EVENTS

Annual Events October

Sankeien Garden Harvest Moon Viewing

Dates
Late Sep. to Early Oct.
Contacts
Sankeien Garden
TEL 045-621-0635
Venues
Sankeien Garden
Details
Buildings such as the three-storied pagoda relocated from the former Toumyouji temple of Kyoto are illuminated during the event. Enjoy the full moon and absord the traditional Japanese atmosphere.

National Day of China

Dates
Oct. 1st
Contacts
Yokohama China Town
TEL 045-662-1252
Venues
China Town
Details
China’s national day commemorating its foundation. Ethnic parades, lion & dragon dances are seen across China Town.

Soujusetsu (Double Ten Day)

Dates
Oct.10th
Contacts
Yokohama China Town
TEL 045-662-1252
Venues
China Town
Details
The most celebrated festival in Taiwan. To commemorate this day, traditional dance will be performed at the schoolyard of Yokohama Overseas Chinese School and lion dances are seen across Chinatown.

Yokohama Oktoberfest

Dates
Early to Mid-Oct.
Contacts
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse
TEL 045-227-2002
Venues
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse
Details
Like the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, beers from around the world, including limited-edition Oktoberfest beers and beers on sale in Japan for the first time, are served at the Yokohama Oktoberfest. And with traditional German food and live performances by German bands as well, you can enjoy the authentic atmosphere of the original Oktoberfest.

Yokohama JAZZ Promenade

Dates
Early Oct.
Contacts
Yokohama JAZZ Promenade Executive Committee
TEL 045-221-1510
Venues
Various places in Yokohama City
Details
Japan’s biggest event of jazz music which attracts more than 120,000 audiences and more than 2,000 professional and amateur musicians from Japan and overseas every year. Various styles of live jazz sessions will be held in about 50 venues including concert halls, live houses, and on the streets.

World Festa Yokohama

Dates
Early Oct.
Contacts
World Festa Yokohama Executive Committee
TEL 045-671-7423
Venues
Yamashita Park
Details
At World Festa Yokohama, you can experience the culture of the world. Enjoy local foods, ethnic music, and dance performances, as well as folk crafts from around the world.

Diwali in Yokohama

Dates
Mid Oct.
Contacts
Diwali in Yokohama Executive Committee
TEL 045-263-8109
Venues
Yamashita Park
Details
Diwali is a festival of light which marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year. Experience the essence of true Indian culture through food, music performances, classic dances and more.

Bashamichi Festival

Dates
Late Oct.
Contacts
Bashamichi Shopping Avenue
TEL 045-641-4068
Venues
Bashamichi Shopping Avenue
Details
During the Bashamichi Festival, Horse-drawn carriages, rickshaws, and ladies dressed in clothes from Rokumeikan era (1880’s) will parade through the Street. It recreates the mood of the times of cultural enlightenment.

Yokohama Marathon

Dates
Late Oct.
Contacts
Yokohama Marathon Organizing Committee Administrative Office
TEL 045-651-0666
Venues
Start: Minatomirai Ohashi Bridge, Goal: Pacifico Yokohama
Details
The Yokohama Marathon is the third-largest marathon event in Japan in which members of the general public can take part, after the Tokyo Marathon and the Osaka Marathon.The Yokohama Marathon will use a course that passes many tourist spots, with the latter half of the course also including part of an expressway.