April 2026

• The New Kawaii: a special issue of Time Out Japan is out now
• Sichuan Festival
• Thai Festival
• The best events, festivals and things to do in Tokyo in May 2026
• Adachi Fireworks
• Azuma Odori
• 18 best restaurants near Shibuya Scramble Crossing
• Tomio Koyama Gallery
• Japan’s quirkiest kawaii icons you need to know
• Shibuya Kagoshima Ohara Matsuri
• The New Kawaii – features from the Time Out Japan 2026 special issue
• Interview: Meriyasu Kataoka
• Ikebukuro – weird and with it
• 6 trending nightlife spots to hit up across Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto
• 5 things to do in Japan this May
• 3 things to do in Saijo, Hiroshima
• 3 tips for taking the perfect plushie photos
• 4 unique services catered towards cuddly toys
• Interview: Makoto Egashira
• Toto Gallery Ma
• Daniel Buren: Situated Works 1966-2013
• Scai Piramide
• Diesel Art Gallery
• Japanese film and TV giant Toei Company is launching video games on Steam
• 9 most scenic rooftop gardens to relax in Tokyo
• 7 best outdoor adventure parks near Tokyo
• Sagamiko Mori Mori
• Mother Farm
• Moomin Valley Park
• Fuji Subaru Land
• Forest Adventure Yokohama
• 8 best beer gardens in Tokyo to enjoy barbecue and a cold pint outdoors
• How to spend Golden Week in Tokyo this year
• The Med Terrace
• Yusho Astage
• Where Unseen Things Seeps Forth
• 4 best art day trips from Tokyo
• Review: Is the new Sailor Moon Shining Theater show in Tokyo worth the hype?
• Deftones
• Wu-Tang Clan
• Prés de L’as
• Darvish
• Decameron
• Grand Van Gogh Exhibition
• 15 best rooftop bars and restaurants with the best views of Tokyo
• A-Bridge
• Two Rooms
• Fuchu Art Museum
• The official Hatsune Miku store is now open in Harajuku
• Queer community space NamNam is closing – a fundraiser is underway to save it
• NamNam Space
• Tokyo Streets X is back with a mashup of street photography, art and music you won’t want to miss
• Satisfy your guilty cravings with these unhealthy yet gratifying convenience store treats
• Where to eat wagyu in Tokyo
• Smash Things
• Editors’ picks: 5 events you really don’t want to miss over Golden Week
• Sabukaru & Creativeman present: Brutalismus 3000 in Tokyo & Special Guests
• Gaudí: Windows on the Future
• Ameyoko Plaza Food & Clothes Market
• Sweets Hotel Ikebukuro
• Hotel Sara Grande
• Hotel Alpha-In
• Hotel Brugge
• Demystifying the love hotel: 7 of the coolest concept hotels in and around Tokyo
• (Un)known Hiroko Koshino
• Korean Sakaba Beer Garden
• Tokyo Chuo City Tourist Information Center
• Shinjuku Tourist Information Centre
• Robert Longo: Angels of the Maelstrom
• Mount Takao Spring Beer Festival
• Beer Terrace Sekirei
• Tokyo Tower Highball Garden
• 11 best food and drink festivals happening in Tokyo over Golden Week 2026
• Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo
• Premium Beer Terrace Hawaiian Grill
• Martin Margiela’s first major Japan solo show lands at Kudan House
• Traveling Beer Garden Hello
• Yudonburi Sakaeyu
• Pokapoka Land, Takaban-no-yu
• Mikoku-yu
• Togoshi Ginza Onsen
• Hisamatsu-yu
• Learn 3 traditional Japanese instruments from a master in Tokyo
• Interview: musician Nobuko Kawashima shares insights on her craft
• Konparu-yu
• Try playing the taiko in the heart of Tokyo with this beginner-friendly class
• Bathe Yotsume Brewery
• Koganeyu
• Eva Kestner International Taiko Drum Academy
• Tokyo Disney Resort
• Sunshine Aquarium
• Tokyo Tower
• Shibuya Sky
• Hotel Famy
• Hotel Yamato
• Hotel Papion
• All of Tokyo's taxis just increased their prices
• Tokyo Tower Beer Hour Festival
• Ice Cream Expo
• MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives
• Oi Racecourse Tokyo City Flea Market
• Odaiba Oktoberfest
• Schmatz BBQ Beer Garden
• Forest Beer Garden
• Shibuya Stream Theater Week
• Meguro Dori
• Niku Fes
• Shibuya Sky is opening its rooftop bar for a limited time from April 29
• Hadate brings Japan’s finest uni and craftsmanship to Dubai
• Seaside Cinema
• Get to know Tokyo through its buildings at the Tokyo Architecture Festival in May
• Tokyo Architecture Festival
• K-Arena Yokohama
• Hiatus Kaiyote x Snarky Puppy
• Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse
• DYGL Crossing 2026 After Party
• Sparks
• SGC Hall Ariake
• DisneySea celebrates its 25th anniversary with a Sparkling Jubilee event
• Things to do in Tokyo today
• Urs Fischer: Machigai Sagashi – Spot the Difference
• Fergus McCaffrey Tokyo
• Roppongi Hills
• Roppongi Art Night 2026
• Sompo Museum of Art
• Gallery Koyanagi
• Panasonic Shiodome Museum
• The Good Vibes
• Japan Post is now accepting US-bound packages over 100USD (again)
• Here’s what you’ll find at the new Oimachi Tracks complex near Oimachi Station
• Cambodia Festival
• Tokyo Streets X
• The popular Zushi Beach Film Festival is back for the Golden Week holidays
• Womb 18th Anniversary
• 4 best places to see tulips in and around Tokyo
• 5 best places to see wisteria in and around Tokyo
• Spring Rose Garden Festival in Nerima
• Spring Rose Festival
• Pondering cosmic mysteries high above Tokyo at the ‘Orb’ exhibition
• Midtown Open the Park
• Grand Hyatt Tokyo celebrates Pokémon’s 30th anniversary with themed rooms this summer
• Okinawa Fes Milafete
• Missing Punch the monkey? Ichikawa Zoo is still taking donations for him
• Grand Sign Exhibition: Communicating and Connecting – Sign x Society x Story
• Utrecht
• Sushi Tokyo Ten Shibuya
• Shoto Café
• Singapore Holic Laksa
• Jomon Shibuya
• Torikatsu Chicken
• Menya Nukaji
• Maguro To Shari Shibuya
• Tare-Katsu Shibuya
• Pork Vindaloo Taberu Fukudaitoryo
• Donabedaki Gohan Nakayoshi Hanare Shibuya Stream
• Kumanocho Intersection Retro Space
• Circus Tokyo
• Cafe Acorite
• Rêves Tour 2026 Tokyo
• Ginseng Museum: Tokyo Exhibition
• Yamepi × Sora Aota Exhibition
• Gata Presents: Lynch After Dark
• Kiko Kostadinov x Asics Lyasa FF Launch
• Weebmatic: Tokyo
• Catch a traditional Japanese flute performance at this outdoor market near Tokyo
• FUJI & SUN
• Tokyo could be getting its own version of the Las Vegas Sphere
• Yokohama Frühlingsfest
• Yokohama Night Flowers
• April 2026 events in Tokyo
• Jazz Auditoria 2026 in Waterras
• See the world’s most famous work of Japanese erotic art now in Kabukicho
• Belgian Beer Weekend
• Tokyo cherry blossom progress report 2026: sakura nearing its end
• Kachiya Festival
• Jindai Botanical Garden Rose Festival
• Ome Grand Festival
• Shiofune Kannonji Azalea Festival
• Kamakura Festival
• Ueno Zoo is set to open a ‘roller-coaster’ people-mover in 2029
• Tokyo Comedy Bar 4th Anniversary
• Dylan Adler: Live in Tokyo
• Tokyo Craft Beer Week 2026
• HMV & Books Tokyo
• Ashikaga Flower Park is home to one of Japan's most impressive wisteria festivals
• An official Hatsune Miku store is opening in Harajuku this month
• Yoyogi Park Be Stage
• 7 best parks and gardens to see late-blooming cherry blossoms in Tokyo this spring
• Feed sheep and spin wool on this farm tour near Tokyo
• The most beautiful spring flowers in Tokyo – and where to see them all in 2026
• Nest 30th Anniversary: Arakoi x Otoboke Beaver
• Spoify O-Nest
• Higashi-Koenji 20000V
• Looprider
• Shame
• Cotton Club
• She Her Her Hers
• Sakura Night at DiDi Grande Steakhouse
• DiDi Grande Steakhouse
• Galaxy & teamLab: Continuous Life and Death at the Now of Eternity
• DDDArt
• 6 of the world’s 100 most visited art museums are in Tokyo
• Starbucks has opened an art gallery and café in Tokyo’s trendy Yanaka neighbourhood
• Mundo Pixar Experience
• The Edo-Tokyo Museum reopened March 31 – here's what's inside now
• Edo-Tokyo Museum
• 10 art exhibitions to check out in and around Tokyo this spring
• This Tokyo exhibition explores the process of curating art for an entire nation
• Tokyo unveils one of the world’s tallest fountains, soaring up to 150 metres high
• Kyosai’s World: The Israel Goldman Collection
• The largest Doraemon exhibition in history just made its Tokyo debut
• Time Out Tokyo Reader Survey 2026
• 35 unique Tokyo vending machines to check out
• Nyan Fes
• The best Japanese probiotic food and drinks to try in Tokyo
• Cocoshiga
• Shibuya is introducing more rubbish bins and ¥2,000 fines for littering
• Jindai Botanical Garden Azalea Week
• Flower and Light Movement – Toneri Park
• These new renderings show what the area west of Shinjuku Station might look like 10 years from now
• Marunouchi Naka-dori
• Cyclists in Japan can now be fined for minor traffic violations
• 10 best cherry blossom day trips from Tokyo