Dates not yet confirmed. The organiser has not announced this edition. The dates below follow the festival's usual pattern and are our best estimate; check the official site before booking around them.
Craft Gyoza Fes in Tokyo's Komazawa Park is Japan's biggest gyoza-only festival, with 20-30 regional gyoza vendors over 8 Golden Week days. Free entry.
Dates and details checked May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh against the organiser's site.
Hotels in Tokyo around 29 April to 6 May 2027, dates pre-filled. Prices and availability open on the partner site.
Craft Gyoza Fes Tokyo runs 29 April to 6 May. These are the food tours and tastings in Tokyo to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
Day trip · 10 hours
Walk through a vast underground stone city, see Japan's oldest cliff-carved Buddha and eat the country's most famous gyoza. A Tochigi day nobody else offers. One fixed...
2h 30m
Learn to cook ramen and gyoza in a Tokyo home. Explore a local supermarket, discover Japanese ingredients, and enjoy a hands-on class with easy recipes.
2 hours
Learn to make gyoza from scratch in a hands-on cooking class in Tokyo. Create the dough, make the filling, and cook pan-fried gyoza.
Address: 1-1 Komazawa-Koen, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0013
17-19 Apr 2027
Sake Festival Japan
Sake from breweries across Japan
14-16 May 2027
Sanja Matsuri Asakusa
Festival street food and yatai stalls
May
Kanda Matsuri
Festival yatai street food
30 Oct to 1 Nov
Tsukiji Autumn Festival
Tsukiji shops' special menus: seafood, meat, sweets, beer and wine
14 Mar to 5 Apr 2027
Ueno Sakura Matsuri
Hanami picnic foods and yatai street stalls
6-30 Nov
Tori-no-Ichi Asakusa
Tori meat skewers and yatai festival food
