Beppu Hatto Onsen Festival
別府八湯温泉まつり
Beppu's spring festival of thanks to the hot springs, with the Ogiyama fire burning and the Yu-bukkake water parade.
月份
共 24 項活動在本月開始。
別府八湯温泉まつり
Beppu's spring festival of thanks to the hot springs, with the Ogiyama fire burning and the Yu-bukkake water parade.
高遠城址公園さくら祭り
Around 1,500 Takato kohigan cherry trees, a variety found only here, often called Japan's finest blossom.
おおがわら桜まつり(一目千本桜)
An 8 km tunnel of 1,200 cherry trees along the Shiroishi River with snow-capped Mt Zao behind, voted Miyagi's finest blossom spot and lit up at night.
高田城址公園観桜会
One of Japan's three great night cherry blossom festivals, with about 4,000 trees lit around the castle moat.
犬山祭
Thirteen three-tiered floats with mechanical puppets parade the castle town under the cherry blossom.
善光寺御開帳 2027
The once-every-seven-years public display of Zenkoji's Maedachi Honzon, with a tall pillar linked by cord to the image so pilgrims can touch it. The 2022 edition drew 6.36 million visitors.
F1日本グランプリ
Round four of the 2027 Formula 1 season at Suzuka Circuit, run as a sprint weekend with the grand prix on Sunday 11 April.
富士芝桜まつり
About 500,000 moss phlox bloom in patterned fields at Fuji Motosuko Resort, with Mt Fuji behind.
KYOTOGRAPHIE 京都国際写真祭 2027
Kyoto's spring photography festival since 2013, staging international exhibitions in historic buildings normally closed to the public, with the KG+ open-call programme spread over 100+ small venues.
琉球海炎祭
A one-day fireworks illusion of 10,000 fireworks synchronised to music, billed as Japan's earliest summer fireworks.
鎌倉まつり
Kamakura's spring festival at the great Hachimangu shrine, opening with the Shizuka dance and closing with galloping yabusame archers on the shrine approach.
長浜曳山まつり
UNESCO-listed festival where boys aged 5-12 perform kabuki on 400-year-old gilded floats; traced to Hideyoshi's gift celebrating the birth of his son. Coincides with Nagahama's cherry blossom.
春の高山祭(山王祭)
Twelve ornate yatai floats, some with mechanical puppets, parade Takayama's old town for the Hie Shrine festival.
ネモフィラ
Season when Miharashi Hill at Hitachi Seaside Park is covered in blue nemophila flowers.
角館の桜まつり
Weeping cherries over black-fenced samurai houses and a 2 km tunnel of somei yoshino along the Hinokinai River.
雪の大谷フェスティバル
A corridor ploughed through snow up to 20 metres deep at Murodo, on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.
CRAFT SAKE WEEK at ROPPONGI HILLS
Thirteen days of sake tasting from around 130 breweries at Roppongi Hills Arena.
はな・はる・フェスタ
Tokushima's spring festival of Awa Odori performances, local food and crafts at Aibahama Park.
弘前さくらまつり
Cherry blossom festival at Hirosaki Park, where about 2,600 trees of 52 varieties bloom around Hirosaki Castle and its moats.
河内藤園
A private wisteria garden with two tunnels up to 110 metres, open only in season and by advance ticket at peak.
第9回横浜トリエンナーレ
Japan's longest-running international contemporary art triennale, 124 days under artistic directors Cosmin Costinaș and Inti Guerrero, centred on the Yokohama Museum of Art.
ARABAKI ROCK FEST.27
Tohoku's largest rock festival, around 50,000 fans over two days in a national park setting at the foot of Mt Zao, mixing major Japanese rock acts with regional artists.
M3
Japan's leading doujin music fair, a one-day market for independent music at Tokyo Ryutsu Center.
ワールド・オブ・コーヒー東京2027 / ワールドバリスタチャンピオンシップ
The Specialty Coffee Association's trade and consumer expo comes to Japan for the first time, hosting the 2027 World Barista Championship at Tokyo Big Sight over Golden Week.