Kitano Odori
The first of Kyoto's annual spring geisha performances, performed by the geiko and maiko of Kamishichen.
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Kiyomizu-dera Spring Illuminations
To celebrate the change to spring, Kiyomizu-dera will hold a night event to brighten up the foliage.
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Inuyama Festival
The Inuyama Matsuri is held at the beginning of April in the city of Inuyama in Aichi Prefecture. Coinciding with the blooming of the cherry blossoms, the festival features processions of three …
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Shizuoka Matsuri
The Shizuoka Festival is Shizuoka City’s biggest spring festival. The three day event features a yatai-mura (outdoor food village), cherry blossoms, parades, performances, and cosplay. In …
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Kyo Odori
A performance by the geiko and maiko of Kyoto's Miyagawachō district to welcome spring.
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Maruyama Park Weeping Cherry Tree Illumination
The light-up event of the weeping cherry tree at Maruyama Park in Kyoto is a must-see annual tradition.
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Tightrope Lion Dance
One of Japan’s more unusual festivals, here you can watch brave performers balance on a tightrope strung across a 10m-wide valley while wearing a heavy headdress. Held in the grounds of …
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Huis Ten Bosch Tulip Festival 2023
There's a little Netherlands in Nagasaki and in spring it transforms itself into a tulip paradise.
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Okazaki Canal Boat Rides
There are countless ways to make the most of cherry blossom season in Kyoto — hanami (blossom viewing) picnics, strolls along the Kamogawa River, and boat rides down the Okazaki canal. The …
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Osaka Mint Bureau Cherry Blossom Viewing
Each year for one week in mid April, the Osaka Mint Bureau opens their grounds for ‘Sakura Torinuke” — cherry blossom viewing. The particular variety for which the mint grounds …
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Nijo Castle Sakura Festival 2023
Tokyo-based art collective Naked once again has a hand in these stunning, seasonal illuminations.
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Hanabi Illusion 2023
Japan's earliest 'summer fireworks festival' takes place in Okinawa in April!
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Heian Jingu Reisai Festival
Celebrating the accession ceremony day of the temple’s deity – Emperor Kanmu in 781 in Nara, this annual festival features an opportunity to see Geiko (the geisha of Kyoto) and Maiko, …
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Fuji-Kawaguchiko Cherry Blossom Festival 2023
Take this chance to visit Kawaguchiko during cherry blossom season and be rewarded with an incredible view of Mount Fuji.
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Okinawa International Film Festival
Founded in 2009 by comedy giant Yoshimoto Kogyo, the Okinawa International Film Festival has a packed schedule which includes comedy and drama, as well as documentaries, young-director showcases, …
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Nagahama Hikiyama Festival
Taking place in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, the Hikiyama Festival is named for the wheeled festival floats which are pulled along at many traditional festivals. However, the festival is known for …
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Hiroshima Mint Cherry Blossom Viewing
Like the head office in Osaka, the Hiroshima branch of the Japan Mint has a garden of late blossoming yaezakura cherry trees. The garden boasts 64 multi-petaled varieties of sakura and 216 trees. …
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Nagano Marathon 2023
Nagano Marathon awes with snow-capped mountain views and heaps of blooming cherry blossoms. Entry Entry is usually from November to December. Entry price was for the 2023 race. Course The course …
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Nagasaki Tall Ship Festival
CancelledThe Nagasaki Tall Ship Festival takes place in April each year in the spectacular backdrop of Nagasaki Harbor. Typically the event features a number of square rigged tall ships with their …
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Kintaikyo Bridge Festival
Taking place every year on the the birthday of Showa-Emperor Hirohito, this festival has parades, processions and even a flea market. Forced to spend alternate years in the ancient capital, the …
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Spring Kemari Festival
Held at Tanzan Jinja Shrine both in spring and August, the Kemari Festival features beautiful processions, rituals and eventually a game of kemari. Wearing colorful robes from the 7th century, …
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Miyako Odori
Celebrate spring in Kyoto with the annual Miyako Odori, a performance by geiko (the Kyoto word for geisha) and maiko (apprentice geiko) from Gion Kōbu — the largest of the city’s …
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