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A five-day horror festival fills Ueno Park’s Fountain Plaza from September 19 to 23, 2026. Entry is free and runs 11:00–21:00. This guide covers the free stage and movies, the 4,000-yen indoor sessions, costume rules, food, and access.

Mizkan is running a 4-day pop-up at WITH HARAJUKU from October 9 to 12, 2026. Entry is free, and visitors get one of three rice bowls and a Fruity-su vinegar drink at no charge. Posting a photo from the venue enters you in a prize draw where every entry wins. This guide covers hours, the numbered-ticket system, how the visit works and what to know before you go.

Two German beer festivals are running in Tokyo at the same time this Silver Week: Shiba Park under Tokyo Tower (¥500, live music, until 23 September) and Lalaport Toyosu on the waterfront (free entry, dog-friendly, until 12 October). Here is a side-by-side breakdown with hours, access, beer and food.

For four days in October, Ueno Zoo extends its hours to 8pm. Here is what is on, what it costs, and how to plan the evening.

Ibaraki’s Hitachi Seaside Park turns its Miharashi Hill deep red every autumn. Here are the carnival dates, the seasonal ticket surcharge, the free admission days and the official colour forecast, written for residents planning a day trip.

Fifty breweries run by Japan’s next generation of sake makers set up in the Otemachi office district for five evenings and two afternoons. Here is the schedule, the full lineup, and what the 1 October Sake Day overlap means for visitors.

Japan’s largest lamb event returns to Nakano on 7–8 November 2026. Free entry, two connected parks, lamb chops to jingisukan, plus wool and crafts. Here is what is confirmed so far and how to plan the day.

Ueno Park turns into a standing-room sake bar from 6 to 8 November 2026. Entry is ¥500 for anyone 20 or over, a guided tasting is included, and more than 300 drinks are sold glass by glass.

From 10 October to 6 November, Kyu-Furukawa Gardens in Kita City opens its Autumn Rose Festival: around 100 rose varieties in front of a stone Western mansion, a free clarinet concert, early-morning scent walks and a 70th-anniversary stamp rally. Entry is ¥150.