Culture Tsuruga Castle Cherry Blossom Festival 2024 Apr 1st - May 7th One of the best times to visit Tsuruga Castle is during spring when the sakura trees are in bloom, and an annual festival takes..
Activities Ueno Toshogu Shrine Spring Peony Festival 2024 Apr 9th - May 8th Running now for over 40 years, the annual Ueno Toshogu Shrine Spring Peony Festival celebrates the color and beauty of these lovely..
Activities Dogtooth Violets at Totsushozan 2024 Mid Apr - Early May Katakuri, or dogtooth violets, grow in abundance during spring in numerous parts of Japan. If you're looking for one of the..
Outdoors Achi Village Peach Blossom Festival 2024 Late Apr - Early May From mid-April to mid-May, Nagano's Achi Village comes alive with the color of around 10,000 peach trees in bloom, filling the..
Culture Tatebayashi Koinobori Festival 2024 Mar 23rd - May 10th Each year from late March to early May, Gunma's Tatebayashi City hangs around 5000 carp streamers, or koinobori, in anticipation..
Activities Sendai International Half Marathon 2024 Sunday - May 12th Each May 10,000 runners take to the streets to participate in Sendai's International Half Marathon. The festivities are be..
Culture Midori no Kanshasai 2024 May 11th - May 12th Midori no Kanshasai is the climax of a month-long, annual environmental campaign taking place from 15 April to 14 May to incre..
Culture Hino Shinsengumi Matsuri 2024 May 11th - May 12th The celebration for the famous samurai squad in Hino, hometown of the Shinsengumi, is held on the second weekend in May .