24 Sep – 21 Nov 2026
A Journey Through World Embroidery
Embroidery from around 40 countries, from everyday garments to haute couture.
Discover exhibitions, festivals and cultural events in Tokyo and across Japan.
Showing 13–24 of 214 events · Current & upcoming. Check each event’s opening days before travelling.
24 Sep – 21 Nov 2026
Embroidery from around 40 countries, from everyday garments to haute couture.
8–22 Nov 2026
Fifteen days of professional sumo in Fukuoka. Regular admission is sold out.

6–22 Nov 2026
Household handwork displayed inside a historic Kyoto merchant townhouse.
24 Oct – 23 Nov 2026
Discover the textiles that give court dance its colour and form.

1–23 Nov 2026
Carefully trained chrysanthemums fill Yushima Tenmangu’s shrine grounds.

19 Sep – 23 Nov 2026
Tea bowls, sake vessels and historical smoking utensils from a collector’s world.
19 Sep – 23 Nov 2026
Small wooden chairs tell the story of a Hokkaido project welcoming newborn children.
19 Sep – 23 Nov 2026
Original drawings and handwritten pages explore the creator of Chibi Maruko-chan and Coji-Coji.
9 Sep – 23 Nov 2026
Recent excavations reveal everyday life beneath today’s Osaka.
28 Oct – 23 Nov 2026
Autumn foliage surrounds a mountain temple and its special pagoda-and-garden route.

12 Sep – 23 Nov 2026
A close look at tea bowls, their makers and their histories of ownership.

31 Oct – 23 Nov 2026
Underworld legends, temple treasures and the well associated with Ono no Takamura.
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