Activities Kurokawa Onsen Yu Akari Illumination 2024-2025 Late Dec - Late Mar The Yu Akari Illumination at Kumamoto's Kurokawa Onsen is now in its tenth year, and it sees hundreds of locally-crafted bamboo..
Activities Hoshikawa Illumination 2024-2025 Early Dec - Late Mar The Hoshikawa Illumination event takes place along Kumagaya's Hoshikawa Street, and it includes around 40,000 sparkling LED..
Culture Hina Festival of Inatori Onsen 2025 Late Jan - Late Mar From January 20th to March 31st, the tiny seaside town of Inatori, in the Izu Peninsula, hosts its annual 'Hina-no-tsurushikazari..
Culture Sumo at Yasukuni Shrine 2025 Late Mar Each year Yasukuni Shrine holds a ceremonial sumo event where you can watch sumo wrestling for free
Activities Akima Plum Grove Festival 2025 Mid Feb - Late Mar One of the best places to enjoy plum blossoms in Gunma is at the Akima Plum Grove – it's regarded as one of the three grea..
Culture Gotenyama Sakura Festival 2025 Mid - Late Mar There are a myriad of incredible destinations to enjoy sakura season in Tokyo, and one of Shinagawa's top spots is Gotenya..
Outdoors Machida Sakura Festival 2025 Late Mar The Machida Sakura Festival is a multi-venue event which celebrates the best of cherry blossom season in the area.
Culture Mt. Konpira & Setogawa Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 Late Mar The Mount Konpira and Setogawa sakura festival takes place in early April, and includes taiko drum performances, a stage show, various..