3月12027
Todai-ji Omizutori (Shunie)
お水取り（修二会）
Two weeks of repentance rites at Todai-ji's Nigatsu-do, famous for giant torches swung from the hall's balcony each night.
月份
2027年3月在日本有什麼活動
共 20 項活動在本月開始。
3月12027
Todaiji Shuni-e (Omizutori / Otaimatsu torch ceremonies)
東大寺 修二会（お水取り・お松明）
The 1,270-year-old Shuni-e penance rite whose nightly otaimatsu, giant pine torches swung from the Nigatsudo balcony, shower sparks over the crowd.
3月72027
Kagoshima Marathon 2027
鹿児島マラソン2027
Kagoshima's bayside marathon with Sakurajima smoking across the water, 10,000 runners plus a fun run; the 2027 edition is branded for the Saigo Takamori anniversaries.
3月72027
Tokyo Marathon
東京マラソン
Marathon through central Tokyo from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building to Tokyo Station.
3月112027
Art Fair Tokyo 2027 (21st edition)
アートフェア東京21
Japan's largest art fair holds its 21st edition at Tokyo International Forum, 11 to 14 March 2027.
3月132027
Niigata Sake no Jin
にいがた酒の陣
Japan's largest single-prefecture sake fair: all 80-odd Niigata breweries pour unlimited tastings of around 500 sakes over two days. Launched 2004 by the Niigata Sake Brewers Association.
3月132027
Omihachiman Sagicho Matsuri
近江八幡 左義長まつり
Nationally designated folk festival from Oda Nobunaga's Azuchi: huge sagicho torches decorated with sculptures made of dried foods are paraded, crashed together in 'kenka' bouts and burned at 20:00 on the second day.
3月132027
Tsunan Snow Festival
つなん雪まつり
A one-day snow festival in Tsunan, one of the snowiest towns in Japan, ending with the release of around 2,000 sky lanterns over the snow.
3月142027
Haru Grand Sumo Tournament 2027
大相撲春場所
The March grand sumo tournament: 15 days at EDION Arena Osaka.
3月142027
Nagoya Women's Marathon 2027
名古屋ウィメンズマラソン2027
The world's largest women-only marathon, with about 22,000 runners starting and finishing at Vantelin Dome Nagoya.
3月142027
Tottori Marathon 2027
鳥取マラソン2027
A JAAF-certified point-to-point marathon starting at the Tottori Sand Dunes and running along the San'in coast and the Inaba Manyo countryside to Tottori city.
3月192027
99th National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (Spring Koshien / Senbatsu)
第99回選抜高等学校野球大会
The spring invitational of 32 top high school teams at the sacred Koshien ground, opening the Japanese baseball year with brass bands and cheering squads.
3月192027
Dogo Onsen Festival
道後温泉まつり
Spring festival at Dogo Onsen in Matsuyama heralding the arrival of spring and giving thanks for the hot spring.
3月242027
DIVA (National Art Center Tokyo x V&A)
ディーヴァ展 私を動かす、その歌声
The V&A's blockbuster DIVA exhibition comes to Tokyo, tracing 100 singers and performers from opera to pop, co-organised with Sony Music Entertainment in NACT's 20th-anniversary year.
3月252027
Chidorigafuchi Cherry Blossom Illumination (Chiyoda Sakura Festival)
千代田のさくらまつり 千鳥ヶ淵ライトアップ
About 230 cherry trees over the Imperial Palace moat, lit at night, with rowing boats under the blossom.
3月262027
Mount Yoshino Cherry Blossom Season
吉野山の桜
Some 30,000 cherry trees climb Mount Yoshino in four waves, Japan's most famous blossom mountain.
3月272027
AnimeJapan
アニメジャパン
One of the world's largest anime events, held at Tokyo Big Sight with two public days.
3月272027
Kashima Sakagura Tourism and Hizen Hamashuku Flower & Sake Festival
鹿島酒蔵ツーリズム／肥前浜宿花と酒まつり
A spring weekend when Saga's Kashima breweries, including Fukuchiyo (maker of cult sake Nabeshima), open their kura along the Edo-era Hizen Hamashuku street, with 100,000 visitors tasting and buying.
3月272027
Naka-Meguro Cherry Blossom Festival (Meguro River)
中目黒桜まつり
A weekend festival under about 800 cherry trees arching over the Meguro River canal in Nakameguro.
3月272027
Tsuyama Cherry Blossom Festival
津山さくらまつり
About 1,000 cherry trees over the tiered stone walls of Tsuyama Castle, western Japan's leading blossom site.