20 best Halloween events and parties in Tokyo

If you’re looking to max out your Halloween celebrations this year, you’re in luck. Harajuku’s OG kawaii café, Kawaii Monster Land, is putting on Spooky Season parties for an entire month. Reborn earlier this year with rides, claw and gacha machines and hyper-cute shows by the Monster Girls, the venue is bringing back Kawaii Monster Halloween for the first time in 11 years with plenty of spooky stage performances, DJs and dress-up, transforming the hyper-cute fantasy landscape into a Halloween wonderland.

While the venue will be decked out for Halloween throughout the month, you’ll want to time your visit for one of the special event nights. Held on select Saturdays, as well as Halloween Eve and Halloween itself, each night will feature a different line-up of performers and DJs, creating a distinct Halloween world with a mix of live showcases, music and Monster Girls.

Upcoming nights include the ‘Yokubari Kawaii Night’ on October 10, ‘Harajuku Gala’ on October 17, ‘The Halloween Monster’ on October 24, ‘Halloween Eve’ on October 30 and the grand ‘Kawaii Monster Halloween Party’ on October 31.

An entrance fee is required to enter Kawaii Monster Land. Tickets are on sale on the official website.

Puroland always knows how to pull off a show for Halloween, and this year doesn’t disappoint. Considering Kuromi’s birthday is Halloween, it’s only natural that she is the star of the show, along with Sanrio mainstays Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll and Bad Batz-Maru (sorry, not Bad Bunny). Labubu from the Pop Mart multiverse is also joining in the Halloween extravaganza, making this year’s celebration monster-themed. You’ll find the four characters dressed up and dancing as monsters to match Labubu’s vibe at the Puromonsterscramble Party live show, a spectacle you can catch at the first-floor Entertainment Hall.

You’ll also get to meet and greet Halloween monster versions of Kuromi, Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll and Bad Batz-Maru at their DJ sets and at designated photo areas in front of the Entertainment Hall and the third-floor photo spot. Make sure to grab some limited-edition monster-fied Sanrio character goods at the Entrance Shop on your way out; these include special-edition headbands, trading cards, keyrings and mini figurines.

Throughout this Halloween season, Sanrio Puroland’s food court is serving appropriately themed food and drinks. There’s pitch-black Kuromi karaage fried chicken and croquette curry (¥1,650), turquoise Cinnamoroll costume fighting curry with minced meat cutlet (¥1,650) and My Melody’s rose pink Moonlit Night cheese hamburg steak curry (¥1,650), as well as sweet treats like My Melody and Kuromi’s Cute Monster purple sweet potato and tiramisu mont blanc (¥950) and Labubu and Puromonster’s almond peach parfait (¥1,000).