Tokyo This Week: Oct 23 – 29, 2026

Barefoot art at teamLab Planets, happy hours from Roppongi to a 40th-floor Shibuya champagne bar, Benson Boone's only Japan date, JIMTOF at Tokyo Big Sight, the Tokyo International Film Festival opening — and the private teppan room to book when the table has to impress.

Tokyo This Week: Oct 23 – 29, 2026

Friday, Oct 23 – Thursday, Oct 29, 2026. The Key2 Tokyo guide to the week: dates, tables, shows and rooms, all checked before we listed them.

Romantic Dates

teamLab Planets (Toyosu) — wade barefoot through a digital koi pond where the fish burst into flowers as they brush past you, then drift under the floating orchid garden and the new Body of Waves sculpture. Open daily 8:00–22:00.
Sky Restaurant 634 (Tokyo Skytree, Oshiage) — contemporary Japanese cuisine at 345 metres on the Tembo Deck, the whole city below (observation-deck admission applies).
New York Bar (Park Hyatt Tokyo, Nishi-Shinjuku) — back after the hotel's 19-month restoration: nightly live jazz on the 52nd floor, the signature cheesecake and a deep bourbon list.

Breakfast & Brunch

bills Omotesando (Tokyu Plaza, Jingumae) — ricotta hotcakes with banana and honeycomb butter, plus the Full Aussie breakfast, from 8:30am.
MERCER BRUNCH GINZA TERRACE (Ginza) — brioche French toast, crisp outside and pudding-soft inside; the French Toast Brunch pairs it with grilled salmon and a fried egg.
IVY PLACE (Daikanyama T-SITE) — buttermilk pancakes and the Ivy Breakfast Pancake Combo under the trees, pancakes from 8am.

Happy Hours

The Oak Door (Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Roppongi) — happy hour 3–7pm: signature cocktails ¥1,320, beer and wine ¥990, wagyu birria tacos ¥880.
Maduro (Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Roppongi) — the "Bebida con Aperitivo" plan, 7–9pm: two drinks plus the chef's daily tapas for ¥5,500, cover included (book two days ahead, parties of two).
Tower's Bar Bellovisto (Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel, Shibuya) — champagne happy hour 4–7pm, 40 floors up: Taittinger, Mumm or Nicolas Feuillatte from ¥1,800 a glass.

Comedy

Pirates of Tokyo Bay: Halloween Improv Party — What the Dickens!, Ebisu — Sun, Oct 25, 19:30 (¥2,500 incl. first drink).
Stand-Up Comedy in Shibuya (English) — Tokyo Comedy Bar — Mon, Oct 26, 19:30, and nightly Tue–Thu at the same time.
Comedy Open Mic (English) — Tokyo Comedy Bar — Mon, Oct 26, 21:00.

Concerts

Benson Boone: The Wanted Man Tour — Toyota Arena Tokyo — Thu, Oct 29 (his only Japan date).
Gnaw: Inside a Machine That's Glistening Asia Tour — Shinjuku MARBLE — Tue, Oct 27.
Gnaw: Inside a Machine That's Glistening Asia Tour — Shimokitazawa SPREAD — Wed, Oct 28 (with LIGHTERS and elsie sue).

Corporate Events

JIMTOF 2026 — Tokyo Big Sight — Mon, Oct 26 – Sat, Oct 31 (944 exhibitors across the East, West and South halls).
ServiceNow World Forum Tokyo 2026 — Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa — Tue, Oct 27 – Wed, Oct 28.
TIFFCOM 2026 — Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center, Hamamatsucho — Wed, Oct 28 – Fri, Oct 30.

Nightlife

MIDNIGHT STELLAR — ZEROTOKYO, Shinjuku — Sat, Oct 24, 23:00 (Hoshimachi Suisei's Kabukicho Stellar Tower takeover: TAKU INOUE, Moe Shop, DÉ DÉ MOUSE and more across two halls).
CARTULIS — WOMB, Shibuya — Sat, Oct 24, 23:00–04:30 (sold out).
Ravender Vol.4 — Under Deer Lounge, Shibuya — Sat, Oct 24, 23:00–06:00 (360° DJ booth, house and techno).

Local News

The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival opens Mon, Oct 26 in Hibiya, Yurakucho and Ginza, running to Nov 4.
The Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony returns Sat–Sun, Oct 24–25 at the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum — no lottery this year, ¥800 a sitting.
Heaven Artist TOKYO takes over Ueno Park Fri–Sun, Oct 23–25: licensed street performers, free to watch.
Shibuya's "Goodbye Bad Halloween" measures are announced — Hachiko will be fenced and alcohol sales paused Oct 30–Nov 1, so plan the Halloween weekend indoors.

Private Dining

Omotesando Ukai-tei (GYRE, Omotesando) — seven private teppan rooms in a space built from 150-year-old lacquered beams from a Kanazawa merchant's house, with a morning-glory fresco room and René Lalique glass art. Black beef, fresh seafood and seasonal ingredients at the griddle; rooms for 4, 6 or 8 guests.

Hotel of the Week

Aman Tokyo (Otemachi) — the first urban Aman, on the top floors of the Otemachi Tower above the Imperial Palace gardens. Ryokan-inspired suites with washi-paper doors and engawa platforms, a 30-metre pool and a near-2,500 sq m spa — and fresh off being named No. 11 on The World's 50 Best Hotels 2026.

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Compiled by Key2 Tokyo — follow @key2.tokyo for the daily rollout.