October 2026
1 events
10/31–11/03
Mashiko Pottery Fair
Jonaizaka and Sayado areas, Mashiko, Tochigi
Twice a year, a small pottery town in the Kanto hills receives more visitors than it can comfortably hold — and the visi
November 2026
1 events
11/03–11/03
Izushi Pottery Festival
Izushi castle town, Toyooka, Hyogo
It is simply white. That is Izushi ware. In Izushi, part of Toyooka in Hyogo, a small castle town called the little Kyot
Year-round
Daily
Jinya-mae Morning Market
岐阜県高山市八軒町1-5
Every morning, farmers come down from the mountain villages and set up their stalls in front of a government house that
Every Sun
Kochi Sunday Market
Otesujii, Kochi City, Kochi
Every Sunday morning, the boulevard leading to Kochi Castle becomes a different kind of road.
Both lanes are closed to
Daily (closed Wed)
Katsuura Morning Market
Shimohoncho and Nakahoncho streets, Katsuura, Chiba
In the fishing town of Katsuura on the Boso Peninsula, a morning market has been held almost every day since 1591.
It w
Daily
Hakodate Morning Market
9-19 Wakamatsu-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido
One minute on foot from Hakodate Station, and the city changes register entirely.
About 250 stalls spread across roughl
Daily
Omicho Market
50 Kami-Omichocho, Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Locals call it Omicho.
The market opened in 1721, during the era of the Kaga domain, when a fire destroyed several mark
Daily
Makishi Public Market
2-10-1 Matsuo, Naha, Okinawa
In Okinawa, a market is called a machigwaa.
Step inside, and the fish on the counters are colors you won't find on the
Daily (closed Wed)
Nishiki Market
Nishikikoji-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
It has long been called Kyoto's kitchen. Nishiki Market runs about three hundred and ninety meters under its arcade, lin
Every 2th Sat
Heian Flea Market
Okazaki Park, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Once a month, someone's past gathers in a plaza. At Okazaki Park in Kyoto, the Heian Flea Market sets up on the second S
Every Sat & Sun
Farmer's Market at the United Nations University
United Nations University plaza, 5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
In the middle of the city, you can talk to the people who grew it. In Aoyama, Tokyo, on the plaza before the United Nati
Daily
Tokyo Flea Market
Keiokaku, 4-31-1 Tamagawa, Chofu, Tokyo
Old things alone draw this many people. In Chofu, Tokyo, twice a year, in spring and autumn, the Tokyo Flea Market is he
Daily (closed Sun)
Tsukiji Outer Market
Tsukiji 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
The market moved, but the town remained. In Tsukiji, Tokyo, there once stood one of the world's largest fish markets. In
Daily
Kuromon Market
Nipponbashi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka
People call it Osaka's kitchen. Kuromon Market stretches about five hundred and eighty meters, lined with some hundred a
Daily
Design Festa
Tokyo Big Sight, 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Whether it is good or not is beside the point. The only question is whether you made it. At Tokyo Big Sight, twice a yea
Every 1th Sun
Kurashiki Tenryo Morning Market
Around the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, Honmachi, Kurashiki, Okayama
In a town of white walls, a morning market sets up. Kurashiki in Okayama prospered in the Edo period as a tenryo, a terr
毎朝（通年）
Dogo Onsen Morning Market
Dogo Yunomachi, Matsuyama, Ehime
Dogo Onsen is one of the oldest hot springs in Japan — old enough to appear in the Man'yoshu poetry anthology, old enoug
月〜土 8:00〜17:00頃（日曜・祝日定休）
Yanagibashi Market: Where Hakata's Chefs Begin Their Day
1 Haruyoshi, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City
Before the restaurants open, the chefs of Hakata come here. Yanagibashi Rengo-ichiba has been supplying Fukuoka's food i
不定期（月1〜2回）
Shimokitazawa Vintage Market: The Neighborhood as Archive
Around Shimokitazawa Station, Setagaya, Tokyo
Shimokitazawa is the neighborhood that Tokyo's musicians, actors, and writers moved to before they were successful, and
4月〜11月の毎週日曜（早朝）
Matsue Morning Market: Mist on the Canal
Along Fukuro River, Matsue City, Shimane
The mist from Lake Shinji moves through Matsue before the city wakes. Matsue is built on water — canals, the Ōhashi Rive
毎週土曜 15:00〜20:00（5月〜11月）
Morioka Zaimokucho Evening Market: The City's Living Room
Zaimokucho, Morioka City, Iwate
On Saturday afternoons from May through November, the Zaimokucho district of Morioka becomes something between a market
毎週土曜（早朝〜午前中）
Sendai Wholesale Market: Open to Everyone on Saturdays
Oroshimachi, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai, Miyagi
The Sendai wholesale market operates six days a week supplying the city's restaurants and hotels. On Saturday mornings,
週末・祝日（4月〜11月）
Nasu Kogen Farmers Market: The New Countryside
Nasu Town, Nasu-gun, Tochigi
The farmers at the Nasu Kogen market did not all grow up farming. A significant portion moved here from Tokyo — people w
毎日（通年）
Ishigaki Euglena Mall: The Kitchen of the Yaeyamas
Near Ishigaki Public Market, Okawa, Ishigaki City, Okinawa
Before the ferry to Taketomi or Iriomote or any of the outer Yaeyama islands, stop at the market. The covered arcade nea
毎月第1日曜（早朝〜午前中）
Kasugai Mitake Onsen Morning Market: First Sunday of Every Month
Mitake Onsen grounds, Uchinai, Kasugai City, Aichi
Once a month, on the first Sunday, the grounds of Mitake Onsen in Kasugai become a morning market. Farmers from the surr
週末・祝日（通年）
Aoshima Morning Market
Aoshima, Miyazaki City, Miyazaki
Miyazaki grows mangoes that the rest of Japan considers luxury items. At the morning market near Aoshima Shrine, they ar
毎月第1日曜
Kurashiki Bikan Quarter Craft Market
Honmachi, Kurashiki City, Okayama
Kurashiki's Bikan district is one of Japan's most photographed historic streetscapes — white-walled warehouses reflected
不定期（月1〜2回）
Kobe Kitano Antique Market
Kitanocho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo
Kobe's Kitano district was built for the foreign traders who arrived after the port opened in the 1860s. Their houses —
通年（夏〜秋に屋外マルシェ開催）
Hakodate Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse Marché
14-12 Suehirocho, Hakodate City, Hokkaido
The Kanemori warehouses were built for trade when Hakodate was Japan's first major port to open to the West. They are re
通年（早朝〜午前中）
Asahikawa Asappa Farm Direct Market
Kagura, Asahikawa City, Hokkaido
The Tokachi plain to the south and the Kamikawa basin that surrounds Asahikawa are among Japan's most productive agricul
不定期（月1〜2回）
Hiroshima Asagiri Bridge Flea Market
Along Motoyasu River, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City
The market runs along the Motoyasu River, within sight of the Atomic Bomb Dome. This proximity is not ironic; it is simp
通年（各工房が常設営業）
Tsuboya Yachimun Street: Okinawa's Living Pottery District
Tsuboya, Naha City, Okinawa
Yachimun is the Okinawan word for pottery, and Tsuboya is where it has been made for three hundred years. The district s
不定期（月1〜2回）
Nagasaki Megane-bashi Bridge Flea Market
Along Nakashima River near Megane-bashi, Nagasaki City
The Megane-bashi — the Spectacles Bridge, named for the double arch reflected in the water — was built in 1634 by Chines
4月〜11月（定期開催）
Hirosaki Dote no Ichi: The Market That Outlasted the Feudal Doma
Dotecho shopping district, Hirosaki City, Aomori
Hirosaki is the center of Japan's apple-growing region, and the market at Dotecho brings this fact into the city with a
9月第1日曜（山形市の大鍋）、9月全般は各地で芋煮会
Yamagata Imoni-kai: River Bank Stew as Community Ritual
Mamigasaki River bank, Yamagata City, Yamagata
Each September, the riverbanks of Yamagata fill with smoke. Groups of friends, colleagues, and families set up gas burne
毎週日曜（通年）
Aizu Nanukamaichi Morning Market: Two Hundred Years on the Same Street
Nanukamaichi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima
The Nanukamaichi morning market has been running every Sunday for more than two hundred years, which means it has contin
毎月第1・第3土曜（不定期あり）
Omiya Hikawa Shrine Antique Market: Sacred Ground, Old Things
Musashi Ichinomiya Hikawa Shrine, Omiya-ku, Saitama City, Saitama
The approach to Hikawa Shrine extends for more than two kilometers through Omiya — a zelkova-lined path that is one of t
季節ごとに開催（春・秋が中心）
Yokohama Yamashita Park Marché: Port City Produce by the Sea
Yamashita Park, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa
Yamashita Park runs along the Yokohama waterfront, with the passenger ship terminal visible to the north and the bay ope