This Week’s Top Picks in Japan: February 2 to February 8, 2026
Early February brings traditional craft workshops and cutting-edge performance art. Repair broken pottery with kintsugi gold techniques. Experience rakugo stories performed in both Japanese and English. Taste 13 elite Shizuoka teas in Aoyama. Run marathons around the Imperial Palace. February 2 to 8 shows Japan balancing preservation with innovation as winter continues.
📍 Tokyo Events This Week
Shizuoka Tea Collection 2026 Tokyo in Omotesando
Saturday, February 7, 2026 | Two sessions: 10:30 AM-1:30 PM, 2:00 PM-5:00 PM JST
¥1,000 advance | ¥1,300 door
13 elite Shizuoka tea shops from famous tea-producing areas including Motoyama, Tenryu, and Kawane come together. Wide variety including sencha, roasted green tea, Japanese black tea, gyokuro, and fermented tea. Large selection of fragrant sencha tea known as “mountain tea” made in mountainous regions of Shizuoka Prefecture.
🍵 Tea Tasting | Taste collection →
222nd UP RUN Imperial Palace Marathon in Hibiya
Sunday, February 8, 2026 | 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM JST
¥2,000-¥10,000
Marathon around Imperial Palace with just the right gradient for running and beautiful scenery. Multiple distances: 20km relay marathon, 20km, 15km, 10km, 5km, parent-child marathon. Reception at 8:30 AM, briefing at 9:10 AM, start at 9:30 AM. Time limit 2 hours 20 minutes.
🏃 Marathon | Run the palace →
Bask002 in Shinjuku-Nishiguchi
Sunday, February 8, 2026 | 6:00 PM to 9:45 PM JST
¥3,500
Smoke-filled environment and installation at center of venue blur visual information, softening boundaries between artists and audience. Features Jan Urila Sas, Akane, and Kwaku Mitsuhiro performing experimental and electronic music. Spatial design by Daitetsu Suga.
🎵 Experimental Music | Experience space →
Eternal Beauty — A Feast of Lacquer, Noh, and Music in Ginza
Sunday, February 8, 2026 | 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM JST
¥11,000-¥20,000
Lacquer artist Murose Kazumi and 26th head of Kanze family Kanze Kiyokazu collaborate. Precisely designed metal shakuhachi “Airreed X” and Enshu piano meet traditional lacquer work. Program includes Ryuichi Sakamoto, JS Bach, Debussy.
🎭 Traditional Performance | Reserve seat →
Kintsugi Workshop in Roppongi
Sunday, February 8, 2026 | 1:00 PM-3:00 PM or 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
JST ¥7,700
Breathe new beauty into broken pottery using traditional Japanese repair technique of kintsugi. Bring your own pottery for repair using highly safe materials, so products can be used as tableware after completion. No lacquer used, safe for those with lacquer allergies. Workshop participation ticket includes full-day admission to Bunkitsu Roppongi.
🏺 Kintsugi | Repair beautifully →
Vintage Kimono Panel Workshop with Artist Lena Okamoto in Shirokane Takanawa
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM JST
¥16,000
Using carefully selected antique kimono textiles, create a one-of-a-kind interior art panel while learning about symbolism, techniques, and history embedded in Japanese fabric traditions. Choose from over 200 antique kimono textiles, each with its own story. Apply traditional urauchi mounting techniques. Includes Kaiko Coffee drink ticket and fabric spray gift.
🎨 Textile Workshop | Create art →
The 27th Bilingual English Rakugo Show in Asakusa
Sunday, February 8, 2026 | 2:00 PM to 4:15 PM JST
Advance: ¥1,800 | Door: ¥2,000
Experience rakugo like never before, each story performed in both Japanese and English. Same rakugo stories including Jugemu, A Pot Math, Fair Judgement, Chiritotechin. Rakugo is Japanese traditional art of storytelling with 400 years of history.
😂 Bilingual Comedy | Laugh in both languages →
A Different Kind of Nighttime Tour in Shibuya
Friday, February 6, 2026 | 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM JST
Free (drinks paid individually)
Explore Shibuya’s hidden music bars with shibuya-san staff guide to 2 recommended venues. Music bars with strong focus on sound quality and music selection, each with unique concept. One drink at each location. Underground Soundscapes tour takes you to hidden gems easy to miss without local insight.
🍺 Bar Tour | Join tour →
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🏮 Osaka Events This Week
“Stand” made using the bending technique in Osaka
Saturday, February 7, 2026 | 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM JST
¥2,970
Traditional technique of hikimage involves cutting small cuts into wooden board and bending it by adding moisture and heat. Make stand to hold smartphone, glasses. Experience mysterious sensation of wooden board bending. Uses cherry wood, finished size W 141 x D approx. 77 x H approx. 49mm.
🪵 Woodworking | Bend wood →
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🗾 Other Local Events This Week
Harumichi Shibasaki Painting Exhibition 2026 in Nagoya
February 3–8, 2026 | 10:00 AM-6:00 PM JST (4:00 PM final day)
Free admission (ticket required)
Number of works drawn in YouTube videos plus new works. Paintings aim to capture beauty of nature and ordinary moments of everyday life, expressing warmth and serenity felt within them. Artist present throughout entire exhibition. Original artwork, giclées, new art books, original goods for sale.
🖼️ Art Exhibition | View paintings →
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