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Japan's 2026 koyo forecast is out: high temperatures mean the foliage front will peak later than usual — stretching the season of red maples and golden ginkgo from Hokkaido in late September all the way to Kyoto on December 11. Here's how to read the dates like a local.
On September 25, 2026, Japan celebrates Jugoya — the harvest moon night — with round dango dumplings, pampas grass, a rabbit said to pound mochi on the moon, a seven-metre glowing Moon in Tokyo, and even a burger with an egg. Here is how to join in, wherever you are.
Okinawa’s place on the New York Times 2026 travel list makes sense the moment you look closer. One trip can move from Naha street life to UNESCO heritage, glowing reef water, whale season, and the bright twang of the three-string sanshin.
For two September days, Seto’s riverside fills with around 200 ceramic shops, walking streets, workshops, and an evening fireworks show. The 95th Setomono Matsuri is less about spectacle for its own sake and more about the joy of finding one beautiful piece made to be used every day.
Tokyo’s new international arts festival is taking shape as a citywide invitation rather than a single venue event. With three core districts, street circus, night-garden art, and more than one major partner program already on the calendar, ARTE TOKYO looks set to make autumn in the capital feel unusually open, walkable, and full of discovery.
Tokyo’s Summer Night Museum 2026 is making August Fridays feel lighter and more elegant, with six museums open late, student free entry after 5 p.m., and small cultural details that reward a slower evening walk.
In Oita this summer, a joyful exhibition is bringing some of Japan’s most beloved screen paintings back into human scale. Through the Tsuzuri Project, visitors can stand close to high-resolution facsimiles, see the texture without glass, and feel how digital craft and traditional shokunin skill can work beautifully together.
A summer exhibition in Komaba is turning the story of mingei into something you can feel with your eyes: lacquer, textiles, pottery, and the quiet idea that ordinary handmade objects can make daily life more beautiful.
For two evenings on July 22–23, Chidorigafuchi swaps spring pink for summer gold as 2,000 lanterns glide across the Imperial Palace moat. Here is what makes the ritual special, how it works, and where to stand if you want the full glow.
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