This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.
The original was posted on /r/japantravel by /u/mithdraug on 2025-07-31 06:36:56+00:00.
Roppongi Art Night
Description: A vibrant all-night city-wide art event in Tokyo blending installations, performance, and nightlife in the Roppongi district.
Scale: Large-scale urban festival, attracts over 600,000 visitors.
Dates (2025): September 26–28
Website: [https://www.roppongiartnight.com/2025/english/]
Nakanojo Biennale 2025
Description: A rural art festival turning abandoned buildings and countryside of Gunma into immersive contemporary art experiences.
Scale: Over 150 artists from Japan and abroad across 50+ venues.
Dates (2025): September 13 – October 13
Website: https://nakanojo-biennale.com/english
Chiba City Triennale 2025
Description: A new triennale highlighting Chiba’s urban culture, waterfront heritage, and post-industrial revitalization through public art.
Scale: Multi-site festival across 4 city zones.
Dates (2025): September – November (exact dates TBA)
Website: https://artstriennale.city.chiba.jp/
Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale
Description: The world’s largest outdoor art festival transforming 200+ rural villages into permanent site-specific artworks in Niigata.
Scale: 760 sq km area, 300+ artworks, 500,000+ visitors.
Dates (2025): July 19 – November 9
Website: https://www.echigo-tsumari.jp/en
Aichi Triennale 2025
Description: Japan’s most intellectually critical art festival combining contemporary art, theater, film, and performance across Aichi Prefecture.
Scale: Internationally curated event with 80+ artists.
Dates (2025): September 13 – November 30
Website: https://aichitriennale.jp/en
Setouchi Triennale 2025
Description: An island-hopping art festival turning 12+ islands in the Seto Inland Sea into art destinations, merging nature, history, and community.
Scale: Over 200 artworks across 14 islands and coastal towns.
Dates (2025): Spring: April 18 – May 25; Summer: August 1 – 31; Autumn: October 3 – November 9
Website: https://setouchi-artfest.jp/en
BIWAKO Biennale 2025
Description: A refined art and design biennale utilizing abandoned machiya townhouses and heritage buildings in Shiga to host poetic site-specific works.
Scale: Small but high-quality showcase of international and Japanese artists.
Dates (2025): September 20 – November 16
Website: https://energyfield.org/biwakobiennale
Credit to: /u/The_boneless_artist/ for compiling the list.
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