Play for Less

Mahna Mahna, a Tokyo company that rents clothing for photo shoots and TV, is holding a two-day sale at Ohararyu Kaikan in Minami-Aoyama on October 23–24. More than 10,000 items are up to 85% off, and there is a luxury sunglasses corner at up to 70% off. You can walk in without a reservation. Hours, access, rules and tips are below.

Shinjuku Machi Bar Week runs four bar-hopping events from October 18 to November 11, in Shinjuku-sanchome, around Shinjuku-gyoemmae Station, Golden Gai and Oku-Shinjuku. Dates, ticket prices, cover-charge perks and how the raffle works.

Tennoz Canal Fes returns to the Tennoz Isle waterfront in Shinagawa from Oct 30 to Nov 1 with free admission. This guide covers the kids’ workshops, the police and fire vehicle display, about 20 food trucks, comedy, a bazaar, a canal-side movie night, the paid Shinagawa Cruise, and how to get there.

On Saturday, October 17, Azuma Arare opens its rice cracker factory in Yachiyo, Chiba for its yearly autumn market. Entry is free and it runs rain or shine. Here is what is on sale, how the ticket system works, and how to get there by bus or car.

Tokyo is running an antenna shop tour from October 30, 2026 with a stamp rally, an online quiz rally and an Instagram campaign. A total of 2,100 winners will receive regional products. A national food market also opens at KITTE Marunouchi and AEON MALL Musashi Murayama. Here are the dates, prizes and how to take part.

About 240 chrysanthemums fill Sankeien Garden in Yokohama from Oct 31 to Nov 23. Here are the talk schedule, the special opening of the Former Tokeiji Buddha Hall, admission fees and how to get there.

Ikebukuro’s once-a-year street market runs on Green Odori and in Minami-Ikebukuro Park from Oct 30 to Nov 1. This guide covers hours, venues, farm vegetables, circular-economy booths, the talk schedule and other events nearby that weekend.

Japan Airlines and Tokyo Tatemono are holding a free two-day market of regional products at Mori no Plaza, B2 of Otemachi Tower, on October 28–29, 2026 (11:00–19:00). This guide covers what to expect, how to get there from Otemachi Station or Tokyo Station, and what to check before you go.

YAU WEEKS runs from October to mid-December 2026 in Otemachi, Marunouchi and Yurakucho. It includes a 15m wall work, art in shop windows, a free print studio and a one-night projection event. Here are the dates, venues and how to plan your walk.

Free-entry chanko hot pot festival at Roppongi Hills Arena on Oct 17–18. Five original chanko pots made with a Mizkan broth, sumo talks and an exhibition, a prize draw where every spin wins, and a 500-yen chanko voucher.