What's on in Tokyo
85 events in September 2026: 33 exhibitions, 18 markets, 14 performances, 8 festivals, 5 gardens, 5 food events and 2 illuminations, from headline festivals to neighbourhood fairs. 1 of them are annual events whose 2026 dates are still to be confirmed, listed with their usual window.
Humidity eases through the month and typhoon risk peaks. The September sumo tournament runs at Ryogoku, and neighbourhood autumn festivals start in the last two weeks. More on the season in Tokyo in autumn.
Mori Art Museum, Roppongi
29 Apr - 23 Sept
Major retrospective of Australian artist Ron Mueck's hyperreal sculptures, famous for eerie life-like realism achieved through altered scale. Exhibition includes rare works displayed previously in Paris, Milan, and Seoul before coming to Tokyo.
Mori Art Museum, Roppongi
29 Apr - 23 Sept
Retrospective of British artist Ron Mueck's uncanny hyperrealist sculptures. Features figures so lifelike they provoke unsettling recognition. One of the year's most anticipated art exhibitions exploring the boundary between art and reality.
Mori Art Museum, Roppongi
29 Apr - 23 Sept
A major solo exhibition of Australian sculptor Ron Mueck featuring 11 sculptures spanning his career, with six making their Japanese debut. Works include monumental installations and a documented studio process, requiring pre-booked timed tickets.
Mori Art Museum, Roppongi
29 Apr - 23 Sept
First major exhibition of Australian hyperrealist sculptor Ron Mueck's extraordinarily realistic figurative works. Showcases sculptures of remarkable technical mastery and emotional depth.
Mori Art Museum, Roppongi
29 Apr - 23 Sept
First large-scale solo exhibition in Japan in approximately 18 years by UK-based contemporary artist Ron Mueck. Features eleven major works including 'Mass', a piece comprising 100 giant skull sculptures.
National Theatre of Japan, Chiyoda
1 Jun - 30 Sept
Traditional kabuki performances presented by Japan's national theatre with English audio guides and assistance. Features authentic performances by top-notch practitioners of 400-year-old theatrical art form.
National Noh Theatre, Sendagaya
1 Jun - 30 Sept
Traditional Noh mask plays featuring sophisticated performances with deep historical roots. Multiple programs available throughout summer with exhibition of masks, costumes, and props.
The National Art Center Tokyo, Roppongi
10 Jun - 21 Sept
Around 80 works including Blue Period portraits and Harlequin series arranged in a playful, personal, alive space. Picasso's work seen through designer Paul Smith's lens, marking 50 years since the artist's death.
The National Art Center, Tokyo, Roppongi
10 Jun - 21 Sept
Exhibition exploring the relationship between Picasso's revolutionary art and contemporary fashion design through the lens of designer Paul Smith. Comprehensive look at how Picasso's work continues to influence modern visual culture.
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Ginza
13 Jun - 23 Sept
Around 130 works by Monet, Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Picasso exploring how cafés, cabarets, and dance halls shaped modern art. Features Van Gogh's iconic Terrace of a Café at Night, back in Japan for the first time in roughly 20 years.
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Ginza
13 Jun - 23 Sept
First exhibition in Japan tracing the ripple of Parisian cafe culture to Spain, featuring Ramon Casas and the legendary Els Quatre Gats. Includes Casas' prized masterpiece 'Madeleine' in its first Japan appearance in 35 years, with immersive scent installations.
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Meguro
18 Jun - 21 Sept
Photography exhibition highlighting work of prominent female photographer. Explores women's perspectives and artistic achievement across extended summer months at this major photography institution.
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Meguro
18 Jun - 21 Sept
Exhibition exploring the golden age of poster art in late 19th-century Paris featuring works by Alphonse Mucha, Jules Chéret, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Shows how commercial art became part of fine arts and influenced later creativity.
Oi Racecourse, Shinagawa
27 Jun - 20 Sept
Tokyo's largest regular flea market with hundreds of vendors selling secondhand goods from everyday items to rare collectibles. Held nearly every weekend with food trucks and local atmosphere.
Tokyo International Forum, Yurakucho
29 Jun - 27 Sept
Tokyo's largest open-air antique fair with 250+ vendors selling vintage kimonos, retro homeware, ceramics, and collectibles. Held twice monthly on Thursdays and the first Sunday of the month. Curated stalls showcase Japan's blend of old and new.
Hanazono Shrine, Shinjuku
29 Jun - 27 Sept
Monthly antique market held at shrine grounds showcasing Japanese art, crafts, rare collectibles, and vintage kimonos. Intimate setting near shrine with curated stalls. Perfect for discovering unique one-of-a-kind items in Shinjuku's atmospheric location.
Shimokitazawa area, Shimokitazawa
1 Jul - 30 Sept
Regular flea market in bohemian Shimokitazawa neighbourhood featuring vintage clothing, antiques, and artisan crafts among eclectic mix of vendors. Cultural shopping experience in historic theatre district.
Tokyo Summerland amusement park, Amusement Park Area
1 Jul - 30 Sept
Regular flea market at water park facility featuring around 250 vendor stalls with mix of vintage items, fashion, and collectibles. Established casual outdoor shopping experience.
Taka Ishii Gallery, Roppongi
1 Jul - 30 Sept
Gallery specializing in photography and video expression featuring works by renowned photographers including Hiroshi Sugimoto and Daido Moriyama. Located in architecturally significant Piramide Building with contemporary art focus.
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Meguro
2 Jul - 21 Sept
Photography exhibition exploring food and dining through works by internationally acclaimed Japanese photographers. Traces meanings of eating and sharing meals across memory, place, and social change.
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, Ebisu
2 Jul - 21 Sept
Photography and video art exhibition by fourteen artists exploring food as social act, personal memory, human relationships, and global issues. Invites reflection on what it means to eat together through contemporary visual perspectives.
Kabuki-za Theatre, Ginza
2 Jul - 26 Sept
Monthly kabuki performances featuring classical dramas with elaborate costumes, traditional music, and stylized acting. Performances run approximately 25 days each month. Single-act tickets available for accessible entry to this 400-year-old theatrical tradition.
National Museum of Western Art, Ueno
4 Jul - 27 Sept
Exhibition featuring Rembrandt works collected primarily by the Rembrandt House Museum and the National Museum of Western Art. Showcases his outstanding etching techniques and masterful use of light and shadow that influenced countless artists.
Oi Racecourse, Shinagawa
5 Jul - 4 Oct
Tokyo's largest regular flea market with 300 to 500 vendors held nearly every weekend. Extensive selection of secondhand goods, vintage fashion, home decor, toys, and rare collector's items. Food trucks provide refreshments throughout the day.
National Noh Theatre, Sendagaya
6 Jul - 4 Oct
Japan's premier venue for Noh and Kyogen traditional performances. Regular monthly programmes feature mask plays and comedic plays with a long history. The venue includes a restaurant overlooking gardens, perfect for pre-show dining or reflection.
National Museum of Western Art, Ueno
7 Jul - 23 Sept
Exhibition exploring Rembrandt's remarkable etchings and lasting influence on generations of printmakers. Features works from the Rembrandt House Museum and prints from museums and private collections in Japan and abroad. Scholarly examination of printmaking's past.
Panasonic Shiodome Museum of Art, Shiodome
11 Jul - 23 Sept
A retrospective of artist Hasegawa Tsutomu's career with works from the Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts. Features his evolution from avant-garde painter to master of mezzotint, with still life works suspended in fathomless black featuring soft, grainy fields and delicate brushwork.
Shibuya Garden Tower, Shibuya
12 Jul - 27 Sept
Monthly outdoor flea market in leafy plaza featuring around 100 vendors from Japan and worldwide selling antiques, vintage treasures, handcrafted accessories, fine art, plants, and organic food on 2nd and 4th Sundays.
Shibuya Garden Tower, Shibuya
12 Jul - 4 Oct
Held second and fourth Sundays monthly with around 100 vendors selling antiques, vintage handicrafts, jewellery, art, home goods, clothing and plants. Features food and drink stalls. Cancelled in case of rain; check Instagram for updates.
Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine grounds, Fukagawa
15 Jul - 28 Oct
Monthly antique fair at a historic Edo-era shrine featuring 50-80 stalls with Japanese ceramics, folk art, vintage items, and rare books. Held on 15th and 28th of each month from dawn to sunset.
Hanazono Shrine grounds, Shinjuku
20 Jul - 18 Oct
Weekly antique market in Shinjuku featuring 25-30 stalls with coins, ceramics, vintage treasures, and curiosities. Hidden in the heart of busy Shinjuku, offering peaceful browsing near luxury department stores.
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Ueno
25 Jul - 18 Oct
Part of the museum's 100th anniversary celebrations, featuring masterpieces from world-class institutions exploring views of place across Tokyo, Omuta and Buenos Aires.
Kabuki-za Theatre, Ginza
2 Aug - 20 Oct
Traditional kabuki performances held continuously throughout the month with various classical plays. Theatre-goers can purchase single-act tickets for one-hour viewings of Japan's most sophisticated theatrical tradition.
Kabukiza Theatre, Ginza
2 Aug - 8 Nov
Japan's traditional theater art form established 400 years ago. Monthly performances at Kabukiza with elaborate costumes, storytelling, and live music. Translation tablets available for international audiences.
Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine, Koto
15 Aug - 8 Nov
Shrine antique fair held on the 15th and 28th of each month with 50-80 stalls selling Imari porcelain, vintage toys, old kimonos, and rare books. Historic shrine founded in 1627 and associated with sumo throughout Edo period.
Oi Racecourse, Shinagawa
24 Aug - 22 Nov
Tokyo's largest regular flea market with up to 700 stalls offering second-hand clothing, furniture, vintage toys, manga, and household items. Free entry, rain or shine, held most Saturdays and Sundays.
Nezu Shrine, Nezu
1 Sept - 30
Major annual festival at Nezu Shrine established in 1714 featuring traditional dance performances and street stalls. The festival brings the historic neighbourhood to life with cultural performances and local food vendors celebrating community and shrine traditions.
Tokyo University of the Arts, Ueno
1 Sept - 30
University showcase featuring student creative talent in full swing with exhibitions, performances, and art installations across campus. Authentic opportunity to see emerging Japanese artists and students' work.
Showa Kinen Park, Tachikawa
1 Sept - 31 Oct
Seasonal flower festival with around 4 million cosmos flowers of multiple varieties blooming throughout the sprawling 180-hectare park. Photo-worthy installations and seasonal attractions complement the vibrant floral displays.
Showa Kinen Park, Akishima
1 Sept - 31 Oct
Around 4 million cosmos flowers of multiple varieties bloom throughout the park during this festival, with photo opportunities and seasonal garden displays.
Multiple venues across Tokyo, Various
1 Sept - 3 Nov
International performing arts festival presenting 100 different works selected from open-call entries, including the Performing Arts Base free showcase presented by Tokyo International Forum. Contemporary performances spanning theater, dance, and experimental work.
Multiple venues throughout Tokyo, Various
1 Sept - 3 Nov
Urban performing arts festival featuring 100 works selected from open-call entries, the international performing arts festival 'Autumn Meteorite 2026 Tokyo', and free showcase performances at Tokyo International Forum.
Multiple venues throughout Tokyo, Citywide
1 Sept - 3 Nov
An urban performing arts festival featuring Autumn Meteorite 2026 Tokyo with 100 different works selected from open-call entries and free Performing Arts Base showcases at Tokyo International Forum.
Tokyo National Museum, Ueno
1 Sept - 15 Nov
World-class museum hosting rotating exhibitions of Japanese art, archaeology, and cultural treasures. Autumn exhibitions showcase paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts with historical context against Ueno Park's autumn foliage backdrop.
Oi Racecourse Parking Area, Shinagawa
1 Sept - 29 Nov
Tokyo's largest regular flea market with up to 700 stalls most weekends. Second-hand clothing, furniture, household appliances, vintage toys, manga and collectibles. Prices start from ¥100. Car boot sale atmosphere with diverse inventory.
Various Tokyo museums, Various
1 Sept - 30 Nov
Exhibition centered on Rembrandt's remarkable etchings bringing together prints, books, and archival materials from museums, university libraries, and private collections in Japan and abroad. Explores the artist's technical mastery of the etching medium.
Cerulean Tower Noh Theatre, Shibuya
1 Sept - 30 Nov
Intimate noh theater featuring the highly sophisticated mask play tradition with long history. Regular performances of this classical Japanese performing art in an elegant contemporary venue.
Kabukiza Theatre, Ginza
2 Sept - 26
Japan's only dedicated Kabuki theatre presents traditional performances with matinee and evening shows. Authentic costumes, music, and male actor performances in highly stylized theatrical tradition. English and simplified Chinese subtitles available.
Nezu Shrine, Bunkyo
5 Sept - 8 Nov
Shrine antique fair held roughly twice monthly with vendors selling traditional Japanese items. Regular market taking place on various dates throughout the year with casual browsing atmosphere.
Nezu Shrine, Nezu
5 Sept - 6 Dec
A shrine market held roughly twice monthly featuring artisan goods, antiques and crafts. One of Tokyo's authentic neighborhood shopping experiences with deep historical roots.
Mori Art Museum, Roppongi
5 Sept - 13 Dec
A contemporary art retrospective at Tokyo's premier museum featuring carefully curated works exploring themes in modern and contemporary practice across multiple mediums.
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Koto
5 Sept - 13 Dec
Rare large-scale introduction to modern Taiwanese art with approximately 200 Taiwanese artworks and 100 Japanese contemporaneous pieces plus over 500 archival documents. Organized in six thematic chapters featuring paintings, sculptures, prints, and photographs.
Hanazono Shrine, Shinjuku
6 Sept - 6 Dec
A weekly open-air antique market with 25-30 stalls in a Shinjuku shrine with Edo-period roots. Vendors spread ceramics, lacquerware, vintage kimonos and pre-war ephemera across the courtyard.
National Noh Theatre, Sendagaya
7 Sept - 6 Dec
Highly sophisticated classical mask plays featuring traditional music and movements passed down for centuries. The National Noh Theatre offers regular performances with English support.
National Art Center, Tokyo, Roppongi
9 Sept - 13 Dec
Major international touring exhibition bringing Renaissance masterpieces on loan from Paris. Spans September to December with extensive collection of important artworks from one of Europe's greatest museums.
The National Art Center, Tokyo, Roppongi
9 Sept - 13 Dec
Special exhibition featuring contemporary art including works from the Young British Artists movement and other international contemporary pieces. Japan's only national art museum without permanent collection, hosting rotating exhibitions throughout the year.
The National Art Center, Tokyo, Roppongi
9 Sept - 13 Dec
Major international exhibition showcasing Renaissance masterpieces on loan from Paris's Musée du Louvre. Works spanning Italian and Northern European schools displayed in one of Tokyo's premier art venues. Part of the museum's 2026 special exhibition series.
National Art Center, Tokyo, Roppongi
9 Sept - 13 Dec
A special exhibition examining modern Western art movements through roughly 200 Taiwanese and Japanese works from major institutions, exploring shared creative dialogue in Asian modernism.
The National Art Center, Tokyo, Roppongi
9 Sept - 13 Dec
Major international touring exhibition featuring artistic masterpieces from the Louvre, organized into four thematic sections covering travel, technical innovation, classical revival, and portraiture. A rare window into how the world's most famous art institution documents transformative artistic movements.
Koto Cultural Centre Hall, Koto
10 Sept - 20
Introductory bunraku puppet theater performance designed for beginners, featuring the collaborative art of narrative recitation, shamisen music, and puppetry. Educational opportunity to experience one of Japan's classical performing arts.
Shiba Daijingu Shrine, Shibadaimon
11 Sept - 21
Japan's longest festival drags on for 11 days, hence the name, at a small shrine a short walk from Tokyo Tower. Stalls sell fresh ginger and chigibako good-luck boxes as they have since the Edo period, when ginger fields surrounded the shrine, with the mikoshi parade on the main mid-festival day.
Showa Kinen Park, Tachikawa
12 Sept - 25 Oct
Four million cosmos flowers in pink, white, and yellow varieties bloom across three distinct flower fields. Each zone peaks at different times from mid-September through October, offering continuously changing landscapes with photo opportunities and bubble-floating events.
Tennozu Isle and surrounding areas, Shibuya
13 Sept - 27 Dec
Regular vintage and antique market held on select Sundays throughout the season, featuring clothing, accessories, vintage goods, and curated antique finds from dealers and collectors.
Ryogoku Kokugikan, Ryogoku
13 Sept - 27
The autumn honbasho brings 15 days of top-division sumo to the sport's home arena, with bouts building from mid-morning to the yokozuna matches around 5pm. Cheapest same-day arena seats sell at the box office each morning, and the final weekend decides the Emperor's Cup.
Shimokitazawa District, Shimokitazawa
15 Sept - 1 Oct
Fourth edition of art festival celebrating autumn and the Japanese tradition of tsukimi moon viewing. Features giant moon installation, illuminated bunnies, immersive theater performance 'Cat Town' with poetry and fantasy themes, traditional Noh performances, art exhibitions, and panels throughout the neighborhood.
LaLaport Toyosu, Toyosu
15 Sept - 31 Oct
German beer festival featuring authentic breweries and Bavarian sausages with views of Tokyo Bay. Seasonal autumn celebration combining German culinary traditions with Tokyo waterfront atmosphere.
Hibiya Park, Hibiya
18 Sept - 20
Dual food festival combining Aomori seafood specialties including Oma bluefin tuna and Mutsu Bay scallops with premium Japanese wagyu and grilled pork dishes. Free admission with food stalls and regional specialties from across Japan.
Shimokita Senrogai Open Space, Shimokitazawa
18 Sept - 4 Oct
Art installation featuring a 7-meter diameter lunar art piece by acclaimed artist Luke Jerram alongside other moon-themed installations and cultural performances celebrating the autumn moon viewing tradition.
Shimokita Senrogai Open Space and throughout neighborhood, Shimokitazawa
18 Sept - 4 Oct
An art festival celebrating the autumn tsukimi tradition with gigantic moon installations, light-up bunnies, immersive theater events, and scattered art exhibitions throughout the neighborhood.
Akasaka Hikawa Shrine, Akasaka
18 Sept - 20 (dates to be confirmed)
Three-day autumn festival at a 1730 shrine that survived the war intact, with Edo-period floats, a Sunday parade of mikoshi joined by Akasaka geisha, and bon odori in the tree-shaded grounds. Far less touristed than the big Asakusa festivals.
LaLaport Toyosu, Koto
19 Sept - 13 Oct
German beer festival featuring six types of German beer from traditional makers including Karmeliten and Paulaner, accompanied by authentic German cuisine and fusion menu items with Japanese ingredients. Open-air atmosphere by Tokyo Bay with live music performances.
LaLaport Toyosu Courtyard Seaside Deck, Toyosu
19 Sept - 13 Oct
German beer festival featuring imports from breweries like Paulaner and Hofbräu. Traditional German cuisine including sausages, pretzels and sauerkraut. Open-air seaside setting with views of Tokyo Bay. Free entry, beverages and food charged separately.
Shinjuku Central Park, Shinjuku
19 Sept - 6 Dec
An amateur-only flea market with nearly 200 stalls offering retro vibes and vintage finds, especially clothing and traditional apparel. Located behind the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings.
Ota Memorial Museum of Art, Minato
19 Sept - 6 Dec
Exhibition of over 300 objects from a two-century-old Tokyo washi paper maker, featuring Meiji through early Showa era creations. Displays include chiyogami paper by renowned artists such as Kawanabe Kyōsai and Kawase Hasui, alongside fan designs and decorative envelopes.
Nezu Shrine, Bunkyo
21 Sept - 27
Historic shrine festival dating to 1714 featuring traditional dance performances and mikoshi processions. In 2026, the rare jinkosai ceremony occurs, where three ornate mikoshi are paraded through streets only once every four years.
Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden, Sumida
24 Sept - 26
Traditional Edo-period moon-viewing celebration with graceful dango and vegetable offering ceremonies, Japanese flute and koto music performances, refined tea ceremonies, lantern-lit garden paths, and evening illuminations for autumn moon appreciation.
Roppongi District, Roppongi
25 Sept - 27
All-night open-air art festival transforming Roppongi into dynamic cultural hub. Installations, performances, and exhibitions across major venues: Roppongi Hills, Tokyo Midtown, National Art Center. Culmination of summer art season bridging to autumn.
Roppongi Hills, Tokyo Midtown, National Art Center, Roppongi
25 Sept - 27
All-night open-air art festival transforming Roppongi with installations, performances, and exhibitions at multiple venues. Runs from sunset to sunrise with many installations free to view, creating immersive contemporary art experiences across the entire district.
Roppongi Hills, Tokyo Midtown, National Art Center, and surrounding streets, Roppongi
25 Sept - 27
All-night open-air art festival transforming Roppongi into an immersive art experience with installations, performances, and exhibitions. The event runs from sunset to sunrise with many installations free to view.
Kinshi Park, Sumida
25 Sept - 27
September craft beer festival featuring Japanese micro-breweries. Tasting event allowing discovery of small-batch and experimental brews. Community atmosphere celebrating Japan's growing craft beer scene.
Nezu Jinja Shrine, Ueno
26 Sept - 27
One of Tokyo's three major Edo festivals featuring around 200 food stalls, traditional dances, taiko drums, and a four-yearly grand procession (Shinko-sai) with large mikoshi shrine parades. The 2026 Shinko-sai year features the prestigious portable shrine of Tokugawa Ienobu.
Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park and surrounding area, Ikebukuro
26 Sept - 27
One of Tokyo's largest festivals features a mikoshi parade with 16 large portable shrines and thousands of celebrants. The Mikoshi Festival occurs September 26-27, followed by the Dance Festival with Tokyo Yosakoi performances. Taiko drumming and food stalls complement the street celebrations.
Nezu Shrine, Ueno
26 Sept - 27
A historic festival dating back to the Edo period with lively mikoshi parades, yatai food stalls, taiko drumming and dancing. The 2026 edition is special, marking the Shinkosai, a rare grand procession held only once every four years on September 27.
Kita-Shinagawa Hondori (old Tokaido road), Kita-Shinagawa
26 Sept - 27
The old Tokaido post-town streets fill with an Edo-costume parade, oiran procession, street performers, and food stalls run by the shotengai shops. A neighbourhood festival celebrating Shinagawa-juku, the first station on the Edo-to-Kyoto highway.
The National Art Center, Tokyo, Roppongi
30 Sept - 12 Oct
Large-scale painting, print and sculpture exhibition organized by ICHIYOKAI artist association. Works span various artistic genres displayed in multiple gallery halls with open-air exhibition areas.
Tokyo International Forum, Yurakucho
1st and 3rd Sundays of the month (dates occasionally shift, no August edition)
Japan's largest outdoor antique market, held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month with 250 or so dealers selling old kimono, ceramics, woodblock prints, and retro homeware. Dates occasionally shift and there is usually no August edition, so check the official schedule before going.
Hanazono Shrine, Shinjuku
Almost every Sunday, roughly 6:30am to 3pm, except festival days and rain
Small, atmospheric antique market held almost every Sunday from early morning in the grounds of Shinjuku's Hanazono Shrine, with 25 to 40 stalls of old ceramics, kimono, coins, and curios. Skipped on festival weekends and in bad weather, so go early and have a backup plan.
Yasukuni Shrine outer approach, Kudanshita
Sundays, sunrise to sunset, weather permitting
A modest Sunday antique market along the tree-lined outer approach to Yasukuni Shrine, with 10 to 20 dealers selling pottery, old tools, and militaria from sunrise to sunset. Small enough to browse in half an hour on the way to the shrine or nearby Chidorigafuchi.
Koganji Temple and Jizo-dori Shopping Street, Sugamo
4th, 14th, and 24th of every month
Temple fair days at Koganji, home of the healing Togenuki Jizo, held on the 4th, 14th, and 24th of every month when food and trinket stalls line Jizo-dori shopping street. Nicknamed the Harajuku for grandmas, it is one of Tokyo's most charming old-school street scenes.
Kishimojin Temple, Zoshigaya
3rd Sunday of the month, 10am to 4pm (check the schedule, some months move or skip)
Craft market held on the third Sunday of most months in the cedar-shaded grounds of Kishimojin Temple, where up to 200 makers may only sell things they made themselves. One of the best places in Tokyo to buy ceramics, leather goods, and prints directly from the artists.
Takahata Fudoson Kongoji Temple, Hino
3rd Sunday of the month, 8am to 4pm
Around 120 dealers fill the grounds of this major Kanto temple on the third Sunday of every month, selling old kimono, clocks, toys, and farmhouse finds. The name Gozare roughly means anything goes as long as it is old, and prices run cheaper than central Tokyo markets.
United Nations University plaza, Aoyama
Every Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm
Tokyo's best-known farmers market runs every Saturday and Sunday on the plaza in front of the United Nations University, with around 50 stalls of produce, honey, coffee, and baked goods from farms across Japan. An easy, food-truck-fuelled stop between Shibuya and Omotesando.
Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine, Fukagawa
Antique market on 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays; flea market on the 15th and 28th of every month
This Edo-era shrine in old-town Fukagawa runs an antique market on most Sundays plus a bigger flea market on the 15th and 28th of each month, with dealers in Imari porcelain, old kimono, and vintage toys. Markets pause in January and are cancelled in rain.
Oi Racecourse, Shinagawa
Most Saturdays and Sundays (skips race days, check the calendar)
Tokyo's biggest regular flea market takes over the Oi Racecourse parking area most Saturdays and Sundays, with 300 to 600 stalls of secondhand clothes, household goods, toys, and the occasional genuine antique. Pure local bargain-hunting rather than a curated antiques fair.
Ark Hills, Ark Karajan Place, Akasaka
Every Saturday, 10am to 2pm
One of Tokyo's longest-running weekly marches, held every Saturday morning at Ark Hills since 2009 with farmers and small producers selling vegetables, bread, and prepared food. A relaxed local scene ten minutes from Roppongi.
Ark Hills, Ark Karajan Place, Akasaka
4th Sunday of the month (2nd Sunday in December), 11am to 5pm
Around 70 vendors of antiques, vintage jewellery, art, and old kimono fill the plaza at Ark Hills on the fourth Sunday of each month, moving to the second Sunday in December. More polished and design-minded than the shrine markets, with food stalls alongside.
Tokyo Ryutsu Center, Heiwajima
About five times a year over three days, typically March, May, July or September, and December (Sep 13-15 and Dec 6-8 in 2026)
Japan's biggest indoor antiques fair, held about five times a year over three days with nearly 300 dealers from across the country under one roof. Because it is indoors it runs rain or shine, making it the safest bet of Tokyo's big antique events.
85 events are listed for September 2026: 33 exhibitions, 18 markets, 14 performances, 8 festivals, 5 gardens, 5 food events and 2 illuminations. 84 have confirmed dates and 1 are annual events whose exact 2026 dates are still to be announced, shown with their usual window. Every listing links to the interactive map.
Humidity eases through the month and typhoon risk peaks. The September sumo tournament runs at Ryogoku, and neighbourhood autumn festivals start in the last two weeks.
Near-term events are refreshed every week as organisers announce dates, and finished events drop off automatically. Annual events further out carry their typical dates until the official ones are published.