Written by Patrick Balfe
Tokyo events for Monday, October 20, to Sunday, October 26, 2025.
This week, local favorite Tokyo Night Market makes its return to Yoyogi while festival fun heads to Asagaya, Shimokita, Kōenji, and Jimbōchō. On top of that, anyone can feel the Halloween spirit with family friendly and not-so-family friendly events across the city.
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden Mori no Takigi Noh
Traditional Japanese Noh theatre is a uniquely immersive art form that lovers of Japanese culture can’t miss. At Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, you can enjoy the drama surrounded by nature.
Asagaya Jazz Festival
Two days of jazz in the streets, cafés, shrines, and churches of Asagaya. The festival, organized by the local community, has been running since 1995.
Sakura Citizens Fireworks Festival
Turn up the lights for the Sakura Citizens Fireworks Festival in Sakura City, Chiba. This year’s fireworks show will be held on a smaller scale than usual.
Roppongi Hills Halloween
Roppongi Hills hosts a parade in which up to 1,800 kids participate. While the streets of Roppongi will be filled with zombie brides, this event is for the kids, so it’s a good option if you want to avoid inflicting mental trauma on your toddler.
Nihonbashi-Kyōbashi Festival
Nihonbashi-Kyōbashi Festival celebrates the Nihonbashi Highway. It might sound boring, but we promise it’s anything but.
Omotesandō Halloween Pumpkin Parade
The Omotesandō/Harajuku Hello Halloween Pumpkin Parade is targeted at kids. It is a cute alternative to an adult Halloween parade.
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Kōenji Festival
If you are in the vicinity of JR Kōenji Station on the last weekend of October, you will be able to watch and take part in the Kōenji Festival.
Tokyo Night Market Autumn
Wander under the boughs of Yoyogi Park while experiencing some of Tokyo’s charm and culture at the Tokyo Night Market. This week-long event has live performances, art exhibitions, and stalls offering local crafts for sale.
Tokyo Tower Candle Days
The lights of Tokyo Tower will be made all the brighter by hundreds of candles at its base. Tokyo Tower Candle Days will have everything from traditional performing arts to celebrity panels.
Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival
As a major center for Japan’s anime culture, Ikebukuro has gone for a slightly more Japanese approach to this imported annual festival. It’s free to see cosplayers outside of the special event venue.
Kichijoji Halloween Festa
Have a family-friendly Halloween. An event focusing on the little ones, there will be spooky parades that are more adorable than terrifying, with cute costumes galore.
Halloween Night in the Forest
Shinrin Park in Saitama Prefecture will hold a light-up and illumination event. Celebrate Halloween in nature.
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Hibiya Cinema Festival
The Hibiya Cinema Festival runs for a couple of weeks, offering free movie viewings to the public in Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Step Square. There will be a plethora of award-winning films and shorts to see.
Shimokitazawa Curry Festival
Shimokitazawa is known for its thrift stores, record stores, and indie music venues, but did you know it’s also the home of some of the best curry in Tokyo?
Sanrio Puroland Spooky Pumpkin
Sanrio Puroland’s all-night Halloween rave is back. The bill runs deep: DJs, vocalists, and VJs stretch across multiple stages, while Sanrio mascots drift in and out.
Taste of Tokyo
Taste of Tokyo is a mega food-focused festival that takes place in Tokyo each year to kick off fall. A variety of popular vendors will be serving up local favorites and regional cuisine from across the country.
Tokyo Decadance Deluxe Halloween
One of the biggest Halloween nights of the year is back with a bang. Tokyo Decadence Halloween has DJs, dancers, demons, burlesque, drag acts, and magic — plenty to keep you busy!
Earth Garden Fall Festival
Spend the day in Yoyogi Park and hop over to check out organic and earth-friendly wares, workshops, a children’s area, and live performances.
Pocko Gallery Presents Marco Oggian and Samuel Canay
Step into the vibrant world of Hyperobject, an exhibition by internationally acclaimed artists Marco Oggian and Samuel Canay.
INKIE x SEPR: U.K. Art Legends’ Japan Collaboration
Inkie, whose bold pieces helped shape the U.K. graffiti movement in the 1980s, and Sepr, known for his witty, character-driven work seen on walls and album covers around the world, have created a new body of work inspired by Japan.
Sunshine City Halloween
This month-long Halloween celebration in Ikebukuro is designed for families. Children can make their own candy boxes from paper cartons and use them to collect sweets on designated “Trick or Treat Operation” days.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Tokyo is marking it with Pink Ribbon in Tokyo, a city-wide campaign aimed at raising awareness about breast cancer and encouraging regular screening.
Tokyo Tower Halloween
RED° TOKYO TOWER located at the bottom of Tokyo Tower, will be hosting a unique Halloween-themed virtual reality experience where you can explore abandoned attractions and complete a series of different horror-inspired games.
Performing Arts Festival: Autumn Meteorite 2025 Tokyo
Dig deep into Japanese performing arts — including dance and music theater — at this international performing arts festival in Tokyo.
Kanda Used Book Festival
The Kanda Used Book Festival is one of the largest annual events in the Jinbōchō district of Kanda — renowned as a town of used and antique books. The organizers go further to claim it’s the largest event of its kind in the world.
Audio-Technica Analog Market
Analog Market invites analog devotees and newcomers alike to experience vinyl and analog culture through and beyond the music. Explore vinyl records, vintage finds, artwork, fragrances, thrift goods, food, wine, craft beer, and interactive workshops.
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