The Best Things To Do in Tokyo This August

50th Anniversary Osamu Goods Exhibition

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Osamu Goods, the Sogo Museum of Art will explore the history and design philosophy of the series. 

Man Ray, Giant Chess Set, 1961. Installation view, c. 1961. Photo by Jacqueline Hyde.

Take Ninagawa: Man Ray

Take Ninagawa highlights this multidimensional practice with a solo exhibition that centers on one of Man Ray’s most enduring obsessions: the game of chess. Building on recent global retrospectives like the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2025–26 showcase, this exhibition explores how chess served not just as a thematic subject, but as a dynamic structural framework for his art — a site where logic, strategy, chance and desire collide.

Mikkeller: 20 years of Beer and Art

UltraSuperNew Kura will host an exhibit celebrating 20 years of Mikkeller brewery and the colorful illustrations that shape its identity.

Marie Antoinette Style Exhibition

Centuries after her death, Marie Antoinette remains one of history’s ultimate fashion icons. Organized by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and making its Japan debut at the Yokohama Museum of Art, this major retrospective is a must for fashion lovers. It gathers roughly 200 items, including garments, precious jewelry, portraits, furniture and personal effects with deep historical provenance, looking at how the queen revolutionized royal taste and continues to inspire modern designers. Many of the personal items on display carry dramatic histories of survival. Chief among them are the “Sutherland Diamonds” from the infamous 1785 “Affair of the Diamond Necklace” that apparently ruined the queen’s reputation irrevocably. You’ll also see modern reinterpretations of her image, like Oscar-winning costumes from Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette (2006) and runway pieces like Jeremy Scott’s silicone cake dresses for Moschino from 2020. We recommend reserving a timeslot in advance and going on a weekday, as the exhibition has been a huge hit among locals and tourists.

Memory Contamination Exhibition

The latest horror exhibition from Yami — known for the "Missing Persons Exhibition" and the "Fear Exhibition" — this interactive exhibition explores the Mandela Effect, the phenomenon where large groups of people share memories of things that never actually happened.

Ufan Lee, Untitled, 1979. Photo by Nobutada Omote

Lee Ufan: Work on Paper / Sculpture

Scai The Bathhouse is hosting Lee’s first solo gallery show in Tokyo in four years. Bringing together drawings and sculptures from the 1970s through recent years, this show offers a clear entry point into his quiet, contemplative practice across paper and three-dimensional media. You’ll see charcoal and watercolor works on paper, along with pieces from his celebrated Relatum Sculpture series, which place natural river stones beside industrial iron plates.

Step Together with Cheeristails Sanrio Exhibition

Sanrio will host a free exhibition, featuring their new character unit Cheeristails with Bonbonribbon, Wish Me Mell, Usahana and Marroncream.

Rampage by Danilo Kato Exhibition

UltraSuperNew Kura gallery will host an exhibition by artist Danilo Kato, featuring the personification of thoughts and memories.

Ryuichi Sakamoto + Shiro Takatani: Ambient Kyoto - Tokyo Exhibition

The Ambient Kyoto exhibition will be held in Tokyo for the first time, featuring "async - immersion" by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Shiro Takatani.

Nigel Cooke, The Island, 2026 © Nigel Cooke

Nigel Cooke: ‘Night Ruins’

Known for his evocative blend of figuration and elemental abstraction, British painter Nigel Cooke brings a series of nocturnal Venetian landscapes to Tokyo for his first solo exhibition in Japan.

Zigsen Liu, "The Rising Stars" (2026), courtesy of Nanzuka

Zigsen Liu: ‘Stellar Axis’

Chinese artist Zigsen Liu uses his practice to question how technological acceleration is rewiring human perception. Drawing on a background in both sculpture and painting, Liu brings nine new large-scale works to Harajuku that feel part Cubist, part Expressionist and part psychedelic. 

Minami Tada, "Frequency 37306505" (1965). Collection of Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo “MOT Collection Eye to Eye” (2024). Installation view. Photo: Masaru Yanagiba

Tada Minami: ‘Still, Shimmering Light’

A pioneer of postwar Japanese abstract art, Minami Tada (1924–2014) spent nearly seven decades challenging the idea that sculpture should be heavy, static or bound to traditional gallery spaces. This comprehensive survey gathers roughly 70 pieces spanning her extensive career, from early paintings to her iconic “lighting sculptures” and architectural installations. It’s a must-see retrospective for design lovers, highlighting how she bridged fine art, product design and urban architecture, bringing beauty to public spaces across Japan.

Tess Smith-Roberts: 'Still Life' Pop Up

Brighten your weekend with illustrator Tess Smith-Roberts' interactive Shinjuku pop-up, where you can create your own whimsical prints.

courtesy of Kosaku Kanechika

'Strata in Gestation' Exhibition Curated by Yoshitomo Nara

Yoshitomo Nara steps into the role of guest curator at Kosaku Kanechika for “Strata in Gestation,” an exhibition that bypasses traditional craft boundaries to explore the primitive, sculptural possibilities of ceramics. Here, Nara brings together roughly 30 works by four stylistically distinct Japanese artists — Eiji Uematsu, Takuro Kuwata, Chinoko Sakamoto and Masaomi Yasunaga — whose physical, tactile creations deliberately reject technical perfection.

Soup As Life Exhibition

21_21 Design Sight Gallery will host an exhibition centered around soup and the origins of food, clothing and shelter.

Richard Mwizerwa, "Midday" (2024). Courtesy of Space Un

Richard Mwizerwa: ‘We Don’t Recall a Horizon’

Richard Mwizerwa, a visual artist based in Kigali, Rwanda, builds his paintings around the tiny, easily missed details of the earth — patterns in tree bark, the changing light or the way soil looks under morning fog. His debut solo exhibition in Tokyo gathers a collection of abstract, heavily textured pieces inspired by these subtle transformations in nature.

Grand Van Gogh Exhibition

Van Gogh's timeless masterpiece, "Café Terrace at Night," will come to Japan for the first time in 20 years, exhibiting his art evolution.

Soetsu Yanagi and Nihon Mingeikan

In 1926, three friends — Soetsu Yanagi, Kanjiro Kawai and Shoji Hamada — set out to found a new kind of museum, based on the word they had just coined: mingei, meaning “folk craft.” At the time, the idea that everyday objects made by unknown craftspeople held aesthetic value just like fine art was quite revolutionary. Ten years later, in 1936, that vision became tangible when the Japan Folk Crafts Museum (Mingeikan) opened its doors.This exhibition marks two milestones at once: a century since that founding prospectus and 90 years since the museum itself opened. Visitors can trace the long road to that opening and follow Yanagi’s vision — from his designs for the building to the objects he collected and the remarkable care he took with every detail, down to the cases, the wallpaper and the light.

TOH Gigamart Exhibition

Creative team "TOH" will host Gigamart, an interactive art gallery with gigafied products and game where guests can steal from.

Western-Style Architecture in Japan Exhibition

The opening of Japan’s long-closed borders in the final years of the Edo period sparked a torrential influx of Western culture that fundamentally altered the nation’s identity. The exhibition’s narrative begins with the early giyofu (pseudo-Western) architecture of the Meiji era, where Edo-period master carpenters built delightfully idiosyncratic, hybridized structures — like the iconic Tsukiji Hotel — by mimicking foreign styles based largely on observation.

Aya Fujioka, from "Here Goes River" series (2013-2017) ©Aya Fujioka

I’m So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers Exhibition

Internationally, Japanese photography has been represented largely by men — Moriyama, Araki, Sugimoto. This exhibition sets out to rethink and expand that canon. Built around a 2024 book of the same name, edited by Pauline Vermare and Lesley A. Martin, it gathers Japanese women photographers who have shaped the medium since the 1950s.

Anna Gaskell "She is Making A Spectacle Out Of Herself" installation view 2026. photo by Ken Kato

Anna Gaskell: She is Making A Spectacle Out Of Herself

At this exhibition, you’ll see a new series of oil paintings infused with Gaskell's signature air of mystery and theatricality. Featuring bold outlines and rich, dark hues, the paintings depict women and girls in eerie, dreamlike scenes.

Azabudai Hills Pop Up Box Maiden's Bookshelf Exhibition

Azabudai Hills Gallery Space's new exhibition reimagines famous literature by contemporary illustrators like the Maiden's Bookshelf series. 

A Feast for the Eyes: Tableware Exhibition

The Suntory Museum of Art will host an exhibit on ceramic tableware from the Momoyama to Edo periods, celebrating "beauty in everyday life."

Invitation from Hogwarts at Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo

The Making of Harry Potter presents “Invitation from Hogwarts,” a limited-time experience running from March 18 to September 6, 2026.

Takashi Yanase Exhibition: Life Is a Game of Bringing Joy

This is the first large-scale touring exhibition devoted to Takashi Yanase, known above all as the creator of Anpanman.

Hiroshi Sugimoto: Extinction Exhibition

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo will host an exhibition with renowned Japanese photographer and architect Hiroshi Sugimoto.

Rina Banerjee, "A woman must keep moving…" (2022). Courtesy of the artist and Perrotin.

Rina Banerjee: "You made me leave home…

This exhibition, which marks the 20th anniversary of Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo and a decade of the Fondation’s international “Hors-les-murs” program, features 19 works that explore the fluid nature of identity. A highlight of the show is a monumental installation inspired by Jules Verne’s novel Around the World in Eighty Days, featuring a massive dome from which a cascade of objects is suspended.

Picasso, Through the Eyes of Paul Smith

Pablo Picasso never settled into a single way of seeing. He moved restlessly — from the deep blues of grief to the splintered geometry of cubism, into ceramics, sculpture, theater and the unflinching protest of “Guernica.”This exhibition looks at all of that through an unexpected lens. British designer Paul Smith, drawing on the collection of the Musée national Picasso-Paris, has designed the layout himself — and the result is full of color and small, delightful surprises. Around 80 works, including “Portrait of a Man” from the Blue Period and “Paul as Harlequin,” unfold in a loose, easy chronology rather than a strict progression.It builds on “Picasso Celebration: The Collection in a New Light!” — the 2023 Paris show marking 50 years since the artist’s death — now traveling internationally, reimagined here as a space that feels playful, personal and alive.

Mikiko Hara, from the series Periphery of Speech, 2004. Collection of Tokyo Photographic Art Museum

Tokyo Photographic Art Museum Collection: Tomorrow’s Dining Table

The act of eating is inseparable from the act of living, acting as a powerful lens that brings our personal memories and social ties into sharp focus. The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum explores this profound relationship in “Tomorrow’s Dining Table,” the latest installment of its ongoing TOP Collection series.

Ron Mueck Exhibition

Ron Mueck, a contemporary artist, will hold an exhibition at the Mori Art Museum with figurative sculptures that reflect life and mortality.

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, "The Hundred Guildens" circa 1648. Etching, drypoint, burin on Japanese paper. National Museum of Western Art.

Rembrandt the Etcher: His Challenges and His Impact

The first large-scale survey of Rembrandt’s prints to ever arrive in Japan, the exhibition follows both that breakthrough and the centuries of influence it set in motion. Some 130 works will be on display, among them the National Museum of Western Art’s own famed “The Hundred Guilder Print” and “The Three Trees.”

Artists at the Café: From the Impressionists, Van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec to Picasso

Long before they were textbook fixtures, iconic painters like Édouard Manet, Vincent van Gogh and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec gathered in the smoky haze of Montmartre’s cafes, cabarets and dance halls. This exhibition celebrates this vibrant, frequently overlooked subculture through roughly 130 masterpieces.

Hasegawa Kiyoshi: The Trajectory of a Paris-Based Printmaker

Kiyoshi Hasegawa left Japan for Paris after WWI and revived mezzotint printmaking there, running with Matisse, Picasso and Chagall's circle. This exhibition draws rarely-seen work spanning his six-decade career.

Scary Books Exhibition

This exhibition traces how the sense of fear has shifted over time, using books from many periods and places.

New World of Dinosaurs: A New Story of Extinction

This program examines a new proposed scenario for the extinction of the dinosaurs. The event is open to all ages, with a capacity of 170 including two wheelchair spaces.

Hatena Exhibition of Questions

The Hatena exhibition is an exhibition of questions, visualizing people's differences and similarities based on various questions.

100% Doraemon & Friends in Tokyo

Billed as one of the largest exhibitions ever staged around Doraemon, this show covers the manga, the anime and the feature-length stories in full.

Janu Tokyo x Jean Jullien: "The Guests"

From July 1 through September 30, 2026, Janu Tokyo in Azabudai Hills transforms into a vibrant, gallery-like space for "The Guests," an exclusive summer collaboration with renowned French artist Jean Jullien. Designed to spark curiosity and joy during the hot summer months, the hotel seamlessly integrates Jullien's iconic "Paper People" — ten colorful, flat and delightfully quirky character installations placed throughout the property. Visitors are invited to explore the public spaces, discovering nine distinct figures scattered across locations like the main reception, Janu Mercato and the boutique, while a tenth character awaits exclusively in the private pool area for staying guests.

Slightly Relatable and Too Small Exhibition

Entaku, the creative team behind popular guest-participation exhibitions including "The Too-Nice People Exhibition," will host two new simultaneous exhibitions. Both exhibitions use humor to present everyday emotions and situations that prompt immediate recognition from visitors.

Takiguchi Shuzo: Writing and Drawing

This exhibition poses a fundamental question: for a man who spent a lifetime engaging with the world through the written word, what did it mean to suddenly communicate through lines, watercolor and ink? This show marks the first major public unveiling of the Ishibashi Foundation’s recently acquired Takiguchi collection, putting roughly 80 of his experimental, multimedia works on display.

Travel and Beauty: Saburo Kurata in Foreign Lands Exhibition

This exhibition presents European artworks from the Tamashin Collection alongside an exploration of how Japanese artists, including several from the Tama region, depicted the inspiration they drew from foreign countries.

Views of This Place — Ueno, Omuta, and Buenos Aires Exhibition

Centered on the 100-year history of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japan's first public art museum which opened in 1926, this exhibition presents creative work nurtured across three distinct places: Ueno in Tokyo, Omuta in Fukuoka, and Buenos Aires in Argentina.

TeamLab Special Exhibition: On the Asymmetry of the Universe

Held at teamLab Borderless in Azabudai Hills, this special exhibition marks the reopening of "Light Sculpture - Flow," an installation where sculptures of light shift and flow through the space.

Scenery of a Refreshing Breeze: Victorian Paintings and French Impressionism

By pairing Victorian-era British painters with French Impressionist pioneers, the exhibition offers a soothing look back at natural landscapes and human life just as the modern world was beginning to accelerate. On the British side, you’ll find idyllic, detailed landscapes by Benjamin Williams Leader alongside gentle portraits by Charles Edward Perugini — images that offered 19th-century viewers a peaceful escape from urban sprawl. On the French side, the works displayed trace the birth of Impressionism itself.

Miho Takeda Picture Book Exhibition

Picture book artist Miho Takeda, known for the "Masuda-kun" and "Zawazawa Forest's Ganko-chan" series, has said she wants to draw purely for entertainment, always keeping her young readers' interests in mind.

ICC Annual 2026 Exhibition: What is Left, What Remains and What We Take On

"ICC Annual" is an exhibition covering a range of contemporary expression across today's media environment, including media art.

Nam June Paik: The 20th Anniversary of his Passing

Long before smartphones, AI or even color TV were household realities, Korean artist Nam June Paik (1932–2006) was already using monitors, cameras and electronic signals to rethink what art could be. Marking two decades since the media art pioneer’s passing, Watarium is taking a deep look back at his legacy.

Pompompurin 30th Anniversary Event

Sanrio Puroland is celebrating 30 years of Pompompurin with a wide range of special programs, including this special exhibition packed with Pompompurin's charming appeal titled "The Too Much Pompompurin Exhibition," and a linked light display show synced to music.

Fujiko Nakaya, "Fog Promenade Sengokuhara," Fog Sculpture #47721 (2026). Installation View, Pola Museum of Art, hakone, Japan, 2026. Photo: Shu nakagawa

The New Vision: Monet and the Contemporary Gaze

Set in the forests of Hakone, a two-hour journey outside Tokyo, the Pola Museum of Art’s current exhibition is a great choice for art lovers looking to escape the city for a day. Marking both the centenary of Claude Monet’s passing and the museum’s 25th anniversary, the exhibition is displaying 19 of its Monet oil paintings — one of the largest collections of its kind in Asia — alongside works by 18 contemporary artists from around the world.

Sanrio Characters Exhibition Hotel Floria Tokyo

Korea's hit Sanrio interactive exhibition will come to Tokyo, immersing fans into a cute hotel concept with themed rooms and special effects.

2026 Edogawa Fireworks Festival

The 51st Edogawa Fireworks Festival will feature roughly 14,000 fireworks synchronized to music along the Edogawa riverbank.

Yukata de Ginbura - Ginza Summer Festival 2026

The Ginza "Yukata de Ginbura" summer festival will welcome guests to enjoy the summer environment while exploring the local area.

67th Itabashi Fireworks Display

The Itabashi Fireworks Display will host one of Tokyo's largest shows, featuring 15,000 fireworks and 700-meter "Grand Niagara Falls" bursts.

Image: Visit Kanagawa

Ikegami Honmonji Mitama Festival & Bon Odori

This deeply spiritual celebration takes place at one of Tokyo’s most historic Buddhist temples, which dates back to the 13th century. The event begins on the evening of August 4th with a solemn Mitama Festival memorial service inside the main hall to honor ancestral spirits. Shortly after, the atmosphere transforms as a central wooden tower built in the open courtyard lights up with lanterns. Musicians play traditional flutes and pound taiko drums, creating a rhythmic heartbeat that guides a massive, swelling circle of dancers dressed in colorful yukata. The temple grounds and nearby shopping streets fill with traditional food stalls, offering a beautiful blend of neighborhood vitality and historic reverence.

Image via Sumiyoshi Jinja

Tsukuda Sumiyoshi Shrine Festival

Because this full-scale festival only happens once every three years, the 2026 return is a big deal. The neighborhood itself is an old island area built by Edo-period fishermen, so everything here is tied to maritime history. The standout moment is a wild ritual where locals carry a massive mikoshi (portable shrine) right into the river water. Bearers trudge through the river while shouting and hoisting the heavy shrine, and crowds on the banks throw buckets of water at them for good luck. It is a rare look at Tokyo’s old waterfront culture.

Asagaya Tanabata Matsuri (Star Festival)

Running since 1954, this festival turns a 750-meter-long covered shopping street into a massive, colorful gallery. Local shop owners and school kids spend weeks making giant papier-mache ornaments that hang from the arcade ceiling. You will see everything from traditional folk figures to massive anime characters. Because the entire thing is under a roof, it is easily the best daytime festival for escaping the brutal August heat. You can stroll through the breeze, check out the wild art and grab shaved ice or grilled skewers from neighborhood vendors.

hachioji matsuri 2026

Hachioji Matsuri

If you want to see massive festival floats, head about 40 minutes west of central Tokyo. Over three days, nearly 20 towering, hand-carved wooden floats parade down the main drag. The best part happens when floats from different neighborhoods meet at intersections for a musical battle called buttsuke. Bands on each float try to play their traditional flutes and drums loud enough to throw the other team off rhythm. There is also a colossal three-ton portable shrine pushed and pulled by over a thousand people through the packed streets.

Azabudai Hills Summer Festival 2026

Azabudai Hills will host a summer festival with games and food stalls, in conjunction with the neighboring Nishikubo Hachiman Shrine.

2026 Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival

The Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival will feature over 10,000 fireworks launched over the stadiums, accompanied by live musical performances.

Music Clothing Market 2026

The Disc Union Rock in Tokyo music shop will host a vintage band shirt pop-up with over 200 vintage designs and recent releases.

Fukagawa Hachiman Festival

The annual Fukagawa Hachiman Festival is considered one of the "three great festivals of Edo" with splashing purifying water on mikoshi.

Paper Expo and Stationery Stroll at Chofu Parco

Chofu Parco department store will host the Paper Expo and Stationery Stroll, a pop-up festival of stationery and illustrations.

The Republic of Singapore Navy - Navy@Tokyo

The Republic of Singapore Navy will host a special event in Tokyo, with the unique opportunity to step inside a Formidable-class frigate.

LeSportsac Charm Customization Event

LeSportsac will host a charm customization event at its Omotesando store, where customers can create their own New York-inspired bag charms.

Azabu Juban Summer Festival

More of a food and drink market than a traditional festival, this matsuri takes place in Azabu Juban, an international neighborhood sandwiched between Roppongi and Tokyo Tower. Alongside classic Japanese street bites like yakitori, you will find embassy-run stalls serving up regional dishes, wines and craft beers from all over the world. It draws a trendy, cosmopolitan crowd dressed in summer yukata, giving the whole weekend a cool, multicultural block party vibe.

Yokohama Green Expo Minato Mirai Fireworks Festival

Building momentum for the Yokohama Green Expo in 2027, the Minato Mirai Festival's musical fireworks will illuminate Yokohama's night sky.

Kameido Tenjin Shrine Summer Festival

Dedicated to the Shinto god of learning, this festival takes place in a shrine famous for its bright red arched bridges and scenic ponds. It’s an amazing backdrop for the local mikoshi parades and sacred dances. The highlight happens at dusk during the Kento-myo ritual, when staff light over a thousand paper lanterns across the grounds. The warm glow reflecting off the water creates a remarkably quiet, peaceful escape from the city.

Loft Autumn Stationery Festival

The "Stationery Festival 2026 Autumn" is bringing a huge collection of new and exclusive autumn stationery to Loft stores nationwide.

Hibiya Mid Summer 2026

Tokyo Sea of Clouds 2026

Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo's famous Tokyo Sea of Clouds will return in July, with a breathtaking cloudscape and roughly 1,000 lights.

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Sanrio Puroland Neo Natsu Matsuri

Sanrio Puroland theme park's futuristic summer festival will have games, character greetings, seasonal menus and limited-edition merchandise.  

Asakusa Hanayashiki Summer Water Play Fest 2026

Asakusa Hanayashiki, Japan's oldest amusement park, has set up a special water play area for visitors to get soaked and cool off.

Strongest Creatures Encyclopedia Festival at Tokyo Tower 2026

Based on the "Cross-Species Strongest Creatures Encyclopedia" book series from Gakken and its anime adaptation "The Ultimate Tournament," this hands-on event lets visitors explore "Strongest Island," where the world's strongest creatures battle.

Flower Wind Chimes Display

This relaxing event pairs the cool sound of around 200 wind chimes with summer scenery at Yomiuriland's Hana Biyori area.

Machida Yakushiike Park Shikisai-no-Mori Dahlia Garden

Set on a low hill in the Yamazaki neighborhood, this dahlia garden bursts into bloom from summer through fall, with 4,000 plants across 500 varieties in red, white, yellow and other colors, in large, medium and small blossoms.

Sunshine Aquarium x Takahashi Shoten "Unfortunate Animals Encyclopedia" Exhibition

Sunshine Aquarium is collaborating with the best-selling book series "Zannen na Ikimono" (Unfortunate Animals Encyclopedia) by Takahashi Shoten, for an interesting exhibition that features creatures that "try hard but somehow come up short."

Eric Carle and the Colors of Life Exhibition: Same World, Different Colors

This special exhibition celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Shinagawa Aquarium, and the 50th anniversary of the Japanese-language publication of Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar."

Sanrio Puroland 35th Anniversary Event

This anniversary event marks 35 years of Sanrio Puroland. To celebrate, the theme park will offer a variety of special programs, including the new "The Quest of Wonders Parade," the venue's first new main parade in a decade. Fans can purchase a light-up "Wonder Ribbon Light" that syncs to the parade to interact with the show.

Sea Paradise Fireworks Symphony

Yokohama Sea Paradise's nightly summer fireworks show with music and various areas to enjoy the show with food and drinks.

Gateballers: Acoustic One-man Live ‘Blue But Not Blues’

For this August date, Gateballers strips things back for a one-man acoustic show that trades their usual guitar-driven clatter for something quieter and more direct.

Yonige: One Man Tour 2026

Having recently re-signed with Sony Music Labels, the duo arrive in Tokyo touring behind “Mebuku Toki,” their first release under the new deal and the opening theme for an upcoming anime, “Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk.” The Tokyo date has already sold out, though additional releases and same-day door tickets sometimes surface closer to showtime.

DYGL Live At Fever

This Tokyo date caps a run of three consecutive monthly single releases, a one-off headline show at Fever promising the rawer, more garage-rock sound the band has been chasing on its last few records.

Cero Presents: Traffic

Since 2016, Cero has used the Mountain Day holiday to throw “Traffic,” a self-curated, festival-style event featuring artists they’re excited about rather than a straightforward headline set.

Steve Lacy: Summer Sonic Extra

Steve Lacy will be touching down in Tokyo for an intimate headline show at Toyosu Pit just two days before he plays a “Summer Sonic Extra” set and heads into the festival proper, timed around the release of his new album, Oh Yeah?

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Summer Sonic 2026

The 2026 lineup is stacked day by day: The Strokes headline the opening Tokyo date, a middle day brings David Byrne, Ado, Suede and Steve Lacy, and the festival closes with L’Arc-en-Ciel making their Summer Sonic headline debut in celebration of the band’s 35th anniversary, alongside Jamiroquai, a Babymetal-curated stage, Le Sserafim and mgk.

Teshima Aoi 20th Anniversary Concert 2026

This Suntory Hall date is a stop on her 20th anniversary tour, a career-spanning set performed with a small chamber ensemble of piano, guitar and violin built to let that famously clear, resonant voice do the work.

Earth Celebration 2026

Sado Island's international art and music festival will return for a three-day event blending nature, music and culture in the Ogi area. 

Pamyu Fes: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu 15th Anniversary

PAMYU FES gathers artists spanning her career: veteran acts she’s shared stages with over the years like Kishidan and Kaela Kimura, alongside younger names carrying the same maximalist, cutesy spirit, including Atarashii Gakko!, FRUITS ZIPPER and MONGOL800. Expect a day built around spectacle as much as songs, with Kyary herself closing things out.

KIRINJI Premium Symphonic Concert 2026

Led since 1996 by songwriter Takaki Horigome, KIRINJI have spent three decades restlessly moving between funk, city pop and soft rock without ever settling into a single lane, building a catalog widely respected by other musicians even as the band itself has stayed something of a critics’ favorite rather than a mainstream juggernaut. Fans will know the songbook by heart, from early staples like “Aliens” to smooth groovy tracks like “Sweet Soul” and “Ai no Coda.”

Winnie the Pooh Oh My Cafe in Tokyo

Marking 100 years since Winnie the Pooh's original debut, this special pop-up cafe opens for a limited run in Tokyo and Osaka.

The Apothecary Diaries x Tokyo City View - Night Sky Dance Event

Tokyo City View observation deck will collaborate with the hit manga and anime The Apothecary Diaries for character photo spots and exhibits.

My Hero Academia Stylish Cafe Parlor

Animate Cafe in Ikebukuro and Nagoya will collaborate with My Hero Academia for a pop-up cafe with a themed menu and exclusive merchandise.

Haikyu!! On The Court Volleyball Experience

Belle Salle Roppongi will host an immersive experience inspired by the hit sports anime Haikyu!! with several volleyball challenges.

Fullmetal Alchemist x Yomi no Tsugai Exhibition

Square Enix will hold an exhibition to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Fullmetal Alchemist and the 5th anniversary of Yomi no Tsugai.

Fullmetal Alchemist x Yomi no Tsugai Exhibition Collaboration Cafe

Complementing the "Fullmetal Alchemist x Yomi no Tsugai Exhibition," MG Cafe will offer a menu inspired by Hiromu Arakawa’s hit manga.

Dancing Star Precure The Stage Party

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Pretty Cure franchise, male Pretty Cure characters will debut on a stage show for the first time.

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Jujutsu Kaisen x Haneda Airport Collaboration Event

Jujutsu Kaisen is celebrating its 5th anniversary with a collaboration at Haneda Airport, with an exclusive pop-up store and food truck.

Chiikawa Parco Summer Collaboration Event

In celebration of Chiikawa's first-ever film adaptation, 15 Parco department stores across Japan will have special campaigns.

Ouran High School Host Club 20th Anniversary Pop-Up Shop

Celebrating 20 years of "Ouran High School Host Club," Magnet by Shibuya109 will host a special pop-up shop featuring exclusive merchandise.

LaLa Manga 50th Anniversary Original Artwork Exhibition

LaLa shojo manga magazine will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an art exhibition featuring original artwork and special artist signings.

The Creative Origins of Mamoru Hosoda Exhibition

Creative Museum Tokyo will host a Mamoru Hosoda exhibition featuring the largest ever display of Hosoda's animation production materials.

Fate/Grand Order Exhibition Pop-Up Cafe

The Sun & The Moon cafe will have a limited-time collaboration menu inspired by the Fate/Grand Order game and anime series.

Sakamoto Days Collaboration Cafe: Black Rose Garden

Smile Base Cafe will host a pop-up cafe inspired by the popular anime Sakamoto Days with themed food, drinks and merchandise.

Solo Leveling Exhibition

The anime series "Solo Leveling" will have its first interactive exhibition, featuring recreations of iconic scenes from the series.

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc Collaboration Cafe

Smile Base Cafe in Ikebukuro will host a limited pop-up cafe with Cardcaptor Sakura inspired by the beloved magical girl manga and anime.

Real Escape Game x Detective Conan: Escape From the High-Speed Pursuit

The worldwide immersive game franchise "Real Escape Game," which has been held in over 48 global venues, is collaborating with the popular anime "Detective Conan."

Hyatt Regency Tokyo Welcomes Bar BenFiddich For an Exclusive Bartender Experience

Hyatt Regency Tokyo is launching its Guest Bartender Series with Hiroyasu Kayama, owner and bartender of Bar BenFiddich.

Maihama View Hotel Summer Jazz & More Buffet Event

Maihama View Hotel will host a special jazz live performance as part of its ongoing seasonal dinner buffet to commemorate the Obon period.

Hotel Metropolitan Suica Penguin Summer Festival Buffet

Hotel Metropolitan in Ikebukuro will host a themed buffet with over 25 dishes inspired by the Suica Penguin mascot and the summer season.

Esther Bunny Capcom Pop-Up Cafe

Capcom Cafe will collaborate with Korean character Esther Bunny for a retro dine pop-up cafe with a themed menu and exclusive merchandise.

Italia Terrace by Birra Moretti

On Saturday and Sunday, Inaribashi Square in front of Shibuya Stream is hosting “Italia Terrace by Birra Moretti."

Star Wars Galactic Cafe

Celebrating the release of "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu," Box Cafe & Space will have a cafe inspired by the galactic saga. 

Pochacco Pop-Up Cafe

Sanrio's popular puppy character Pochacco will have a new pop-up cafe in Tokyo and Osaka, themed around Pochacco working as a waiter.

Hibiya Toy Story 5 Pop-Up Cafe Stand

Celebrating the release of Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 5, Tokyo Midtown Hibiya will host a pop-up cafe stand with food and drinks.

The Premium Malt's Roppongi Seaside Beer Garden

Suntory's "The Premium Malt's" beer garden will open in Roppongi Hills' O-Yane Plaza with a relaxed space inspired by a "summer resort."

Sanrio Hanamaruobake Pop-Up Cafe

A Hanamaruobake cafe will inspire fans to reward themselves after working hard, with food and drinks inspired by the Sanrio character.

Hilton Tokyo Lemon Beach House Sweets Buffet

Hilton Tokyo will host a summer sweets buffet, themed as the "Lemon Beach House," at the hotel's Marble Lounge with over 20 luxurious sweets.

Roppongi Hills Ice Ice Ice Sweets Event 2026

Roppongi Hills' popular annual summer sweets event will return with 16 different shops offering a variety of refreshing treats.

Tokyo Midtown Onigiri General Election

Tokyo Midtown will hold an onigiri contest throughout Roppongi, Hibiya and Yaesu with 40 unique rice balls by 36 different shops.

Hilton Tokyo Bay's Friday Night Pool Experience

The Hilton Tokyo Bay Garden Pool Restaurant is currently offering a summer Friday night pool experience with a resort vibe.

Soirée Blanche at Grand Hyatt Tokyo

Seascape Terrace & Dining's Wellness-Inspired Buffet

Seascape Terrace Dining at Hilton Tokyo Odaiba reopened on July 13, 2026, following a major renovation.

Hawaiian Fair 2026 at Shinagawa Prince Hotel

Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo is one of 13 Prince hotels across Japan participating in the Hawaiian Fair 2026.

Sunset Beach Australian Beer Garden

Held on Hilton Tokyo hotel's open-air rooftop terrace, this annual beer garden brings an Australian sunset beach to Tokyo.

Le Pristine Restaurant Tokyo's Italian Regions Series

Le Pristine Tokyo continues its Italian Regions series with a third chapter celebrating the regions of Puglia, Sardinia and Sicily.

Summer Butcher’s Beer Garden at The Oak Door

An indulgent menu with smoky aromas and deep umami flavors, Summer Butcher’s Beer Garden at The Oak Door is perfect for a summer evening

Forest Beer Garden at Meiji Jingu Gaien

A beloved summer tradition in Tokyo, the Forest Beer Garden at Meiji Jingu Gaien is open for its 2026 edition.

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Bills' Spring-Summer Menu 2026

Bills (stylized as bills) is currently offering its Spring-Summer 2026 Menu across all eight locations in Japan.

Omatsuri BBQ Beer Garden Asakusa

Held on the rooftop of Ekimise Asakusa mall with a full view of Tokyo Skytree, this beer garden offers a standard barbecue and all-you-can-eat stall course with beef steak and grilled vegetables, and a deluxe course with wagyu sirloin steak and seafood.

Tokyo Tower Highball Garden 2026

A food event running across two outdoor locations beneath Tokyo Tower, the Tokyo Tower Highball Garden will serve premium highballs paired with delicious dishes designed to complement them.

Kissa Monchhichi with Sunday Brunch Kichijoji

Sunday Brunch Kichijoji will collaborate with Monchhichi for a limited-time retro-themed café experience with dishes inspired by the toy.

Day Trip BBQ at Botanical Pool Club

Botanical Pool Club has prepared a special lunch-time-only plan where guests can enjoy a BBQ paired with original beer.

Hilton Garden BBQ 2026

Hilton Narita is bringing back its popular "Hilton Garden BBQ 2026," continuing a tradition that has delighted guests for more than 20 years.

Hilton Tokyo Odaiba's Exclusive Charcoal-Grill Terrace Dining Experience

A new outdoor charcoal-grill dining experience at Sakura , the Japanese restaurant at Hilton Tokyo Odaiba.

Matcha Beer Garden

This is the regular beer garden at Restaurant 1899 Ochanomizu, where drinks, dishes and desserts alike are built around tea.

Keio BBQ Garden

This rooftop BBQ at Keio Department Store Shinjuku lets guests bring their own ingredients and drinks. After dark, the venue is lit by 42,000 bulbs, letting guests enjoy the beer garden atmosphere surrounded by sparkling illumination and the night skyline of Nishi-Shinjuku's high-rises.

Le Petit Chef & Friends

ANA InterContinental Tokyo is hosting its second chapter of its immersive dining spectacle, Le Petit Chef & Friends.

New Traiteur Semi-Lunch Buffet Begins at Mesm Tokyo

The modern luxury hotel Mesm Tokyo (stylized as mesm Tokyo) is now offering a new style of semi-lunch buffet.

Il Lupino Prime Tokyo's Revamped Happy Hour Set

Il Lupino Prime Tokyo has revamped its popular Happy Hour program, extending service by one hour with last orders now at 6 p.m.

Sega Universe Pop-Up Store

Flagship Orchestra will open a pop-up shop with Sega Universe goods, featuring games like Fantasy Zone, Out Run, Guardian Heroes and more.

Hands-On Real Puzzle-Solving Game: Peace Keeper

In this interactive mystery game inside the Xeoxy escape room center, you play as a member of "Peace Keeper," an organization working covertly to protect world peace. Your latest target is a research facility in a certain country said to be secretly manufacturing military robots and weapons under cover of night. Left unchecked, the facility threatens to disturb global peace.

Disney Sparklink Stars Pop-Up Shop

Disney's upcoming mobile game Starlink Stars will have its merchandise debut, with exclusive products featuring the Disney-inspired bands.

Spider-Man Brand New Spot Shibuya Tsutaya Pop-Up

To celebrate the release of the new movie Spider-Man: Brand New Day, a pop-up shop, cafe and museum will be held at Shibuya Tsutaya.

The Invitation From Hogwarts

Dragon Quest 40th Anniversary Exhibition

This exhibition marks 40 years since the debut of the Dragon Quest role-playing game series. The centerpiece of the event is a Dragon Quest VR Ride, an attraction in which participants dodge monsters attacking one after another in a forest. Special effects will send real gusts of wind across riders, making guests feel like they are soaring through the sky.

Fate/Grand Order Exhibition - Stargazing Corridor -

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Fate/Grand Order, Mori Arts Center Gallery will host an exhibition with art and interactive spaces.

Real Escape Game: Escape From the Midnight Space Museum

Set in the "Space Museum," a former observatory, this new real escape game unfolds an original story about a secret hidden in the museum and a looming crisis for Earth.

Chiikawa Starlit Skytree and the Secret Island Collaboration Event

With the massive success of the film "Chiikawa: Secret of the Mermaid Island," Chiikawa is collaborating with Tokyo Skytree.

Chiikawa, We're Looking for You: Chiikawa the Movie Tokyo Metro Escape Game

Celebrating the release of "Chiikawa the Movie: Secret of the Mermaid Island," this hands-on puzzle-solving event is set across the Tokyo Metro network.