Events in Japan in April 2027

Cherry BlossomMaruoka Castle Cherry Blossom Festival
1–20 Apr 2027Date not confirmedSakai, Fukui
FestivalShingen-ko Festival
3–5 Apr 2027Date not confirmedKofu, Yamanashi
FestivalOgimachi Sakura Festival
3–5 Apr 2027Date not confirmedOsaka, Osaka
FestivalThe Hida Living Hina Doll Festival
3 Apr 2027Takayama, Gifu
FireworkMount Fuji Fireworks vs Speedway
3 Apr 2027Oyama, Shizuoka
FestivalAll Japan Chindon Contest
3–5 Apr 2027Date not confirmedToyama, Toyama
IlluminationYomiuriland Jewellumination
29 Oct 2026 – 4 Apr 2027Inagi, Tokyo
IlluminationHikari no Yuenchi: Hirakata Park Illumination
31 Oct 2026 – 4 Apr 2027Hirakata, Osaka
IlluminationTokyo Lantern Festival
1 Nov 2026 – 4 Apr 2027Sodegaura, Chiba
IlluminationLaguna Illumination - Carnival of Light and Water
8 Nov 2026 – 4 Apr 2027Gamagori, Aichi
Seasonal NatureThe Original Capybara Open-Air Bath
21 Nov 2026 – 4 Apr 2027Ito, Shizuoka
ExhibitionKINGDOM HEARTS 25th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
5 Feb – 4 Apr 2027Tokyo, Tokyo
FestivalInuyama Festival
4–5 Apr 2027Date not confirmedInuyama, Aichi
ExhibitionHina Doll Festival of the Owari Tokugawa Family
7 Feb – 5 Apr 2027Date not confirmedNagoya, Aichi
ExhibitionCherry Blossom Viewing at the Tokyo National Museum
10 Mar – 5 Apr 2027Date not confirmedTokyo, Tokyo
FestivalKanamara Matsuri "Festival of the Steel Phallus"
5 Apr 2027Date not confirmedKawasaki, Kanagawa
FestivalJozankei Onsen Keiryu Koinobori
10 Apr – 10 May 2027Date not confirmedSapporo, Hokkaido
MarketHakubutsu Mania
10–11 Apr 2027Nagoya, Aichi
IlluminationMoomin Valley and Umbrella
11 Apr – 31 May 2027Date not confirmedHanno, Saitama
Expo & ConventionKochi Anicre
11–12 Apr 2027Date not confirmedKochi, Kochi
Cherry BlossomNoto-Kashima Station Cherry Blossoms
11–23 Apr 2027Date not confirmedAnamizu, Ishikawa
FestivalEchigo Yukiwari Road
7 Mar – 12 Apr 2027Date not confirmedNagaoka, Niigata
Sport & CompetitionALL JAPAN HIPHOP DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
12 Apr 2027Date not confirmedSaitama, Saitama
FestivalBunsui Geisha Parade
12 Apr 2027Date not confirmedTsubame, Niigata
FestivalSanno Festival
12–14 Apr 2027Date not confirmedSado, Niigata
FestivalKumano Hongu Taisha Grand Festival (Reitaisai)
13–15 Apr 2027Date not confirmedTanabe, Wakayama
FestivalSosha Shrine Annual Festival Eve Kyogen Performance
14 Apr 2027Date not confirmedSado, Niigata
FestivalThe Spring Takayama Festival
14–15 Apr 2027Takayama, Gifu
Cherry BlossomRojo Park Cherry Blossoms
15 Mar – 15 Apr 2027Date not confirmedKomatsu, Ishikawa
Cherry BlossomCherry Blossom in Hakusan Shrine & Hakusan Park
15–30 Apr 2027Date not confirmedNiigata, Niigata
FestivalMarumage Festival
17 Apr 2027Himi, Toyama
Food FairOtaru Umeshu Festival
17 Apr – 6 May 2027Date not confirmedOtaru, Hokkaido
FestivalOtawara Yatai Festival
18–19 Apr 2027Date not confirmedOtawara, Tochigi
ExhibitionUNDERTALE MUSEUM Osaka
22 Apr – 9 May 2027Osaka, Osaka
IlluminationZuiryuji Temple "Spring Light-up"
22 Apr – 5 May 2027Date not confirmedTakaoka, Toyama
Cherry BlossomHirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival
23 Apr – 5 May 2027Date not confirmedHirosaki, Aomori
ExhibitionSpecial Exhibition: Kobo Daishi Kukai - Treasures of Koyasan and the Spread of the Faith
24 Apr – 20 Jun 2027Dazaifu, Fukuoka
Sport & CompetitionSado Toki Marathon
25–26 Apr 2027Date not confirmedSado, Niigata
Seasonal NatureRose Festival
25 Apr – 24 May 2027Date not confirmedHirakata, Osaka
Performing ArtJourney to Experience the Authentic Art of Kanazawa Geisha
26 Apr 2027 – 28 Mar 2028Date not confirmedKanazawa, Ishikawa
FestivalIshioka Spring Shishi Festival
29 Apr 2027Date not confirmedIshioka, Ibaraki
FestivalThe Yonezawa Uesugi Matsuri
29 Apr – 3 May 2027Yonezawa, Yamagata
Seasonal NatureStrawberry Hunt in the Land of Oz
17 Jan – 30 Apr 2027Date not confirmedYachiyo, Chiba
IlluminationThe Four Seasons of Kanazawa Castle and Kenrokuen Garden: Spring Illuminations
30 Apr – 2 May 2027Date not confirmedKanazawa, Ishikawa
FestivalMiyajidake Kakashi-no-Sato Festival
20 Mar – 5 May 2027Date not confirmedAmakusa, Kumamoto
IlluminationKanto’s Largest-Class Illumination: Sagamiko Illumillion
14 Nov 2026 – 9 May 2027Sagamihara, Kanagawa
IlluminationOkinawa Tropical Illumination
23 Oct 2026 – 23 May 2027Okinawa, Okinawa
ExhibitionKYOTO NIPPON FESTIVAL
1 Feb – 24 May 2027Date not confirmedKyoto, Kyoto

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