This Week’s Top Picks in Japan: February 9 to February 15, 2026
Valentine’s week brings creative ways to connect across Japan. From all-night art hotel parties to candlelit concerts, anime meetups to Mt. Fuji food tours, this week invites you to celebrate with music, food, and community.
📍 Tokyo Events This Week
DIG SHIBUYA 2026 OPENING EVENT & MEETUP in Shibuya
Friday, February 13, 2026 | 2:30 PM — 8:00 PM JST
¥3,000 | (STUDENTS) ¥1,500
Join the opening Event of DIG SHIBUYA 2026, a three-day festival that brings together cutting-edge technology, art, and urban culture. Hosted by the SHIBUYA CREATIVE TECH Committee in partnership with Shibuya City, the festival invites creators, artists, technologists, and startups from across the globe.
This special kick-off event features interactive talks, startup pitches, and hands-on workshops, offering a rare opportunity to meet global creative leaders who are shaping the future of cities.
⚡ Tech & Art | Join the opening →
A庵 (yeah ann) in Shibuya
Friday, February 13–15
¥4,000 — ¥6,000
A庵 (yeah ann) is a project that inserts the smallest unit of space — tatami — into the city, and brings a “contemporary teahouse” to life in response to the atmosphere of each place. For DIG SHIBUYA, we present an immersive installation inspired by the idea of bringing “play” into the teahouse.
By day, it becomes a 40-minute casual tea gathering built around matcha, tea utensils, and the sound of analog records.
By night, it becomes a 50-minute small-group “Shibuya Yaén”, where you enjoy fine drinks while playing traditional games such as Hanafuda .
This project features TATAMIX, tatami embedded with vibration speakers. As the record plays, sound rises through the tatami, adding another layer of depth to the air inside the teahouse.
Experience a moment where stillness and exhilaration, introspection and sociability, can exist at once — reconstructing the teahouse as a contemporary nighttime salon where sensibilities meet.
🍵 Neo Tearoom | Enter the teahouse →
Yakiniku Meetup in Tokyo 🥩🔥 in Ikebukuro
Saturday, February 14, 2026 | 11:00 AM — 2:00 PM JST
¥3,000
This is an indoor yakiniku (Japanese-style grilled meat) anime meetup where you eat, drink, play anime songs, and chat about anime and manga. Alcohol is BYOB. First-timers and solo participants welcome.
🥩 Anime Meetup | Grill together →
The_Qualia2026 in Shin-Nihonbashi
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 | 6:00 PM — 5:30 AM JST
¥2,500 — ¥3,500
An all-night party at an art hotel with no regular guests. DJs Sapphire Slows, 1729, Ground, and COMPUMA perform. Craft beer, mezcal, kombucha, and homemade ginger ale available. Limited overnight stays in art rooms at the lowest annual price.
🎧 All-Night Party | Dance til dawn →
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🏮 Osaka Events This Week
Valentine’s Coffee Workshop in Osaka
Saturday, February 14, 2026 | 1:00 PM —9:00 PM JST
Free
A session designed for couples who want to share an experience, not just a drink. Taste, compare, laugh, and learn together through sensory games and guided tasting. Perfect for one coffee person and one curious partner.
☕ Couples Workshop | Learn coffee together →
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⛩️ Kyoto Events This Week
Special Alchemy Bar February ～ Spring Breath Clarity in Kyoto
Sunday, February 15, 2026 1:00 PM — 2:30 PM JST
¥10,000
A workshop following the 24 Solar Terms and the natural rhythm of the seasons. Create a refreshing mask spray and cooling aroma balm for spring allergy care. Includes herbal tarot cards, meditation, welcome tea, and self-care lessons based on Eastern wisdom.
🌿 Wellness | Breathe easy →
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🗾 Other Local Events This Week
HOKKAIDO MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 Snow Festival SPECIAL! in Hokkaido
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | 11:00 AM — 9:30 PM JST
¥2,000 — ¥4,500
A full-day music festival during Sapporo Snow Festival week at Zepp Sapporo. Over 15 acts including ambitious, フルーティー, and alma. Students and preschoolers free with reservation.
🎤 Music Festival | Celebrate snow →
【Experience Monitor Participants Welcome】Explore Mt. Fuji’s Food Terroir with Locals in Shizuoka
Friday, February 13, 2026 — Saturday, February 14, 2026 | 12:30 PM — 4:00 PM JST
Free
A day trip or overnight experience with winter views of Mt. Fuji. Includes local sushi with horse meat and cured ham, sake brewery visit, Mt. Fuji beef BBQ, tea and sweets at a scenic tea garden, and sauna with Mt. Fuji views.
🗻 Food Tour | Taste Mt. Fuji →
UNMANNED EXHIBITION 2025 — Unmanned Station Art Festival, Oigawa in Shizuoka
Saturday, February 14, 2026 — Sunday, March 15, 2026 | 10:00 AM — 4:00 PM JST
Free
An art festival at unmanned train stations along the Oi River. Since 2018, artists have explored the lives, memories, and relationships that remain in depopulated areas through art. Works displayed in tea fields, vacant houses, and gathering places.
🎨 Art Festival | Explore the stations →
Candlelight Concert “Light and Music.” Valentine’s Day with 700 candles and violin | Ai Takamatsu in Hyogo
Saturday, February 14, 2026 | 1:00 PM — 2:00 PM JST
¥3,500 — ¥6,600
700 candles illuminate a Valentine’s concert with violinist Ai Takamatsu and pianist Aya Nagatomi. Program includes “First Love” by Utada Hikaru and “A Whole New World.” Photos allowed at the end of the performance.
🕯️ Concert | Glow together →
Find your next Japan experience →
Visiting Japan soon? On Peatix, you’ll find authentic workshops, seasonal festivals, and community events that offer real cultural connection — not just surface entertainment. It’s the perfect way to experience Japan as locals do.
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