single wisteria vine, a hundred and sixty years old, its branches trained
Year-round
Gathering Kanto K
Daily
KENPOKU ART (Ibaraki North Art Festival)
Northern Ibaraki, including Hitachi, Hitachiota, and Daigo
Sea and mountains: two faces in a single festival. Northern Ibaraki has a coastal area facing the Pacific and a mountain
Gathering Kanto S
定期公演・神社祭礼で上演
Sagami Puppet Theatre
Puppet theatre, three to a figure. Sagami Ningyo is the puppet drama of western Kanagawa, around Odawara and Atsugi—the