Festivals of Japan : Spring

Experience traditional culture and seasonal celebrations by attending a Japanese festival!

Every last weekend and Monday of May (from 2024)

Soma-Nomaoi

Fukushima

Early February - Early March every year (tentative)

Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival

Shizuoka

Every year around February

Nagasaki Lantern Festival

Nagasaki

Mid-February - Early April every year (tentative)

Big Hina Matsuri

Tokushima

Late February - Late March every year (tentative)

Mito Plum Blossom Festival

Ibaraki

Late February - Early March every year (tentative)

Katsuura Big Doll Festival

Chiba

March 3 every year

Hina Nagashi

Wakayama

Late March every year (tentative)

The Kanoukaen

Nagasaki

End of March to mid April every year *varies depending on the state of bloom of the cherry blossoms.

Takada Castle Site Park Cherry Blossom Festival

Niigata

Early to mid-April *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees.

Shibata Cherry Blossom Festival & Ogawara Cherry Blossom Festival

Miyagi

Early April–End May every year (tentative) *The best time to see nemophila is from mid-April to early May

Flowering

Ibaraki

Early to mid April (from the beginning to the end of the cherry blossoms blooming)

Takato Castle Ruins Park Sakura Festival

Nagano

The first Saturday and Sunday of April every year

Inuyama Festival

Aichi

April 1 to the following Sunday every year *There are irregularities

Beppu Hatto Hot Spring Festival

Oita

Early April every year (tentative)

Castle Town Obata Cherry Blossom Festival

Gumma

The first Sunday of April every year.

Washibara Hachimangu Shrine Yabusame Shinji

Shimane

Mid-April every year (tentative)

Hana Haru Festa

Tokushima

Mid-April every year (tentative)

The Ushibuka Haiya Festibal

Kumamoto

April 9–17 every year

Nagahama Hikiyama Festival

Shiga

Spring Takayama Festival (Sanno Festival): April 14 and 15 every year (tentative) [Autumn Takayama Festival (Hachiman Festival): October 9 and 10 every year (tentative)]

Takayama Festival

Gifu

Third week in April every year

Nobeoka Imayama Daishi Matsuri

Miyazaki

April 19 and 20 every year

Furukawa Festival

Gifu

April 20–May 5 every year

The Sakura Festival of Kakunodate

Akita

April 23 to May 5 every year (may be changed depending on the state of bloom)

Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival

Aomori

Late April - Early May every year (tentative)

Yonezawa Uesugi Festival

Yamagata

Late April every year (tentative)

Tosa Akaoka Dorome Festival

Kochi

Late April - Early May every year (tentative)

Arita Ceramic Bazaar

Saga

One day in late March or early April (March 3 according to the old calendar)

Nagashibina in Mochigase

Tottori

Early May every year (tentative)

Takaoka Mikuruma-yama Festival

Toyama

Early May every year (tentative)

Seihakusai Festival

Ishikawa

Early May every year (tentative)

Iga Ueno NINJA Festa

Mie

Late April to early May every year (tentative)

Tomonoura, Fukuyama, Sea Bream Net-fishing

Hiroshima

May 2–4 every year

Shimonoseki Kaikyo Festival

Yamaguchi

Early May every year (tentative)

Odawara Hojo Godai Festival

Kanagawa

Early May every year (tentative)

Hamamatsu Festival

Shizuoka

Held on May 3 and 4 every year (scheduled)

Marugame Castle Festival

Kagawa

Early May

Fukiagehama Sand Festa

Kagoshima

Mid-May every year (tentative)

Kanda Festival

Tokyo

The weekend preceding May 15 every year

OGAKI FESTIVAL

Gifu

May 17 and 18 every year

Nikko Toshogu Shrine Annual Grand Spring Festival

Tochigi

Mid-May every year (tentative)

Sanja Festival

Tokyo

May 19–21 every year

Mikuni Festival

Fukui

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