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The Tokyo Doraemon event ended in September 2026. See how its ticket and food rules worked, what is known about the 2027 Nagoya tour, and how to visit the Kawasaki museum now.
Updated 10/24/2026
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The 2026 Ikebukuro festival has finished. Compare its September mikoshi and October Yosakoi days, and use the lesson to plan a future edition when new dates appear.
Updated 10/24/2026
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Miraikan’s 2026 Antarctica exhibition is worth a Tokyo half-day when the science and hands-on exhibits are genuinely interesting to you, or when bad weather makes an indoor Odaiba…
Updated 10/24/2026
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Nezu Shrine’s 2026 Shinkosai notice set a September 27 procession, with a 9:00 a.m. departure and 4:00 p.m. return. It later recorded Saturday’s taiko rain cancellation.
Updated 10/24/2026
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The Pingu exhibition in Yurakucho ended on September 6, 2026. Here is what the ¥2,200 ticket covered, who it suited and how to plan that area now.
Updated 10/24/2026
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Compare a real Tokyo tournament, morning training and an Asakusa dinner show by date, time, age rules and what each ticket actually gives you.
Updated 10/24/2026
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The 2026 festival has ended. See what the two days offered, how the seven venues worked, who won and when an Ikebukuro hotel made sense.
Updated 10/24/2026
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The Odaiba museum is a compact indoor photo-and-game stop. Compare date-priced tickets, queues, the October–November 2026 event and the travel time from Shibuya or Shinjuku.
Updated 10/24/2026