19 events

Food in Japan.

Every food event on the calendar, checked against official sources.

Sep172026

Nada no Sakagura Tanbou 2026 (Nada sake-brewery puzzle trail)

Kobe and Nishinomiya, Hyogo · Food · Thu 17 Sep 2026 to Sun 28 Feb 2027

Autumn-winter campaign across Japan's largest sake-producing district, Nada Gogo, linking 14 brewery museums and shops in four walking courses during the new-sake season.

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Oct302026

Tokyo Ramen Festa

Tokyo, Tokyo · Food · Fri 30 Oct to Tue 03 Nov 2026

One of Japan's largest ramen events, with 12 ramen shops from across the country serving at Komazawa Olympic Park.

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Nov32026

Yamanashi Nouveau Festival 2026 (Tokyo)

Tokyo, Tokyo · Food · Tue 03 Nov 2026

Release-day festival for Yamanashi Nouveau (Koshu and Muscat Bailey A new wine), with dozens of Yamanashi wineries pouring in Hibiya Park on the Culture Day holiday.

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Nov62026

Echizen Crab Season

Sakai, Fukui · Food · Fri 06 Nov 2026 to Sat 20 Mar 2027

The fixed annual season for Echizen-gani snow crab, Fukui's winter delicacy, from 6 November to 20 March.

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Nov62026

Whisky Festival 2026 in Tokyo

Tokyo, Tokyo · Food · Fri 06 to Sat 07 Nov 2026

Japan's largest whisky tasting fair, 121 exhibitors including Japanese craft distilleries, run by critic Mamoru Tsuchiya's Whisky Culture Institute. Prime chance to taste rare Japanese whisky.

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Nov142026

Echizen Crab Festival 2026

Echizen Town, Fukui · Food · Sat 14 to Sun 22 Nov 2026

Opening-of-season crab market for Echizen gani, Fukui's prized snow crab, with boiled-crab stalls, live auctions and seafood barbecues on the coast. Held over two weekends only.

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Nov142026

Fushimi Sake Festival in Otesuji 2026 (10th)

Kyoto (Fushimi), Kyoto · Food · Sat 14 Nov 2026

Fifteen Fushimi breweries (Gekkeikan, Kizakura, Tamanohikari etc.) pour their sake along the covered Otesuji arcade in one of Japan's great sake towns.

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Nov202026

Munich Christmas Market in Sapporo

Sapporo, Hokkaido · Food · Fri 20 Nov to Fri 25 Dec 2026

Sapporo's sister-city Christmas market modelled on Munich's, with German food, Glühwein and craft stalls under the Odori Park illuminations.

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Feb132027

Jojima Sake Brewery Opening 2027 (33rd)

Kurume, Fukuoka · Food · Sat 13 to Sun 14 Feb 2027

Kyushu's biggest kurabiraki: the breweries of the Jojima sake district near Kurume open together for one weekend with new-sake tasting, drawing around 100,000 visitors.

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Feb132027

Miyajima Oyster Festival 2027

Hatsukaichi (Miyajima), Hiroshima · Food · Sat 13 to Sun 14 Feb 2027

Hiroshima's famous oyster island serves grilled, steamed and hotpot oysters at bargain prices beside the ferry pier at peak season, with 10:00-15:00 stalls both days.

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Mar132027

Niigata Sake no Jin

Niigata, Niigata · Food · Sat 13 to Sun 14 Mar 2027

Japan's largest single-prefecture sake fair: all 80-odd Niigata breweries pour unlimited tastings of around 500 sakes over two days. Launched 2004 by the Niigata Sake Brewers Association.

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Mar272027

Kashima Sakagura Tourism and Hizen Hamashuku Flower & Sake Festival

Kashima (and Ureshino), Saga · Food · Sat 27 to Sun 28 Mar 2027

A spring weekend when Saga's Kashima breweries, including Fukuchiyo (maker of cult sake Nabeshima), open their kura along the Edo-era Hizen Hamashuku street, with 100,000 visitors tasting and buying.

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Apr162027

Craft Sake Week at Roppongi Hills

Tokyo, Tokyo · Food · Fri 16 to Wed 28 Apr 2027

Thirteen days of sake tasting from around 130 breweries at Roppongi Hills Arena.

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Apr282027

World of Coffee Tokyo 2027 and World Barista Championship

Koto, Tokyo · Food · Wed 28 Apr to Sat 01 May 2027

The Specialty Coffee Association's trade and consumer expo comes to Japan for the first time, hosting the 2027 World Barista Championship at Tokyo Big Sight over Golden Week.

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May192027

Keyaki Hiroba Spring Beer Festival 2027

Saitama, Saitama · Food · Wed 19 to Sun 23 May 2027

Japan's largest craft beer festival, held every spring and autumn under the zelkova trees at Saitama Shintoshin with 50-60 breweries and 300-400 beers; the autumn 2027 edition should follow in mid-September.

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Jun182027

Japan Sake Fair 2027 / Annual Japan Sake Awards public tasting

Toshima, Tokyo · Food · Fri 18 to Sat 19 Jun 2027

The Japan Sake Brewers Association's national fair with about 1,200 brands from 45 prefectures, plus the once-a-year public tasting of around 400 gold-medal sakes from the Annual Japan Sake Awards.

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Sep102027

Sapporo Autumn Fest

Sapporo, Hokkaido · Food · Fri 10 Sep to Sat 02 Oct 2027

Hokkaido's biggest food festival, filling about a kilometre of Odori Park with stalls from towns and producers across the island.

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Oct92027

Saijo Sake Matsuri

Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima · Food · Sat 09 to Sun 10 Oct 2027

Japan's biggest sake festival in the brewing town of Saijo: seven breweries open their doors and a Sake Hiroba offers tastings of around 1,000 labels from every prefecture, drawing 200,000+ visitors.

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Oct222027

Okinawa Industry Festival (51st) - awamori and local products fair

Naha, Okinawa · Food · Fri 22 to Sun 24 Oct 2027

Okinawa's biggest trade-and-consumer fair, 470+ exhibitors over three days at Onoyama Park, best known for its awamori pavilion with every distillery in the prefecture pouring limited releases.

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