Events in Shizuoka · This week

Izu Kogen Grand Illumination – 12th Season

6 Nov – 18 Jul · 伊東市

Experience Japan’s first interactive illumination event, featuring impressive attractions like the Dino Age Walk with life-sized, moving dinosaurs ill...

Mozu Miniature Exhibition: Welcome to the Little World (Shizuoka...

6 Nov – 6 Dec · 静岡市清水区

This exhibition is a renewed version of the popular touring show 'Mozu Artwork: The Secret Little World,' which has attracted over 260,000 visitors na...

Gotemba Premium Outlets Winter Illumination

6 Nov – 24 Feb · 御殿場市

Under the theme 'SNOW FANTASIA: A Tale of Light and Snow,' the outlet is transformed into three magical areas evoking falling snow, a world of silver,...

Public Opening of The Upper House (November)

7 Nov – 22 Nov · 伊豆市

The Upper House, featured in the autobiographical novel 'Shirobamba' by renowned author Yasushi Inoue from Yugashima, has been newly restored with cro...

Exciting Science Workshop: Cup Kaleidoscope

8 Nov – 29 Nov · 静岡市駿河区

Have fun making and playing! An engaging science workshop for everyone. This November's theme is 'Cup Kaleidoscope.' See how beads inside a cup transf...

Autumn Atami Bay Fireworks Festival

13 Sep – 23 Nov · Atami

This historic festival began in 1952 in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and has become a local tradition, held over ten times throughout the year, no...

Tokinosumika Illumination 2026-2027: “The Abode of Light”

9 Oct – 7 Mar · 御殿場市

Now in its 25th year, this season’s theme is “Dream Lights Symphony—A Forest of Light from Dreams.” Spanning six areas and featuring about 5.5 million...

Night Baburium

25 Oct – 22 Nov · 御殿場市

Experience a magical world of floating soap bubbles under the night sky, featuring an impressive collaboration with a fountain laser show.

74th Rakujuen Chrysanthemum Festival

30 Oct – 30 Nov · 三島市

This year's theme is Kiyomizu-dera Temple, celebrated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and National Treasure, with its historic brown main hall. Around...

Illumination 2026-2027: 'Garden of Colors'

3 Nov – 28 Feb · 浜松市中央区

A creative display of illuminations in white, blue, gold, red, purple, pink, yellow, and other colors, intricately arranged. These vibrant lights over...

Niji-no-Sato Illuminated Night 2026 at Shuzenji

10 Oct – 31 Mar · 伊豆市

Niji-no-Sato Park presents its annual winter illumination event, now enhanced for 2026 after rebranding in previous years. This year features immersiv...

Matsuzaki Town Flower Display

17 Oct – 8 Nov · 松崎町

A floral event that highlights Matsuzaki Town’s unique history and culture. Around 100 autumn-themed flower arrangements, featuring seasonal blooms pl...

Best Time to See Cosmos Flowers at Lake Hamana Garden Park

15 Oct – 10 Nov · 浜松市中央区

From mid-October to early November, the cosmos flowers at Lake Hamana Garden Park are at their best. Around 400,000 cosmos bloom across a 3,000-square...

Autumn Foliage Around Hatanagi Daiichi Dam

11 Oct – 10 Nov · Aoi

Located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Hatanagi Daiichi Dam is one of the world’s largest hollow gravity dams and serves as a gateway for hikes to peaks such...

Autumn Foliage at Umegashima Hot Springs

1 Nov – 10 Nov · Aoi, Shizuoka

Located in the mountains along the upper reaches of the Abe River in Shizuoka Prefecture, Umegashima Hot Springs is renowned both for its skin-beautif...

Our Renoir: The Painter Beloved by Japan

22 Sep – 15 Nov · Shizuoka

This exhibition showcases 39 works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, a leading artist of the French Impressionist movement, from collections across Japan. Alo...

[Best Time for Fall Foliage] Hatanagi Suspension Bridge

1 Nov – 20 Nov · Aoi, Shizuoka

This secluded spot can only be reached on foot via a forestry road closed to regular vehicles, requiring about a 40-minute walk from the nearest parki...

Autumn Foliage at Umegashima Hot Spring Town

1 Nov – 20 Nov · Shizuoka

With a history dating back about 1,700 years, this tranquil hot spring town is located near the headwaters of the Abe River. The simple sulfur springs...

[Best Time for Autumn Leaves] Konya-no-Sato in Umegashima

1 Nov – 20 Nov · Aoi, Shizuoka

This hot spring area is said to have been supplied by secret springs once used by Takeda clan warriors for healing. There are inns and guesthouses whe...

City Sports Festival 2026

12 Oct – 28 Nov · 浜松市中央区

Held in front of Hamamatsu Station, this event offers a wide range of sports experiences for all ages. Booths let you try various activities, from tra...

Special Exhibition at Shizuoka City Museum of History: Tokugawa...

10 Oct – 29 Nov · Shizuoka

This special exhibition explores the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu before he became shogun, focusing on his activities under Toyotomi rule. Exhibits cover k...

Inatori Hosono Highlands Autumn Pampas Grass Viewing 2026

30 Oct – 29 Nov · 東伊豆町

Enjoy sweeping views of the blue Sagami Sea beneath you as you gaze out over vast fields of golden pampas grass. This expansive grassland, covering ab...

Autumn Foliage at Lake Ikawa

21 Oct – 30 Nov · Aoi, Shizuoka

Created in 1957 with the construction of the Ikawa Goro Dam, Lake Ikawa spans about 10 kilometers in circumference. From late October to late November...

Autumn Foliage at Sumatakyo Gorge

21 Oct – 30 Nov · 川根本町

Located along a tributary of the Oi River in Shizuoka Prefecture, the Sumatakyo Gorge features vibrant fall colors as the trees turn red and yellow. E...