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WWDJAPAN REUSE MARKET 2026 AUTUMN takes over Goldwin’s Kita-Aoyama headquarters on Saturday, November 14. Stylists, models and artists sell their own clothes, and sponsor booths offer self-repair sessions, kids’ clothing buyback and a 20% higher 2nd STREET buyback quote. Entry is a ¥500 charity fee with advance registration.

Sagamiko Illumillion opens on November 14, 2026, with about 6 million lights at Sagamiko MORI MORI in Kanagawa. This guide covers open days, ticket prices, the Oto Illumi music show, night rides, special show dates and access.

Tsukiji Outer Market holds its autumn festival from October 30 to November 1, 2026. It includes a market-wide sale, a free-entry food fest at Shijobashi Park and three free seminars that need advance booking. This guide covers the dates, venues and what to plan for.

Yakiimo Fes TOKYO 2026 runs October 30 to November 8 at Nakano Shiki no Mori Park. Entry is free and the 14 stalls are cashless only. This guide covers hours, access, the full vendor list and the dishes worth queuing for.

Happo-en in Shirokanedai, Tokyo lights its 400-year-old Japanese garden in orange and red every evening from Nov 27 to Dec 6, 2026. Admission is free. Here are the hours, weather rules and the ¥8,800 special dinner course at ALL DAY DINING FUDO.

Chiba Bank is holding STAY STREET Marché on the space above National Route 357, in front of its head office, on November 3 and November 15. This guide covers the cookie tins from Chiba and Saitama shops, the food trucks, the family events, and what has not been announced yet.

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.