Tokyo Halloween 2026: Events, Shibuya Rules & Where to Go

Tokyo Halloween 2026 falls on Saturday 31 October, and the best of it is not in Shibuya. The ward has budgeted about ¥74 million for asking people not to party in the streets. Meanwhile Ikebukuro’s cosplay festival covers Halloween itself for the first time in five years, Tokyo Disney Resort has full-costume days until 31 October, and a free Kuromi pop-up opens in a whole building in Shibuya on Monday 19 October.

This guide covers 17 October to 8 November 2026. You get Shibuya’s and Shinjuku’s 2026 rules, 14 events and places with dates and prices, what’s for families, what’s for adults, and the practical side: trains, costumes, Don Quijote and weather. Every date below was checked against the organiser’s own site or an official listing in Japanese, and each one is labelled Confirmed, Expected or TBA. Last checked 17 October 2026.

Tokyo Halloween 2026 at a glance

Dates (2026)	Event	พื้นที่	Price from	Status
Fri 30 Oct – Sun 1 Nov	Shibuya street rules and Hachiko fence	ชิบุยะ	Free (no event)	Confirmed
Fri 30 Oct – Sun 1 Nov	Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival	Ikebukuro	Free to watch; ¥2,980 to cosplay	Confirmed
Wed 16 Sep – Sat 31 Oct	Disney Halloween (full costume from 16 Oct)	Maihama, Chiba	¥10,900	Confirmed
Fri 11 Sep – Sat 31 Oct	Tokyo Tower City Light Fantasia	Shibakoen	¥1,500	Confirmed
Mon 19 Oct – Sun 1 Nov	Kuromi’s Mysterious Department Store	ชิบุยะ	ฟรี	Confirmed
Fri 11 Sep – Tue 3 Nov	Sanrio Puroland PUROMONSTERSCRAMBLE	Tama	¥3,700	Confirmed
Sat 24 Oct	Tokyo Hyakki Yagyo yokai parade	Koenji	Free to watch	Confirmed
Sun 25 Oct	Harajuku Omotesando Pumpkin Parade	Harajuku	¥1,000 per child (sold out)	Confirmed
24, 30, 31 Oct	Kawaii Monster Halloween nights	Harajuku	¥2,800	Confirmed
Sat 31 Oct	Roppongi Hills Halloween	Roppongi	¥1,000 workshop	Confirmed (parade TBA)
Sat 31 Oct	Ginharo Collection	Kawasaki	Free standing view	Confirmed
Wed 30 Sep – Tue 3 Nov	Hanayashiki Halloween	อาซากุสะ	Park entry	Confirmed
Fri 11 Sep – Sun 8 Nov	Halloween Horror Nights	Osaka (USJ)	Park entry	Confirmed
Any night	Yokai and ghost-story night walk	Central Tokyo	Varies	Bookable

Is Shibuya Halloween happening in 2026?

No. There is no official Shibuya Halloween event, and the ward wants you to celebrate somewhere else. Mayor Ken Hasebe announced the 2026 measures on 30 September under the slogan “Goodbye Bad Halloween”. The ward isn’t banning costumes. It’s banning the street party that grew up around them.

Here’s what is confirmed for 2026, per Shibuya Keizai Shimbun’s report of the ward briefing, NHK และ Tokyo Weekender:

• Street drinking is banned all year around Shibuya Station, 18:00–05:00 every night. The ward made this year-round from 1 October 2024 (Shibuya City ordinance page).
• No alcohol from 62 shops near the ban zone. The ward has asked them not to sell alcohol on the night of 31 October.
• Hachiko is fenced off from about 06:00 on Friday 30 October to about 17:00 on Sunday 1 November. If you want the photo, go before the 30th.
• Guards and closures: about 60 private guards on the 30th and 125 on the 31st, about 10 watchtowers around the station (one in Hachiko Square), station smoking areas closed, and LUUP/Lime scooter ports near the station switched off.
• Police traffic controls around the station from the evening of 31 October into 1 November. No temporary toilets or changing areas this year.
• Littering fines now apply under the amended ward cleanliness ordinance. On the night, five patrol teams of seven will be out.

Shinjuku has its own rules. Drinking on the street is restricted in parts of Kabukicho 1-chome and Shinjuku 3-chome from 17:00 on Saturday 31 October to 05:00 on Sunday 1 November, and shops in the zone are asked not to sell alcohol (Shinjuku City, Halloween 2026). Kabukicho is small. Crowds plus alcohol is exactly what the ward is trying to stop.

💡 เคล็ดลับจากญี่ปุ่น: You’ll still see costumes in Shibuya on the 31st, but expect guards moving you along, not a party. Want to drink in costume? Book a bar or club ticket indoors. NEO Shibuya Halloween at Shibuya Stream Hotel (31 October, 18:00–22:00, ¥3,000 advance with a welcome drink) is a legal way to do it.

The best Halloween events in Tokyo for 2026

1. Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival (Cosplay festival)

ข้อมูลเบื้องต้น: Confirmed: Friday 30 October – Sunday 1 November 2026. Billed as one of Japan’s biggest cosplay events, it includes 31 October itself for the first time in five years. Friday is Ikeharo Night at Sunshine City (16:30–22:30, 18+ only). The main days run 10:00–18:00 across Ikebukuro, with about 400 cosplayers on a red carpet. Japanese name: 池袋ハロウィンコスプレフェス.

ที่ไหน: Sunshine City, Naka-Ikebukuro Park and the streets around them; reception at Sunshine City World Import Mart Building 4F (Ikeharo Night: Culture Hall Building 2F). Ikebukuro Station (east exit), then walk along Sunshine 60 Street.
บรรยากาศ: Anime, games and serious craftsmanship. It’s a photo event with rules, not a street party.
ราคา: Free to watch the stage and the parades on Sunshine 60 Street and Animate Street. Cosplayer general ticket ¥2,980 a day in advance (¥3,480 on the day); Ikeharo Night ¥3,480; kids ¥500, cash on the day. Photographers need a camera ticket: ¥2,980 a day in advance (¥1,480 for junior high and high school students).
ลิงก์ทางการ: ikebukurocosplay.jp tickets

💡 เคล็ดลับจากญี่ปุ่น: You can’t arrive or leave in costume. You change in the official changing rooms. Advance tickets are cheaper, and sold-out tickets are not sold on the day, so buy on e+ before you fly. Taking photos of cosplayers without a camera ticket breaks the rules, though a quick souvenir snap is fine. Always ask first.

2. Disney Halloween at Tokyo Disney Resort (Theme park)

ข้อมูลเบื้องต้น: Confirmed: until Saturday 31 October 2026; full-costume days 16–31 October. Tokyo Disneyland runs the parade The Villains Halloween “Into the Frenzy” once a day (about 45 minutes). Tokyo DisneySea has Disney Halloween Greeting on Mediterranean Harbor and the 5-minute Night High Halloween fireworks. Japanese name: ディズニー・ハロウィーン.

ที่ไหน: Maihama, Chiba. JR Keiyo Line from Tokyo Station to Maihama.
บรรยากาศ: Whole families dressed as villains. Very polished, very busy.
ราคา: 1-Day Passport ¥10,900–¥12,400 for adults in October. Saturday 24 and Saturday 31 October are the top price, ¥12,400.
ลิงก์ทางการ: Tokyo Disneyland Halloween 2026 · costume rules · October price calendar

💡 เคล็ดลับจากญี่ปุ่น: Friday 30 October is ¥10,900 and still a full-costume day, so it’s ¥1,500 cheaper than the 31st. Rules are strict: faces must be visible, no blood or fake wounds, nothing dragging on the floor, and props no higher than your waist. The parks have no changing rooms. Change at your hotel or book the paid changing space at Ikspiari.

3. Tokyo Tower City Light Fantasia: Halloween Party 2026 (Night view show)

ข้อมูลเบื้องต้น: Confirmed: until Saturday 31 October 2026, 17:30–22:50. Projection mapping by NAKED, Inc. turns the north windows of the 150m Main Deck into a ghost party over the city lights. It’s short and the scares are gentle, so it works for all ages. Japanese name: 東京タワー シティライトファンタジア.

ที่ไหน: Main Deck 2F north side, 4-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato. Nearest stations Akabanebashi (Oedo Line) and Kamiyacho (Hibiya Line).
บรรยากาศ: Date night with a spooky twist.
ราคา: Main Deck ticket only: adults ¥1,500, high school ¥1,200, primary and junior high ¥900, children 4+ ¥600.
ลิงก์ทางการ: tokyotower.co.jp

💡 เคล็ดลับจากญี่ปุ่น: Go on a weekday around 18:00, before the after-work crowd. The last two weeks fill up fast. Pair it with dinner in Azabudai or Shiba Park and you’ve got a whole evening with no Shibuya chaos.

4. Kuromi’s Mysterious Department Store (Pop-up)

ข้อมูลเบื้องต้น: Confirmed: Monday 19 October – Sunday 1 November 2026. Sanrio’s free immersive pop-up fills a whole three-floor building in Udagawacho. Expect a secret passage, boutique-style photo rooms, mirrors where Kuromi appears, moving displays and a Kuromi-only secret top floor. Japanese name: クロミズ ミステリアス デパートメントストア.

ที่ไหน: MEDIA DEPARTMENT TOKYO, 19-3 Udagawacho, Shibuya. JR Shibuya Station, 5 minutes.
บรรยากาศ: Pink, purple and very Instagrammable.
ราคา: Free entry, no booking. The mascot pre-sale is ¥2,860 and the acrylic charm ¥770.
ลิงก์ทางการ: kuromihalloween.sanrio.co.jp

💡 เคล็ดลับจากญี่ปุ่น: It’s open 11:00–20:00 (last entry 19:30); on opening day, Monday 19 October, doors open at 14:00. Don’t queue before opening, because it isn’t allowed, and staff may hand out numbered tickets when it’s busy. Avoid the evening of 31 October, when Shibuya’s crowd controls are in force. Weekday lunchtime is ideal.

5. Sanrio Puroland PUROMONSTERSCRAMBLE (Theme park)

ข้อมูลเบื้องต้น: Confirmed: until Tuesday 3 November 2026. Hello Kitty, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll and Badtz-Maru dress up as monsters for a 360-degree live show, with LABUBU as guest. On weekends and holidays from 16:00, the boat ride becomes “Noroware Pierrot”, a horror ride for junior high age and up. Japanese name: サンリオピューロランド ハロウィーン.

ที่ไหน: Tama Center, on the Keio and Odakyu lines from Shinjuku.
บรรยากาศ: Kawaii first, spooky second.
ราคา: Adult 1-Day Passport from ¥3,700 in advance; the price changes by day, so check the date you want.
ลิงก์ทางการ: puroland.jp Halloween 2026

💡 เคล็ดลับจากญี่ปุ่น: The 20+ all-night party SPOOKY PUMPKIN 2026 on 31 October (¥13,800) is sold out, and there are no tickets on the door. Don’t travel out to Tama for it.

6. Tokyo Hyakki Yagyo yokai parade, Koenji (Yokai parade)

ข้อมูลเบื้องต้น: Confirmed: Saturday 24 October 2026; the procession starts at 14:30 and the finale runs 15:25–15:50. This is Japan’s own Halloween: 250 people dressed as yokai, the monsters of Japanese folklore, filing down Koenji’s Look shopping street during Koenji Fes. Japanese name: 東京百鬼夜行.

ที่ไหน: Koenji Look Shopping Street, Suginami. JR Koenji Station (Chuo Line); check-in is 6 minutes’ walk from the station.
บรรยากาศ: Folk horror meets a neighbourhood festival.
ราคา: Free to watch. To walk in it, it’s ¥3,000 for adults and ¥1,000 for primary-age children and under, with pre-registration.
ลิงก์ทางการ: koenjifes.jp

💡 เคล็ดลับจากญี่ปุ่น: Koenji Fes runs Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October with free entry, so stay for the bars afterwards. Read our Koenji guide first.

7. Harajuku Omotesando Hello Halloween Pumpkin Parade (Kids’ parade)

ข้อมูลเบื้องต้น: Confirmed: Sunday 25 October 2026, parade from 13:00. The organisers bill it as the place Japan’s first costume parade was held. Around 1,000 costumed children, with their parents, walk roughly 1km down Omotesando’s zelkova avenue, with a candy rally along the way. Japanese name: 原宿表参道ハローハロウィーンパンプキンパレード.

ที่ไหน: Omotesando; reception 10:30–12:30 at Jingumae Elementary School. Meiji-jingumae or Omotesando stations.
บรรยากาศ: Tiny witches, proud parents.
ราคา: ¥1,000 per child aged 12 and under, sold online through LivePocket. Up to two guardians join free.
ลิงก์ทางการ: halloween.omotesando.or.jp

💡 เคล็ดลับจากญี่ปุ่น: The parade is cancelled if it rains, and the call is made on the official site by 09:00. Participation vouchers sold out on 10 October and can’t be refunded, so if you don’t already have one, come to watch instead. The parade uses the public road (closed to traffic 13:00–14:30), so you can watch from the pavement.

8. Kawaii Monster Halloween 2026 (Party venue)

ข้อมูลเบื้องต้น: Confirmed: special nights on Saturday 24 October (“The Halloween Monster”), Friday 30 October (Halloween Eve) and Saturday 31 October (Kawaii Monster Halloween Party). Harajuku’s neon-pastel Kawaii Monster Land runs themed nights through October. Japanese name: カワイイモンスターハロウィン.

ที่ไหน: B1F, 1-16-4 Jingumae. JR Harajuku Station (about 5 minutes’ walk) or Meiji-jingumae (about 8 minutes).
บรรยากาศ: Harajuku kawaii at full volume.
ราคา: From ¥2,800; it varies by night.
ลิงก์ทางการ: Kawaii Monster Land tickets

9. Roppongi Hills Halloween (Family event)

ข้อมูลเบื้องต้น: Confirmed: Saturday 31 October 2026, headdress workshop and candy rally. Parade: TBA. The Halloween headdress workshop with artist Vivian Sato is part of Roppongi Art Night (hourly from 10:00, 45 minutes, ages 4 to high school). The candy rally (Hillside B2F, 11:00–20:00) is for workshop participants and for children whose family spends ¥3,000 or more at four Hillside B2F shops. Both are cancelled in bad weather. As of 17 October, Roppongi Hills had not announced a 2026 costume parade.

ที่ไหน: West Walk 2F (workshop). Roppongi Station, direct connection.
บรรยากาศ: Polished, arty, family-friendly.
ราคา: Workshop ¥1,000, paid in advance through the free Hills App.
ลิงก์ทางการ: roppongihills.com

10. Kawasaki Halloween 2026: Ginharo Collection (Street runway)

ข้อมูลเบื้องต้น: The big Kawasaki Halloween parade is not running in 2026. The organiser announced in August 2021 that it was ending after 24 editions (1997–2020, the last one online); the last in-person parade was in 2019. What is happening (Confirmed: Saturday 31 October) is a smaller student-run costume runway, about 30m long, in the Ginryugai arcade. It runs at 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00, 30 minutes each. Japanese name: 銀ハロコレクション.

ที่ไหน: Kawasaki Ginryugai arcade, JR Kawasaki Station east exit.
บรรยากาศ: Local and homemade. This is not a mega-parade.
ราคา: Standing view free. Walker and seat tickets (¥3,000) were sold by crowdfunding, which closed on 4 October.
ลิงก์ทางการ: Ginryugai press release

11. Hanayashiki Halloween, Asakusa (Theme park)

ข้อมูลเบื้องต้น: Confirmed: until Tuesday 3 November 2026, 10:00–18:00. Japan’s oldest amusement park adds a children’s costume parade (14:00 on weekdays, 15:00 on weekends), trick-or-treat with staff, and hat rentals on the rides. Japanese name: 花やしきハロウィン.

ที่ไหน: 2-28-1 Asakusa, a short walk from Senso-ji.
บรรยากาศ: Retro and small. Best for under-10s.
ราคา: Park admission; the parade is free for primary-age children and under. The two hat-rental rides cost 5 ride tickets (¥500) each.
ลิงก์ทางการ: hanayashiki.net

12. Universal Studios Japan Halloween Horror Nights (Theme park, Osaka)

ข้อมูลเบื้องต้น: Confirmed: until Sunday 8 November 2026. Street zombies roam the park from 18:00 until closing, and Zombie de Dance runs nightly. It’s in Osaka, not Tokyo, but it’s the scariest major Halloween event in Japan. Japanese name: ハロウィーン・ホラー・ナイト.

ที่ไหน: Universal City, Osaka. Shinkansen to Shin-Osaka, then JR.
บรรยากาศ: Real screams.
ราคา: Park ticket; some attractions need extra Express passes.
ลิงก์ทางการ: usj.co.jp

13. Yokai and ghost-story night walk (Japan Pro experience)

ข้อมูลเบื้องต้น: Available on any night you choose. Japan had its own monsters long before it imported Halloween. On a guided night walk you hear kaidan (ghost stories) at the shrines, cemeteries and back lanes where they’re set. It’s the scary, cultural side of Halloween in Tokyo that none of the parades give you.

ที่ไหน: Central Tokyo; routes vary by host.
บรรยากาศ: Lantern-lit and quietly unsettling.
ราคา: Varies by host and group size.
ลิงก์ทางการ: Japan Pro experiences

💡 เคล็ดลับจากญี่ปุ่น: Book a walk for Friday 30 or Saturday 31 October and you get a spooky Halloween night with zero crowd control. Hosts guide in English, and we handle the booking.

14. Costume kimono photoshoot (Japan Pro experience)

ข้อมูลเบื้องต้น: Available on any day. Swap the shop-bought vampire cape for a kimono or yukata with a yokai twist, like fox (kitsune) make-up or a ghostly white kimono, and get it shot by a professional photographer in Asakusa’s old streets. You get photos that look like Japan, not like any other Halloween.

ที่ไหน: Asakusa and other photogenic neighbourhoods.
บรรยากาศ: Elegant and eerie.
ราคา: Varies by package.
ลิงก์ทางการ: Japan Pro experiences

What Halloween events in Tokyo suit families?

• Harajuku Omotesando Pumpkin Parade: Sunday 25 October, ¥1,000 per child, now sold out, but free to watch (see #7).
• Futakotamagawa Halloween Party 2026: Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 October, 10:00–17:00, at Futako Tamagawa Rise (Lets Enjoy Tokyo listing). Read our Futako Tamagawa guide.
• Kichijoji Halloween Festa 2026: Friday 23 – Sunday 25 October, 11:00–18:00, with a kids’ costume show on the 25th (Lets Enjoy Tokyo). See our Kichijoji guide.
• Roppongi Hills workshop and candy rally: Saturday 31 October (see #9).
• Hanayashiki, Asakusa: daily parade until 3 November (see #11).
• Chiikawa Park autumn event: until 31 October at Sunshine City, Ikebukuro; adults ¥3,500, children 4–11 ¥1,800 (Lets Enjoy Tokyo).

Can you wear a Halloween costume on the train in Tokyo?

There’s no law against it, but don’t. After the 2021 Keio Line attack by a man dressed as the Joker, Keio Electric Railway asked people not to ride in costumes that could worry other passengers. And the big events make you travel in normal clothes anyway: Ikebukuro bans arriving or leaving in costume, and Disney says to change at home or your hotel, never in public toilets or lockers. Carry the costume in a bag. Hide replica weapons and fold up props.

• Crowds: Saturday 31 October is a weekend Halloween, so every venue will be busier than on a weekday. Do Disney, Tokyo Tower and Kuromi on the 29th or 30th.
• Getting home: Police traffic controls and crowds can disrupt services around Shibuya. Check your last train on Jorudan before you go out, and use Shibuya’s other exits or walk to Harajuku or Omotesando.
• Photos: Ask before photographing anyone in costume. At Ikebukuro, hidden filming can be reported to the police.
• Bins: Tokyo has few public bins. Take your rubbish home, especially now that Shibuya fines for littering.

Where can you buy a Halloween costume in Tokyo?

Don Quijote. The big branches turn whole floors over to costumes in October. Owner PPIH says 2026 lines include a ¥3,289 banana or hot-dog full-body suit, a ¥1,639 pumpkin beret and a ¥3,300 Kuromi headband set (PPIH release, 5 October 2026). The biggest central branch is MEGA Don Quijote Shibuya Honten (28-6 Udagawacho, listed as open 24 hours on GO TOKYO). Go before the 30th. Shibuya is a pain on Halloween weekend and the good sizes go first. Spending ¥5,000 or more? Bring your passport for tax-free shopping (see our Japan tax refund guide).

What’s the weather like for Halloween in Tokyo?

Mild by day and cool at night. Japan Meteorological Agency normals (1991–2020) for October in Tokyo are a 22.0°C average high and 14.8°C average low. November drops to 16.7°C and 8.8°C, so by 31 October evenings sit somewhere between the two. Bring a layer that fits over or under your costume. October also averages 234.8mm of rain, and several events above are cancelled in rain or bad weather, so check the forecast the night before.

Halloween 2026 events you’ve already missed (and next year’s dates)

• Kagurazaka Bakeneko Festival (神楽坂化け猫フェスティバル): a cat-demon costume parade in Shinjuku, held on Sunday 11 October 2026. Watching is free; the parade badge cost from ¥500 (official site). 2027: Expected in October, with no fixed rule, so watch the official site.
• Yokai Bon Odori, Tachikawa (妖怪盆踊り): yokai-costume bon dancing, held 10–12 October 2026 at GREEN SPRINGS (official site). 2027: TBA.

What’s not on this list (yet)

We’d rather leave a gap than give you a wrong date. The Tokyo Skytree Town family parade and a Roppongi Hills costume parade had not been confirmed for 2026 when we checked. Both ran in previous years. We’ll add them if they’re announced.

Plan your Tokyo Halloween 2026 now

Tokyo Halloween 2026 is better than ever, just not in the streets of Shibuya. Lock in Ikebukuro or Disney tickets now, catch Tokyo Tower and Kuromi on a weekday, and give your Halloween night a Japanese twist with a yokai night walk or kimono photoshoot booked through Japan Pro. Staying longer? See what’s on in Tokyo this weekend and our Tokyo autumn leaves 2026 guide.

Sources: Shibuya Keizai Shimbun, Shibuya City, Shinjuku City, Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival, Tokyo Disney Resort, Sanrio, Lets Enjoy Tokyo, Japan Meteorological Agency normals. Japan was named Favourite Country for a Holiday for the second year running (JNTO, 9 October 2026). Last checked 17 October 2026.