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Tokorozawa Sakura Town holds its first Hawaiian festival on November 7–8, 2026. Admission is free, and the stages feature more than 300 hula and Tahitian dancers. There are also Hawaiian food trucks, a market, and a daily draw for ¥100,000 in ZIPAIR points. This guide covers times, the draw rules and the fine print.

Shimizu Port in Shizuoka holds its tuna festival on November 7–8. Entry is free. Sunday brings a limited free tuna tasting, frozen tuna cutting and sale, and a −60°C freezer tour. Dates, venues, access (no parking) and nearby spots.

A free two-day family event at Chiyoda Park in Sakado, Saitama, on October 24 and 25. It has hands-on workshops priced from free to ¥800, a stamp rally with a lottery, kitchen cars and festival game booths.

Peking duck, xiaolongbao, mala tang and Xi’an lamb soup, plus lion dancing, face-changing and Peking opera at Tsukuba Center Square on Oct 24–25, 2026. Entry is free and no registration is needed. Here’s the lineup, access and a few tips.

Ariake Garden in Koto, Tokyo, lights up about 200,000 bulbs from October 31, 2026 to February 28, 2027, with a new butterfly light garden on the 5th-floor Water Terrace. Lighting hours, the free opening ceremony schedule, the best spots and how to get there.

Tachikawa Takashimaya S.C. hosts a two-day bread market on November 7–8, 2026, from 11:00 to 16:00. Fourteen bakeries take part, including Ginza Tsuki to Hana and Le Petit Mec, and a rebake booth sells unsold bread from bakeries across Japan. Each shop ends when it sells out.

Makurazaki City in Kagoshima brings katsuobushi, satsuma-age, shochu, tea and knives to Kita-Aoyama, Tokyo, from October 29 to November 1. Here are the dates, hours (including the short final day), the walk from Omotesando Station and what you can try.

The 66th Kanda Used Book Festival runs October 23 to November 1, 2026 in Tokyo’s Jimbocho. This guide covers hours, the 500 m outdoor wagon market, a free rare book exhibition, rain rules and tips for the day.

Koenji’s curry festival holds its 16th edition on October 24–25, 2026, at Sugihachi Park. A ¥1,700 ticket covers four curries of your choice from 12 Suginami restaurants, plus rice. Here are the shop list, spice levels, add-ons, access and tips.

On Sunday, November 1, the Yokohama Skills Festival brings local craftspeople to the Yokohama City Skills Culture Hall near Kannai Station. You can try a leather keychain workshop, watch chair upholstery and ironing demonstrations, and pick up pork katsu curry. This guide covers the hours, access and booking.