December 2025
- Osaka trains on New Year’s Eve 2025–2026: JR West confirms extended service
- 7 best art exhibitions showing in Osaka right now
- 12 best winter illuminations and Christmas light-ups in Osaka
- 12 best things to do in Osaka over the 2026 New Year: January 1–4
- 20 best things to do in Osaka this weekend: December 25–28
- Daisen Night Balloon Festa
- Dotonbori River Winter Kotatsu Boat Tour
- Awaji Godzilla Festival
- Awa Geo Festival
- Winter Morning Retreat at Candeo Hotels Osaka The Tower
- 2026 New Year’s Day events at Hotel Universal Port Vita
- 7-Eleven now offers luggage storage in Osaka and across Japan
- 2026 New Year's Events at Hotel Nikko Osaka
- Hirakata T-site Stationery Fair
- Roasted Sweet Potato Festival in Hanshin
- Viva Countdown Carnival 2025–2026 at The Lively Osaka Honmachi
- 2026 New Year Party at Waldorf Astoria Osaka
- 2026 New Year countdown party at Moxy Osaka Umeda
- 8 best New Year's Eve events and countdown parties in Osaka
- New Year’s Eve Countdown Party at InterContinental Osaka
- Japan cherry blossom forecast 2026: Osaka and Kyoto bloom dates
- Santa Maria New Year’s Eve Countdown Cruise
- Osaka Metro will not run all-night trains on 2025-2026 New Year’s Eve
- Sennan Park Light-up
- Osaka-Kansai Expo Photojournalism Exhibition
- New Year’s Eve celebration at Patina Osaka
- 5 best art and cultural events to look forward to in Kyoto in 2026
- Tamagotchi Cafe
- KidZania Winter
- Kyoto Nippon Festival 2026
- Artists’ Fair Kyoto 2026
- Kyoto National Museum
- Kyotographie 2026
- YOD Gallery
- Moving Ukiyo-e Exhibition Osaka
- The world’s second-ever Gucci bar is now open in Osaka
- Watch the first sunrise of 2026 from the rooftop of Umeda Sky Building
- No Limit! Countdown 2026 at Universal Studios Japan
- W Osaka Countdown Party 2025-2026
- Osaka Hikari-Renaissance
- Midosuji Illumination
- Take a futuristic bath in a ‘human washing machine’ at this Osaka hotel
- Plarail Expo Osaka
- Surrealism: Expanding from the Visual Arts to Advertising, Fashion and Interior Design
- 4 best Christmas markets and winter illuminations in Kobe
- Umie Christmas Market, Kobe
- Kobe Meriken Christmas
- 8 best Kyoto temples and gardens for stunning autumn night illuminations
- MOCO Collection Omnibus: Debut Appearances and Comebacks, Part 1
- Grand Santa Parade in Umekita
- Grand Green Holiday 2025 at Grand Green Osaka
- 4 of the best cocktail bars in Osaka
- Craftroom
- Fantasy Train of Light by Sagano Romantic Train
- Nippachi Festival
- Catch the auspicious first sunrise of 2026 at Osaka’s highest observation deck
- You can now ride the One Piece Shinkansen between Osaka and Hakata