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Tokyo Events This Week: Celebrate Tradition, Film, Memes, and Carbs
What's a Cheapo to do this week?
Tokyo Cheapo
October 26, 2025
Tokyo events for Monday, October 27, to Sunday, November 2, 2025.
Events in Tokyo this week range from the traditional and dancey to the artsy and high-carb.
Meiji Shrine, Odaiba, Aoyama, and Kagurazaka put on martial arts, music, and dance, while the Setagaya Bread Festival and Tokyo Ramen Festa let you carb load to your heart’s content. Meanwhile, Jimbōchō is putting on a used book fair, and Hibiya is hosting the Tokyo International Film Festival. There’s still plenty of Halloween action to catch this week, as well as celebrations of dogs and memes, fall flowers, and fireworks.
Nov 1st - 3rd
The almost week-long festival features an impressive lineup of traditional performing arts presentations — led by masters in the field. The schedule for this year includes Noh, Japanese archery, Aikido, horseback archery, and more.
Nov 1st - 2nd
This festival, also known as the “Setagaya Pan Matsuri,” is a celebration of this Western staple loved the world over. Expect over 200 participating stores, workshops, music, performances, and much more.
Oct 31st - Nov 2nd
The annual Aoyama Festival takes place at the Aoyama Campus, located between Shibuya and Omotesandō Stations. The event draws huge crowds, with over 150,000 attending the event on average.
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Oct 11th - Nov 3rd
Kagurazaka’s annual fall festival is a more than two-week bonanza that includes a bunch of fun and free cultural events.
Nov 2nd - 3rd
Yes, that’s how they spell it. Dream Yosacoy — as you can tell from the name — does things a bit differently. Teams incorporate contemporary fashion, hairstyles, costumes, and dance moves into the art form. Performances are typically very high-energy and quite fun to watch.
Nov 1st
This is a great chance to see some of Japan’s best fireworks in the cooler months. The competition features around 20,000 fireworks, plenty of good seating, and brings together the newest designs and creations by the best pyrotechnicians in Japan.
Nov 2nd
Get ready for a fall fireworks festival in Chiba Prefecture. During fall, the town shines its brightest as streamers and balls of fireworks are shot into the cool night air.
Oct 23rd - Nov 3rd
If you’ve ever wondered about all the different styles from around Japan, this is your chance to try them out. The event is held in three parts with a rotating roster of 26 vendors from around the country.
Oct 24th - Nov 3rd
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. A delivery service is also available for purchased books, so you can buy up lots without having to worry about carting your loot home.
Oct 31st - Nov 5th
Stroll through one of Tokyo’s most famous gardens by moonlight. For one week only, Hamarikyu Gardens will extend its opening hours so visitors can take in the full moon via illuminated paths.
Nov 2nd - 3rd
Analog Market invites analog devotees and newcomers alike to experience vinyl and analog culture beyond the music.
Oct 1st - 31st
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.
Sep 12th - Oct 31st
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.
Oct 1st - 31st
The main event is the Halloween Family Parade, which will take place on both October 26 and 27. It is free to participate; all you have to do is turn up in a costume and gather at Solamachi Plaza, where the parade starts.
Oct 11th - Nov 9th
Love Japanese horror? Add this exhibition to your Halloween plans. There’s also a behind-the-scenes “art notebook” corner showing the work of veteran production designers.
Oct 11th - 28th
Nov 2nd
Kabosu, otherwise known as doge, was the face of one of the most prolific memes on the internet and was beloved around the world. Head to Doge Day in Chiba to celebrate her life and — if last year’s event is anything to go to — plenty of MuCh wOW fun.
Oct 25th - Nov 3rd
Ever stood in an old building and wondered what’s behind that locked wooden door, or down a roped-off corridor? Peek behind the scenes of Tokyo’s heritage.
Oct 31st - Nov 3rd
Get a taste of German life in Tokyo at Aoyama Park. Entertainment will come in the form of live music from the open-air stage and workshops on traditional German crafts.
Oct 27th - Nov 5th
Don’t let the “film festival” in the name intimidate you — you don’t have to be a connoisseur of arthouse films to enjoy this event. The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) screens more than 100 films in the Hibiya-Yurakucho-Marunouchi-Ginza area of Tokyo.
Oct 22nd - Nov 10th
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA) returns this autumn with a special edition showcasing the very best from its 2025 lineup.
Oct 1st - 31st
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.
Oct 27th
Startup Lady has launched the Go Global Hub, a platform that brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and companies from Japan and abroad to connect, collaborate, and drive innovation.
Oct 31st - Nov 9th
The Tokyo Metropolitan Tourism Chrysanthemum Exhibition has been held since 1914 and is known as Japan’s foremost chrysanthemum exhibition for both quality and quantity of flowers.