The heat finally eases up in October, and it becomes more comfortable to spend time outdoors. In this article, we will introduce art events and gourmet festivals, focusing on outdoor events, where you can enjoy the fall season of art and appetite.
1, MEET YOUR ART FESTIVAL 2025 (October 10 – 13)
One of the largest art and culture festivals in Japan will be held again this year, with more than 100 up-and-coming artists participating in the entire festival. The art fair “MEET YOUR ARTISTS” will feature more than 300 works by 70 up-and-coming artists from Japan and abroad, and the market area “SUPER ART & CRAFT MARKET” will feature more than 80 carefully selected vendors from all over the country, offering arts, crafts and food. The market area “SUPER ART&CRAFT MARKET” will feature more than 80 carefully selected stalls from all over Japan, offering arts, crafts, and food, as well as performances by musicians and DJs from Japan and abroad on a floating stage on the canal.
📍 Tennozu Canal area (Terada Warehouse, etc.)
👉Official website🚇About 4 minutes walk from Tennozu Isle Station, about 15 minutes walk from Shinagawa Station
🎟️ General: ¥2,500 in advance, ¥3,000 at the door Students: ¥1,500 in advance, ¥2,000 at the door
2,Belgian Beer Weekend 2025 Roppongi (October 1-5)
One of Japan’s leading beer events, attracting more than 1.7 million visitors over the past 15 years. In Roppongi, there will be more than 50 kinds of Belgian beer and daily limited edition beers, a variety of authentic gourmet foods such as Belgian national dish frites, meat dishes and Belgian waffles, as well as live performances by popular Belgian artists, talk shows by Belgian MCs and a quiz to win beer.
📍Roppongi Hills Arena (6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku)
👉Official website🚇 3 min walk from Roppongi Station 1C, 7 min walk from Azabu Juban Exit 7
🎟️ Starter Set: 3,700 yen in advance, 3,990 yen at the door.
3,Special nighttime opening of Koishikawa Korakuen Garden 2025 (October 10-20)
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, which boasts a rich natural and historical landscape, will be illuminated with fantastic lights for the third time this year. The projection mapping of “Karamon” will be newly added to the light-up of the “Karamon”.
📍 1-6-6 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku
👉Official website🚇About 5 minutes walk from West Exit of Suidobashi Station, about 6 minutes walk from Exit 2 of Korakuen Station
🎟️ online advance ticket ¥1,000, at the door ¥1,200
4, HIBIYA CINEMA FESTIVAL 2025 (October 10-26)
Held for the eighth time this year, this event proposes a variety of new ways to enjoy films. This year, the viewing area has been expanded to include Hibiya Park and Hibiya OKUROJI as new satellite venues, in addition to a renewal of the bleachers and a plaza with artificial grass for a more relaxing experience. The “Night Screen” event will also include a talk session with the director on stage.
📍 Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Hibiya Step Plaza, Hibiya Park, Hibiya OKUROJI
Hibiya Park, Hibiya OKUROJI 👉Official Website
🚇Direct connection from Hibiya Station, 4 min. walk from Yurakucho Station, 5 min. walk from Ginza Station, 5 min. walk from Yurakucho Station
🎟️ Admission free
5,Touching Horror Exhibition (October 11-November 9)
The popular event that drew about 32,000 visitors to the Niigata Science Museum last year has been upgraded and will be held at Tokyo Solamachi. Focusing on the art of horror films, visitors can enjoy not only looking at the exhibited works but also photographing and touching them to get a “behind-the-scenes look at the world of horror” that cannot be seen through the screen, from the backstage of the film sets to the production know-how of the films.
📍Tokyo Solamachi® 5F Space 634 (1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo)
👉Official website🚇A short walk from the front entrance of Tokyo Skytree Station, and from Exit 3FB3 and Exit A2 of Oshiage Station underground
🎟️ Same-day tickets: Adults ¥2,400, High school students and younger ¥1,900 Advance tickets: Adults ¥2,200, High school students and younger ¥1,700
6, TOKYO ISLAND 2025 (October 11-13)
This outdoor festival will be held in a space that offers a panoramic view of Tokyo, on a piece of land 10 times the size of the Tokyo Dome and 15 minutes by bus from Odaiba, which was used as the venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games’ integrated equestrian, rowing, and canoeing events. During the festival, visitors can also stay overnight in tents in the camping area (overnight camping ticket ¥3,000 per person). Performing artists include Kiyoharu, Sidney Kafka directs el tempo, SCANDAL, Stray Tenor, ORANGE RANGE, Gaga SP, and Kishidan.
📍 Umi-no-Mori Park (3-3 Umi-no-Mori, Koto-ku, Tokyo)
👉Official website🚇No walking, bicycles, or motorized bicycles are allowed to the venue; shuttle buses, private cars, or motorcycles are required.
🎟️1 day ticket ￥12,000, 2-day pass ￥22,000, 3-day pass ￥30,000
7, Tokyo Yosakoi 2025 (October 11 and 12)
Tokyo Yosakoi” was created in 2000 as a part of the Toshima Ward Citizens’ Festival “Fukuro Matsuri” held every fall. Every year, 110 teams and 5,000 dancers from all over the country color the city with their original choreography, costumes, and music. The festival is not only a spectacle to watch, but also a moving experience to be there, with different staging at each venue, and a “So Odori” dance performance that allows people to jump in and join the dance.
📍 Around Ikebukuro Station West Exit (Ikebukuro West Exit Station Square, Ikebukuro West Exit Park, Azalea Street, Mizuki Street, etc.)
👉Official website🎟️ Free admission
8, Coca-Cola CrossFest 2025 (October 11 and 12)
This is the first festival to be held this year under the theme of “A festival made with you. Visitors can enjoy not only music by world-renowned artists, but also food, fashion, games, and a variety of other entertainment all at the same time. The opening act “Hoshimachi Suisei,” Creepy Nuts, XG, five-time Latin Grammy Award winner Camilo, and other genre-less artists are scheduled to perform.
📍 Saitama Super Arena (8 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture)
👉Official website🚇About 3 minutes walk from Saitama Shin Toshin Station, 7 minutes walk from Kita-Yono Station
🎟️GOLD seats ￥22,000 (sold out), S seats ￥16,500, A seats ￥9,900 (sold out)
9, Zozo Fest (October 12 and 13)
The first festival to be held to celebrate ZOZOTOWN’s 20th anniversary, featuring performances by YOASOBI, LE SSERAFIM, HANA, Ryosuke Yamada, Super Tokkyu, and more. Under the theme of “Y2K,” which connects the year 2004, when ZOZOTOWN was born, to the present, collaborative songs and goods in collaboration with ZOZOTOWN will be sold.
📍 K Arena (6-2-14 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture)
👉Official website🚇About 9 minutes walk from Yokohama Station East Exit, about 5 minutes walk from Shintakashima Station 4 Rinko Park Exit
🎟️ SS seats ¥21,000, S seats ¥15,500, AA seats ¥12,500, A seats ¥10,000
10, Tokyo Night Market (October 22-26)
This popular event, which attracted about 50 international food stalls when it was held in May, will be held in October. This year, visitors can enjoy not only gourmet food stalls, but also live stage performances, DJ booths, and street performances until 22:00. After-parties will be held at participating DJ booths during the event.
📍 Zelkova trees in Yoyogi Park, Shibuya-ku
👉Official website🚇About 9 min. walk from Harajuku and Meiji-jingumae Stations
🎟️ Admission free
11, Jewelmination 2025 (October 23 – April 5, 2026)
One of the largest illumination in the Kanto area using the world’s first LEDs inspired by jewel colors, developed by Mikiko Ishii Design Office, a leading lighting design expert active not only in Japan but also in various parts of the world. The night view from the Ferris wheel and other rides is one of the few spectacular spots where you can see Tokyo’s famous sightseeing spots, such as the Sky Tree and Tokyo Tower, at the same time.
📍 4015-1 Yanoguchi, Inagi City
👉Official site🚇About 1 min. walk from Keio Yomiuri Land Station, about 13 min. walk from Yanokuchi Station
🎟️ Adults (18-64 years old) 5,900 yen, Junior and senior high school students 4,700 yen, Elementary school students, 65 years old and older 4,100 yen, 3 years old and up to elementary school students 2,500 yen
12, Tokyo Ramen Festa 2025 (October 24-November 4)
One of Japan’s largest ramen events, bringing together ramen from all over the country. Act 1 will feature 13 stores recommended by events and organizations from across the country, including some of Tokyo’s best stores that have regrettably closed their doors; Act 2 will feature 15 popular ramen stores that are making their first appearance at the event; and Act 3 will feature 15 ramen stores that have drawn huge crowds at ramen events across the country.
📍 Komazawa Olympic Park
👉Official Website🚇About 12 minutes walk from Komazawa University Station, about 22 minutes walk from Toritsudaigaku Station, about 25 minutes walk from Jiyugaoka Station
🎟️ Admission free, ramen meal ticket 1,100 yen per bowl
13, Otsukimi Stroll at Hamarikyu – Admire the chestnut moon in the Shogun’s garden (October 31-November 5)
The garden will be open until 9:00 p.m. to coincide with the “Chestnut-Meigetsu” and the garden will be illuminated at night. During this period, a moon-viewing platform offering ceremony (October 31 only) and traditional performing arts performances will be held every night. In addition, there will be a “Special Otsukimi Guided Tour” that introduces nighttime highlights, and sales of special Otsukimi matcha sets, Japanese sake, and event-specific lanterns will also be offered.
📍 1-1 Hamarikyu Gardens, Chuo-ku
👉Official website🚇About 7 minutes walk from Tsukiji Market Station and Shiodome Station to Otemon Gate, about 12 minutes walk from Shinbashi Station.
🎟️ ¥300 for adults, ¥150 for seniors 65 and over (free for elementary school students and younger and junior high school students living or attending school in Tokyo)