11月12026
Kabuki at Kabuki-za: November 2026 Programme
歌舞伎座 十一月公演
Kabuki-za's November programme runs 1 to 25 November 2026 with matinee and evening performances.
月份
2026年11月在日本有什麼活動
共 57 項活動在本月開始。
11月12026
Korankei Momiji Matsuri
香嵐渓もみじまつり
Some 4,000 maples colour the Korankei gorge in Asuke, with Mt Iimori lit every evening of November.
11月12026
Naoshima New Museum of Art and Benesse Art Site Naoshima (ongoing programme)
直島新美術館（ベネッセアートサイト直島）
The tenth Tadao Ando building on Naoshima and the first focused on Asian contemporary art (Murakami, Cai Guo-Qiang, Do Ho Suh), anchoring the Benesse Art Site islands between Triennale years.
11月12026
Shimonoseki Kaikyo Marathon 2026
下関海響マラソン2026
A hilly, scenic marathon along the Kanmon Strait and the Sea of Japan coast of Shimonoseki, with a 'kaikyo' (strait) fun run; about 10,000 runners.
11月22026
Kagoshima Ohara Matsuri
おはら祭
Mass dance festival in Tenmonkan, Kagoshima City, with more than 20,000 dancers performing to the Ohara-bushi folk song.
11月22026
Karatsu Kunchi
唐津くんち
Autumn festival of Karatsu Shrine in which 14 hikiyama floats are pulled through Karatsu City.
11月22026
Ohara Matsuri (75th)
第75回おはら祭
Southern Kyushu's largest festival: some 20,000 dancers in yukata perform the Ohara-bushi and Hanya-bushi along the tram tracks of Tenmonkan.
11月32026
Hikari no Machi Hakata 2026
光の街・博多2026
JR Hakata Station plaza becomes the 'City of Light Hakata' for its 15th year, with the new 160,000-bulb 'Hakatarium' symbol.
11月32026
Hikone Castle Festival Parade
小江戸彦根の城まつりパレード
A period-costume parade of nearly 1,000 people through the castle town of Hikone, held every 3 November.
11月32026
Midosuji Illumination 2026
御堂筋イルミネーション2026
Osaka's Midosuji boulevard lights about 4 kilometres of ginkgo trees as a core programme of the Festival of the Lights in Osaka.
11月32026
Yamanashi Nouveau Festival 2026 (Tokyo)
山梨ヌーボーまつり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.
11月42026
Art Week Tokyo 2026
アートウィーク東京 2026
Art Basel-partnered citywide week linking 42 galleries and 13 institutional shows via free shuttle buses, with ten AWT Focus curator-led spaces. Tokyo's key annual contemporary-art moment.
11月52026
Roppongi Hills Keyakizaka Illumination
けやき坂イルミネーション
Roppongi Hills lights its Keyakizaka zelkova avenue with about 970,000 LEDs in the 2026 'SNOW & BLUE' colour scheme.
11月52026
Tokyo Skytree Town Dream Christmas 2026
東京スカイツリータウン ドリームクリスマス2026
Tokyo Skytree Town lights about 400,000 bulbs for its Dream Christmas, in 2026 themed 'STAR LIGHT GOLD'.
11月62026
Echizen Crab Season
越前がに漁期
The fixed annual season for Echizen-gani snow crab, Fukui's winter delicacy, from 6 November to 20 March.
11月62026
Huis Ten Bosch 'The Starlight Million' illumination and European Holy Christmas
ハウステンボス ザ・スターライト・ミリオン／ヨーロピアン・ホーリー・クリスマス
Japan's largest illumination by bulb count (13 million+), fully refreshed for the first time in 16 years in 2026 with a 'walk among the stars' concept, plus a European Christmas market and giant trees.
11月62026
Huis Ten Bosch Kingdom of Lights (The Starlight Million)
光の王国（ザ・スターライト・ミリオン）
Winter illumination at Huis Ten Bosch in Sasebo, renewed for 2026-27 as The Starlight Million.
11月62026
Izu Kogen Gran Illumi (Granillumi)
グランイルミ
Gran Illumi, the walk-through illumination at Izu Granpal Park, opens its 12th season and runs into the following summer.
11月62026
Whisky Festival 2026 in Tokyo
ウイスキーフェスティバル2026 in 東京
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.
11月72026
Art Collaboration Kyoto 2026
Art Collaboration Kyoto 2026
Japan's leading collaborative contemporary art fair, pairing Japanese galleries with international partners (Hauser & Wirth, Jeffrey Deitch and others in 2026) inside Otani Sachio's brutalist conference hall, backed by Kyoto Prefecture.
11月72026
Fuji-Kawaguchiko Autumn Leaves Festival
富士河口湖紅葉まつり
Maples line the Maple Corridor on Lake Kawaguchi's north shore, lit until 21:00 with Mt Fuji across the water.
11月72026
Ishigaki Matsuri
石垣島まつり
The 62nd Ishigaki Island Festival, Ishigaki's largest civic festival, held at Shin'ei Park.
11月72026
Tsuchiura All-Japan Fireworks Competition
土浦全国花火競技大会
One of Japan's three great fireworks competitions, where makers demonstrate new shells over the Sakura River in Tsuchiura.
11月72026
Usuki Takeyoi Bamboo Lantern Festival
うすき竹宵
Some 20,000 bamboo lanterns light the samurai streets of Usuki for the legend of Princess Hannyahime.
11月82026
Arashiyama Momiji Matsuri
嵐山もみじ祭
Heian-style boats perform court music and dance on the Oi River under the autumn maples of Arashiyama.
11月82026
Atami Marine Fireworks Festival
熱海海上花火大会
Fireworks over Atami Bay held more than ten times a year, each 20-minute display ending with the Dai-Kuchu Niagara finale across the bay.
11月82026
Fukuoka Marathon 2026
福岡マラソン2026
Point-to-point city marathon for 13,000 runners from central Fukuoka to a coastal finish in Itoshima.
11月82026
Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament 2026
大相撲九州場所
The November grand sumo tournament: 15 days at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center.
11月112026
Eikando Autumn Exhibition and Maple Illumination
永観堂 秋の寺宝展・ライトアップ
Kyoto's most famous maple temple: about 3,000 maples, a treasure exhibition and night illumination.
11月112026
Shinjuku Minamillumi 2026-2027
新宿ミナミルミ
About 275,000 LEDs light six venues around Shinjuku Station's south side, including Southern Terrace and the Suica Penguin plaza.
11月122026
Dai Nagoya Building Winter Illumination
大名古屋ビルヂング イルミネーション
The Dai Nagoya Building's rooftop Sky Garden, three minutes from Nagoya Station, is expected to hold its winter illumination again in 2026.
11月122026
HIBIYA Magic Time Illumination 2026
HIBIYA Magic Time Illumination 2026
Tokyo Midtown Hibiya lights Hibiya Step Square, its Park View Garden and Hibiya Naka-dori from mid November to the end of February.
11月122026
Marunouchi Illumination
丸の内イルミネーション
Winter illumination of champagne-gold lights on the street trees of Marunouchi Naka-dori in Tokyo.
11月142026
Baccarat Eternal Lights at Ebisu Garden Place
バカラ エターナルライツ
Ebisu Garden Place hangs its Baccarat crystal chandelier for the 27th edition of its winter illumination.
11月142026
Design Festa vol.64
デザインフェスタ vol.64
Asia's largest freestyle art event: about 6,500 booths of independent artists, illustrators, craft makers and performers over one weekend, held each May and November.
11月142026
Echizen Crab Festival 2026
越前かにまつり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.
11月142026
Fushimi Sake Festival in Otesuji 2026 (10th)
伏見の清酒まつり in 大手筋商店街 2026
Fifteen Fushimi breweries (Gekkeikan, Kizakura, Tamanohikari etc.) pour their sake along the covered Otesuji arcade in one of Japan's great sake towns.
11月142026
Minoo Maple Festival (Meiji no Mori Minoh Quasi-National Park)
明治の森箕面国定公園もみじまつり
Osaka's maple festival: the 2.7 km path to Minoo Falls lit nightly, with music points along the river.
11月142026
Sagamiko Illumillion
さがみ湖イルミリオン
Sagamiko Illumillion lights the hillside Sagamiko MORI MORI resort with about 6,000,000 bulbs, the largest scale in the Kanto region.
11月152026
Hagi Jidai Matsuri
萩時代まつり
Autumn festival recreating the Hagi Daimyo Procession, with costumed warriors parading through the castle town to Kanaya Shrine.
11月152026
Kobe Marathon 2026
神戸マラソン2026
Marathon for about 20,000 runners from central Kobe along the coast towards Akashi and back.
11月152026
Sakamoto Ryoma Festival
龍馬まつり
Kochi celebrates Sakamoto Ryoma's birthday at Katsurahama on the Sunday closest to 15 November.
11月152026
Takachiho Yokagura Night Kagura Season
高千穂の夜神楽
All-night sacred kagura dances performed in Takachiho's villages from mid-November to early February.
11月182026
Izumo Taisha Kamiari-sai (gathering of the gods)
出雲大社 神在祭（神迎神事・神等去出祭）
The week in which Japan's eight million kami are said to gather at Izumo Taisha; begins with a torch-lit welcoming rite on Inasa Beach and includes en-musubi (matchmaking) rites.
11月192026
Tokyo Dome City Winter Illumination: TOKYO SNOW DOME CITY
TOKYO SNOW DOME CITY
Tokyo Dome City's 2026 winter illumination, 'TOKYO SNOW DOME CITY', uses over a million lights and a Cinnamoroll collaboration.
11月202026
Himeji Otemae-dori and Himeji Castle Illumination 'Atarayo'
Himeji大手前通り・姫路城イルミネーション あたら夜
Himeji lights 2.5 kilometres of Otemae-dori and the castle with 510,000 full-colour LEDs in 'Atarayo', directed by Motoko Ishii.
11月202026
Munich Christmas Market in Sapporo
ミュンヘン・クリスマス市 in Sapporo
Sapporo's sister-city Christmas market modelled on Munich's, with German food, Glühwein and craft stalls under the Odori Park illuminations.
11月202026
NIIGATA Hikari no Pageant
NIIGATA光のページェント
Niigata's winter pageant wraps about 200 zelkova trees south of Niigata Station in 160,000 lights.
11月202026
Osaka Castle Illuminage
大阪城イルミナージュ
Osaka Castle's Nishinomaru Garden hosts an Illuminage of Sengoku-era light art themed on the unification of Japan.
11月202026
Ritsurin Garden Autumn Light-up 2026
栗林公園 秋のライトアップ
Kagawa's Edo-period daimyo stroll garden lit up for ten autumn nights, with the maples around Kikugetsu-tei teahouse and Mt Shiun reflected in the ponds.
11月202026
Sapporo White Illumination
さっぽろホワイトイルミネーション
Winter illuminations in central Sapporo, centred on Odori Park, first held in 1981.
11月212026
Keyaki Light Parade by FeStA LuCe
けやきライトパレード by FeStA LuCe
Wakayama's Keyaki Odori lights 3.5 kilometres and about 500 street trees with over 1,500,000 LEDs for 100 days.
11月222026
Takachiho Yokagura Festival (Shinwa no Takachiho Yokagura Matsuri)
神話の高千穂夜神楽まつり
Opening showcase of Takachiho's yokagura season: all 33 dances of the UNESCO-inscribed (2024) Takachiho night kagura, including Tajikarao hauling open the rock cave, performed over two days at the shrine.
11月232026
Nagano Ebisuko Fireworks
長野えびす講煙火大会
Late-autumn fireworks over the Sai River in Nagano City on 23 November, the finale of the Ebisuko season.
11月262026
Tokyo Midtown Midwinter Lights (MIDTOWN CHRISTMAS 2026)
MIDTOWN CHRISTMAS 2026
Tokyo Midtown's Midtown Garden becomes 'Midwinter Lights', a snowy forest and aurora scene with floating bubbles, for MIDTOWN CHRISTMAS 2026.
11月282026
Echigo Hillside Park Xmas Illumination
国営越後丘陵公園「Xmasイルミネーション」
Echigo Hillside Park's Christmas illumination centres on its great zelkova symbol tree, on selected December days.
11月292026
Japan Cup 2026 (G1 horse race)
第46回ジャパンカップ（GI）
Japan's premier international invitational turf race over 2,400 m at Tokyo Racecourse, with a purse among the richest in the world and overseas challengers invited each year.