September 2025 Events in Japan

Misawa Air Base Festival in Aomori

Indulge in your love of planes and fighter jets with this annual festival.

Comb Festival

Old combs and ornate hairpins are honored through ceremonies and a historical hairstyle parade at this Kyoto festival.

Atami Marine Sea Fireworks Festival 2025

The Atami Marine Fireworks have been lighting up the east coast of the Izu Peninsula since 1952.

Kansai Queer Film Festival 2025

A unique experience exploring the world of queer media.

Tenjin-san Shrine Flea Market

Explore the Tenjin-san Flea Market at Kitano Tenman-gū, Kyoto, held on the 25th of every month.

Osaka Kansai Expo 2025 Fireworks

From sacred shrine illuminations to fierce pyrotechnic showdowns, each fireworks display tells a story. It all culminates in a dazzling 30-minute finale on 23 July.

National New Fireworks Games

See what younger fireworks technicians are capable of.

Sapporo Autumn Festival

Sapporo Autumn Fest offers a taste of Hokkaidō's finest flavors at Ōdōri Park.

Osaka Expo 2025

What new technologies and innovations will you find at Expo 2025?

Mt. Fuji Rainbow Flower Festival

Enjoy the vibrant colors of summer at the Rainbow Flower Festival, set against the stunning backdrop of Mount Fuji. Enjoy over 15 varieties of flowers in full bloom from August to October.

Gundam Pavillion at Osaka Expo 2025

From a 17-meter RX-78F00/E Gundam statue to an immersive, reservation-only pavilion experience, this exhibit reimagines Gundam’s Universal Century as something within reach.

Tanbo Art

See some of the largest forms of living art - fields grown into enormous murals.

Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival

Art for all. Study: Osaka Kansai International Art Festival brings immersive exhibitions, global artists, and hands-on activities in a family-friendly package.

Toyono Village Cosmos Festival

Sakura this, sakura that. Autumn brings cosmos flowers to Osaka.

Pokémon Discovery Mission Osaka

This is a large-scale, Pokémon-themed urban event designed to get you walking through key parts of central Osaka.

Fuji-Q Highland Outdoor Theater

It's time for a little bit of movie magic in the mountains.

Karuizawa Momiji Festival

Experience some of the very best autumn foliage Japan has to offer.

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Japan

Experience Halloween like never before at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka.

teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live – GC

teamLab turns Mifuneyama Rakuen Park into a land of colorful projections and illuminations.

Setouchi Triennale 2025

A world famous art festival in three parts.