Culture Kairakuen UME The Lights 2026 Feb 13th - Mar 15th Held during the Mito Plum Festival season, Kairakuen UME The Lights is a nighttime illumination event that reimagines Kairakuen..
Activities Iwatsuki Castle Park Sakura Festival 2026 Saturday - Mar 28th Iwatsuki Castle Park is one of the best sakura viewing spots in Saitama Prefecture, with around 600 trees turning the grounds into..
Culture Kamakura Bamboo Day 2026 Late Mar Kamakura’s much-anticipated Bamboo Day event is set to return, offering visitors a chance to experience the beauty and versati..
Activities Night Sakura Pilgrimage at Yasukuni Shrine 2026 Late Mar For three nights in late March, Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine will host the Night Cherry Blossom Pilgrimage, an event that invites..
Activities Meets Arashiyama Project 2026 Mar 13th - Mar 29th Led by creative company Naked Co., Ltd., the Meets Arashiyama Project is designed to counter mass tourism by building a more sustainable..
Activities Hoshikawa Illumination 2025-2026 Mid Dec - Late Mar The Hoshikawa Illumination event takes place along Kumagaya's Hoshikawa Street, and it includes around 40,000 sparkling LED..
Activities Kurokawa Onsen Yu Akari Illumination 2025-2026 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..