Oct252026
Kanazawa Marathon 2026
A city road race in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. The course finishes at Ishikawa Prefectural Western Green Park Athletic Stadium and is certified by JAAF, World Athletics and AIMS.
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Everything running today, including long runs that started weeks or months ago: exhibitions, illuminations and stage productions. Each card shows its full run, so you can see when it started and when it ends.
Oct252026
Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger) 2026 (G1)
A Grade 1 flat race over 3,000 metres, turf at Kyoto Racecourse, one of the championship races of the Japan Racing Association season.
Oct252026
Mito Komon Manyu Marathon 2026
A city road race in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. The course passes Kairakuen garden and Lake Senba in the castle town of Mito.
Oct252026
Nagoya Grampus vs Yokohama F. Marinos (J1 League)
A 2026-27 Meiji Yasuda J1 League fixture at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, part of the first J1 season played on an autumn to spring calendar.
Oct252026
Urawa Red Diamonds vs V-Varen Nagasaki (J1 League)
A 2026-27 Meiji Yasuda J1 League fixture at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, part of the first J1 season played on an autumn to spring calendar.
Oct252026
Yokohama Marathon 2026
A city road race in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. The race runs along the Yokohama waterfront past the Minato Mirai district and the bay bridge area.
Sep122026
Composed Vibration: Wassily Kandinsky from the Collections in Japan
An exhibition at the Miyagi Museum of Art presenting Wassily Kandinsky through works held in collections in Japan.
Oct122026
KonoSuba Exhibition: Cheerful
An exhibition for the KonoSuba series at AKIBA SQUARE in Akihabara, listed on the official Tokyo tourism events service from 12 to 31 October 2026.
Oct232026
City Lights: National Ballet of Japan
City Lights, a world premiere ballet inspired by Chaplin's film, opens the National Ballet of Japan season from 23 October to 1 November 2026.
Sep52026
Lithuania: Songs Echoing in the Baltic Forests
A special exhibition at Nagoya City Museum introducing Lithuania through folk costumes and crafts from the National Museum of Lithuania.
Oct242026
Musical Funny Girl at Hakataza
The musical Funny Girl, the story of Broadway star Fanny Brice, plays Hakataza in Fukuoka from 24 October to 1 November 2026.
Oct242026
SMBC Japan Series 2026
NPB's best-of-seven championship series between the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, played in Yokohama and Fukuoka.
Jul192026
Aki Sasamoto's Life Laboratory
An exhibition at the National Museum of Art, Osaka of Aki Sasamoto, whose installations and performances use everyday objects to examine human behaviour.
Aug222026
Textiles of the Ryukyu Kingdom
A special exhibition marking the 90th anniversary of the Japan Folk Crafts Museum, showing around 50 pieces of Ryukyu bingata and woven textiles.
Jul192026
Toward the 50th Anniversary, Collection 1: Self / Action
A collection exhibition at the National Museum of Art, Osaka organised under the themes of self and action, ahead of the museum 50th anniversary.
Sep162026
Asami Kiyokawa and Kohei Nawa: Invisible Garden
The first joint exhibition by artist Asami Kiyokawa and sculptor Kohei Nawa, questioning the boundary between the real and virtual, nature and artifice. Admission is free.
Sep152026
Colorful Asia: Journey through Asia at Tokyo National Museum
An exhibition in the Toyokan building of the Tokyo National Museum introducing the arts and cultures of Asia through the museum collection.
Sep122026
Gege Akutami: Jujutsu Kaisen Exhibition
An exhibition revealing how the manga Jujutsu Kaisen is made, with Gege Akutami digital manuscripts and commentary shown in public for the first time.
Sep122026
MINIATURE LIFE EXHIBITION 2: Tatsuya Tanaka, MITATE Worlds
An exhibition at the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art of Tatsuya Tanaka, whose miniature dioramas remake everyday objects into small worlds.
Sep162026
Masterpieces from the Itsuo Art Museum Collection: Buson, Go Shun, and the Art of Tea
Selected masterpieces from the Itsuo Art Museum collection, built up by industrialist Kobayashi Ichizo, shown at the Suntory Museum of Art.
Sep192026
SUIKODEN The Water Margin: Outlaws of the Marsh
An exhibition at Tokyo Station Gallery on the Water Margin, the classical Chinese novel of outlaws gathered under Song Jiang.
Jun62026
Tsubaki Noboru: FREEDOM, Living with the Elephant in the Room
A solo exhibition by Tsubaki Noboru built around giant elephant works made for the show, asking what freedom means in a society of unspoken taboos.
Oct242026
78th Shosoin Exhibition
The 78th annual Shosoin Exhibition at the Nara National Museum, presenting treasures from the Shosoin repository.
Sep192026
The Nagata Collection Revealed, Chapter 2: Hokusai, the Katsushika Hokusai and Taito Periods
Chapter 2 of the Nagata Collection survey shows some 520 works from Hokusai illustrated books, including the Hokusai Manga printing blocks.
Sep122026
Kimono no Himitsu: Where Yuzen Is Born
An exhibition on the design thinking inside kimono, centred on the Chiso collection of the Kyoto yuzen house founded over 470 years ago.
Oct132026
Kimura Sotoji Retrospective
A retrospective exhibition at the National Film Archive of Japan devoted to the film director Kimura Sotoji.
Sep222026
Our Renoir: The Painter of Happiness Loved by Japan
An exhibition at the Shizuoka City Museum of Art devoted to Renoir, the painter of happiness long loved in Japan.
Sep192026
Swedish Textiles: Nordic Design Living in Daily Life and Nature
A Setagaya Art Museum exhibition of Swedish textiles, presenting Nordic design rooted in daily life and nature.
Oct32026
Nikko Autumn Leaves Season
Colour descends by altitude over six weeks, from Okunikko's lakes to the Toshogu shrine woods.
Sep242026
A Journey Through World Embroidery
An exhibition of fine embroidery from around 40 countries, from Japanese seasonal motifs and European haute couture work to Asian and African traditions.
Oct172026
Takarazuka Revue: Elisabeth, Rondo of Love and Death (Takarazuka Grand Theater)
Elisabeth: Rondo of Love and Death runs at the Takarazuka Grand Theater from 17 October to 22 November 2026.
Sep152026
Commemorating a Decade: The Sumida Hokusai Museum's Best, The Scenery on Both Banks of the Sumida River Picture Scroll and Other Masterpieces
A tenth anniversary special exhibition at The Sumida Hokusai Museum presenting the museum's finest works.
Sep192026
Momoko Sakura Exhibition
An exhibition at the Hokkaido Obihiro Museum of Art devoted to Momoko Sakura, the creator of Chibi Maruko-chan.
Sep192026
On the Street: May We Disturb You?
An exhibition at The Shoto Museum of Art in Shibuya exploring the street as public space, marking 40 years of the Street Observation Society.
Oct102026
Beppu Art Month 2026 (17th)
Beppu's open-platform cultural festival run by BEPPU PROJECT in which citizens and artists stage exhibitions, performances and workshops across the hot-spring city each autumn.
Sep302026
Ceramics from the Hizen Region: Tanakamaru Collection and Others
An exhibition at the Fukuoka Art Museum of ceramics from the Hizen region, drawn from the Tanakamaru Collection and other sources.
Jul292026
Exhibition of Sengai's Artworks
An exhibition at the Fukuoka Art Museum of works by Sengai, the Zen monk celebrated for his ink paintings and calligraphy.
Oct32026
Gongitsune 40th Anniversary: The Picture Book World of Ken Kuroi
A special exhibition marking 40 years since the publication of Gongitsune, with Ken Kuroi original picture book illustrations, wood carvings and his own tools.
Oct62026
Kyuhaku Autumn Tour: Flavor Forever, Stories to Savor
An autumn exhibition at the Kyushu National Museum on food culture, presenting stories to savour from the collection.
Sep192026
Life with Flowers: Botanical Art and Design
An exhibition of botanical art and plant themed design at Fuchu Art Museum, published on the Fuchu City official site for 19 September to 29 November 2026.
Sep122026
Mika Ninagawa Exhibition: Hajimari no Hikari (First Light)
The opening special exhibition of the new Kawaguchi City Art Museum, devoted to photographer Mika Ninagawa, published on the museum official site for 12 September to 29 November 2026.
Sep262026
Niyodo Blue Experience Expo 2026
A record 57 programmes across six towns along the Niyodo River, centred on the river's brilliant blue waters.
Oct62026
The Tale of Genji: Radiant Culture of the Japanese Imperial Court
A special exhibition at the Kyoto National Museum on The Tale of Genji and the radiant culture of the Heian imperial court.
Sep192026
Van Gogh Drawbridge and the Impressionist Painters: From the Wallraf-Richartz Museum
Seventy works by 42 painters from Cologne Wallraf-Richartz Museum, from the Barbizon school and Impressionism to Van Gogh, Gauguin and the colourists of the 20th century.
Oct32026
Andrew Wyeth Exhibition
The first large retrospective of Andrew Wyeth in Japan since his death, at the Abeno Harukas Art Museum in Osaka.
Oct142026
Daitokuji: A Zen Temple Beyond Compare
A special exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum on Daitokuji, the great Zen temple of Kyoto, presenting treasures associated with the temple.
Oct102026
Goldman Collection: The World of Kawanabe Kyosai
Works by Kawanabe Kyosai (1831 to 1889) from the collection of Israel Goldman, at the Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art.
Aug292026
Tada Minami: Still, Shimmering Light
A solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo of Tada Minami, whose work explores light and spatial composition.
Oct32026
Zen and Ghibli
An exhibition at the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art bringing together Zen and the world of Studio Ghibli.
Sep162026
MAPPA EXPO 15th Anniversary
Animation studio MAPPA marks its 15th anniversary with a major exhibition at Yurakucho Museum in Tokyo, running 16 September to 7 December 2026.
Sep222026
Albert Marquet: A Retrospective
A retrospective at the Sompo Museum of Art of Albert Marquet, the French painter known for his quiet landscapes and views of ports and rivers.
Oct102026
Maeda Kanji at 130: Poetry and Realism
A large retrospective marking 130 years since the birth of Maeda Kanji, the Kurayoshi-born painter who pursued his own realism before dying at 33.
Sep92026
Masterpieces of the Renaissance from the Musée du Louvre
A special exhibition at the National Art Center, Tokyo presenting Renaissance masterpieces from the collection of the Musée du Louvre.
Aug112026
Mizoguchi Kenji
A film exhibition at the National Film Archive of Japan devoted to the director Mizoguchi Kenji.
Oct242026
Mount Takao Autumn Leaves Festival
A seven-week autumn festival on Tokyo's favourite mountain, with weekend performances at the cable car base.
Aug112026
Nihon Eiga: Japanese Cinema
An exhibition programme at the National Film Archive of Japan presenting the history of Japanese cinema.
Oct72026
Picture Book Artist Chiki Kikuchi Exhibition: Ikimono Rhapsody
An exhibition of picture book artist Chiki Kikuchi at PLAY! MUSEUM in Tachikawa, published on the venue official site for 7 October to 13 December 2026.
Oct242026
Senzaki Chieo: Toward the Depths of the Gaze
An exhibition at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art presenting the work of Senzaki Chieo.
Sep52026
Synchronic Constellation: Cross-Boundary Perspectives in Art
An exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo bringing together contemporary art across national and disciplinary boundaries.
Oct102026
Tove and the Moomins: In Search of Treasured Things
Marking 80 years since the first Moomin novel, around 300 works trace Tove Jansson art, from oil paintings and wartime satire to Moomin originals and sketches.
Oct172026
Chintz: A Global Story, The Karun Thakar Collection
An exhibition at the Fukuoka Art Museum telling the global story of chintz, the printed cotton textiles of India, through the Karun Thakar Collection.
Oct232026
Eric Carle: It All Began with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Marking 50 years of the Japanese edition of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, around 180 works from the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.
Sep292026
Hiroshige: New Perspectives on Edo Japan
A special exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum presenting the ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Hiroshige and new perspectives on Edo period Japan.
Sep292026
Living with Horses During the Kofun Period
An exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum examining the place of horses in Kofun period Japan.
Oct32026
Marimekko: The Art of Printmaking, Beauty, Dream, Love
An exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum on Marimekko, the Finnish design house, and the art of its printed textiles.
Sep122026
My Ways of Making
An exhibition at the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art titled My Ways of Making, presenting contemporary artists and their methods of making.
Sep122026
Soshi Matsunobe: Walls
A solo presentation by Soshi Matsunobe in The Triangle, the museum space dedicated to emerging artists from Kyoto. Admission is free.
Sep262026
Tobacco and Salt Museum Miniature Exhibition
An exhibition of Japanese miniatures at the Tobacco and Salt Museum, named for the two collectors called Nakada who championed master miniaturist Kobayashi Rekisai.
Sep192026
Yamaga Seika: Soaring Imagination, 140th Anniversary of His Birth
A retrospective of Kyoto textile artist Yamaga Seika (1885 to 1981), the first in 40 years, at the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art.
Sep82026
Yamauchi Terue: The Shore of Living and Dying (Fukuoka Contemporary Artists File 2026)
A solo exhibition of Yamauchi Terue at the Fukuoka Art Museum, presented in the museum Fukuoka Contemporary Artists File series for 2026.
Sep12026
Yoshida Hiroshi: Traveler, Poet, and Painter, The 150th Anniversary of His Birth
An exhibition at the Fukuoka Art Museum marking 150 years since the birth of Yoshida Hiroshi, the woodblock print artist who travelled the world recording its landscapes.
Oct102026
Tsugu: mina perhonen
An exhibition tracing the fashion and textile brand mina perhonen, founded by Akira Minagawa, through the idea of tsugu, passing things on.
Oct102026
National Museum of Art, Collection Dialogue: Matsukata Kojiro x Yamamura Tokutaro, Bringing Rodin to Japan, Taking Gutai to the World
An exhibition at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art on the collectors Matsukata Kojiro and Yamamura Tokutaro, whose work brought Rodin to Japan and carried the Gutai group to the world.
Sep192026
MOT Collection: Past Light, Present Sight
A collection exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo titled Past Light, Present Sight, presenting works from the museum collection.
Sep112026
5 Chome 4-1 Ginza, Tokyo by Ann Veronica Janssens
The first solo exhibition in Japan by Belgian artist Ann Veronica Janssens, at Le Forum in Ginza Maison Hermes.
Oct92026
A Design Chronicle: Japanese Design Across a Century
An exhibition at the National Crafts Museum in Kanazawa tracing Japanese design across a century.
Sep292026
Amis de Paris: Japanese Artists in Paris
An exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo on the Japanese artists who lived and worked in Paris.
Oct32026
Artists at the Cafe: From the Impressionists, Van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec to Picasso
An exhibition at the Hiroshima Museum of Art on the cafe as a subject for artists, from the Impressionists, Van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec to Picasso.
Apr12026
Collection Exhibition: Western Art from the Middle Ages through the 20th Century
The collection exhibition of the National Museum of Western Art, presenting Western art from the Middle Ages through the 20th century.
Oct172026
Hello Kitty Exhibition: When I Change, Kitty Changes Too
The eighth stop of the touring Hello Kitty 50th anniversary exhibition, with the largest display of Kitty goods in the exhibition history.
Sep192026
How to Walk Through Asian Art: South Asia Special Edition, Beyond Conflict: A Journey Along the Veins of Light
A special edition of the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum guide exhibition devoted to South Asia, tracing a journey along veins of light beyond conflict.
Sep292026
MOMAT Collection
The collection exhibition of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, presenting modern and contemporary art from the museum holdings.
Oct222026
Matsunaga Jian and Wintertime Tea Gatherings
An exhibition at the Fukuoka Art Museum on Matsunaga Jian and the tea gatherings of the winter season.
Oct32026
Painters Palettes: Secrets of the Masters Creation
An exhibition of artists palettes from the Kasama Nichido Museum of Art collection, built up by gallery founder Hasegawa Jin, revealing how the masters mixed their colours.
Jun302026
Showa 100th: The Evolution of Conservation and Restoration at the Museum during the Showa Period
An exhibition at the National Museum of Western Art marking 100 years of the Showa era, tracing how conservation and restoration work at the museum developed during that period.
Oct232026
Takehisa Yumeji: An Artist Who Defined His Era
An exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo on Takehisa Yumeji, the artist whose lyrical images defined Taisho era visual culture.
Sep302026
Duet: Asian Contemporary
An exhibition at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum presenting contemporary photography from Asia in paired presentations.
Oct242026
Reflections in Jewellery: Memory and Identity
An exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto exploring jewellery as a carrier of memory and identity, with around 350 pieces.
Oct242026
Tangled Scenery: Hirai Koki
An exhibition at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art presenting Hirai Koki and the layered scenery of Hiroshima and Kure.
Oct242026
Jam Session: Ishibashi Foundation Collection x Hikari Fujii, WHOSE LIGHT?
A Jam Session exhibition at the Artizon Museum pairing the Ishibashi Foundation Collection with contemporary artist Hikari Fujii.
Oct242026
The Strangers' Gaze: Japanese Artists in Europe
An exhibition at the Artizon Museum examining Japanese artists who worked in Europe and the gaze they directed at unfamiliar cultures, and that was directed back at them.
Jul222026
Shiki Theatre Company: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Osaka)
Shiki Theatre Company's The Hunchback of Notre Dame plays its first Osaka run at the Osaka Shiki Theatre until 7 February 2027.
Oct142026
Suzuki Takashi: Mono no Okashi
Photographer Suzuki Takashi explores how vision and perception shape what we think we see, shown with works from the museum collection that he selected.
Oct172026
Ashikaga Flower Park Illumination: Flower Fantasy
More than five million bulbs light the 100,000 square metre Ashikaga Flower Park, including a light recreation of its famous great wisteria.
Oct232026
Kobe Illuminage
Kobe Illuminage, in its 17th year, lights the Fruit and Flower Park Osawa on the theme 'Starlight Dream'.
Oct242026
Turner: Painting the Sublime, in Dialogue with Contemporary Art
An exhibition at the National Museum of Western Art devoted to J. M. W. Turner and his painting of the sublime, shown in dialogue with contemporary art.
Oct202026
Form in Art: Perceiving with the Hand, AOKI Noe
An exhibition in the Form in Art series at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, presenting sculptor Aoki Noe in an exhibition designed around perceiving form with the hand.
Oct202026
What Is Zen-ei (Avant-Garde)?!
An exhibition at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art asking what the avant-garde was in postwar Japanese art.
Sep172026
Nada no Sakagura Tanbou 2026 (Nada sake-brewery puzzle trail)
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.
Oct242026
Tobu Zoo Winter Illumination 2026-2027
Tobu Zoo opens after dark on 65 winter days, with animal light objects, a 50 metre tunnel of light and a music-synced illumination tree.
Oct92026
Tokinosumika Hikari no Sumika
Gotemba's Tokinosumika resort lights about 5,500,000 LEDs for the 25th Hikari no Sumika, themed 'DREAM LIGHTS SYMPHONY'.
Oct182026
Kyobashi-za
An exhibition at the National Film Archive of Japan on the Kyobashi-za and the cinema culture of the Kyobashi district of Tokyo.
Sep82026
Hitoshi Ushijima and Hiraki Sawa: With a Landscape (Noto Series)
An exhibition at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa presenting Hitoshi Ushijima and Hiraki Sawa with landscape works from the Noto series.
Sep152026
NEUTRAL COLORS: NEW CIRCUIT
An exhibition at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa titled NEUTRAL COLORS: NEW CIRCUIT, presenting contemporary work in a new circuit of display.
Oct232026
Okinawa Nangoku Illumination at Southeast Botanical Gardens
Southeast Botanical Gardens' tropical illumination, an Illumination Award winner, is expected to run from late October 2026 to late May 2027.
Oct172026
Nabana no Sato Illumination
One of Japan's largest illumination events, with a tunnel of light and a themed LED landscape at a flower park in Nagashima Resort.