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.