(2nd Update) Cherry Blossom (Sakura) Events 2018 in Japan

Now, It's time for Cherry Blossom or Sakura Festival. You can enjoy Hanami (Sakura Viewing) and also participate in variety of events as below. I will keep updated.

Photo: Fukuoka Now

Year 2018	Events	Time	Venue	Link
16 Mar – 15 Apr	Midtown Blossom 2018	Light Up: 17:00-23:00	Tokyo Midtown, Tokyo	Link
16 Mar – 15 Apr	Nihonbashi Sakura Festival		Nihombashi Station, Tokyo	Link
18-Mar	Nojirikopia Sakura Matsuri	10:00-15:00	Nojirikopia - Miyazaki	Link
20 Mar – 8 Apr	Sumida Park Sakura Festival		Sumida Park, Tokyo	Link
21 Mar – 8 Apr	Ueno Sakura Matsuri	Light-up：5:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Ueno Park, Tokyo	Link
			Access
22 Mar – 8 Apr	Bokutei Cherry Blossom Festival	10:00-21:00	Sumida Park - Tokyo	Link
23 Mar – 13 Apr	Nabari Sakura Matsuri	9:00 am - 9:30 pm	Nabari Central Park - Mie	Link
Event Date: 7 April 18
24 Mar – 6 May	Nagoya-jo Spring Festival	Sakura Festival:	Nagoya Castle	Link
(Sakura Festival: 24 Mar – 8 Apr)		09:00-19:30	Admission Fee:
			Adult 500 yen
			Elderly people in Nagoya city: 100 yen
24 Mar - 8 Apr	The 47th Bunkyo Cherry Blossom Festival		Between 4 and 5-chome, Koishikawa (Harimazaka Cherry Road)	Link
			Bunkyo-ku - Tokyo
24 Mar - 8 Apr	Cherry Blossoms Festival in Atamijo (Castle) 2018	09:00-21:00	Atami Castle, Shizuoka	Link
24 Mar - 8 Apr	Fukuoka Castle Sakura Festival	10:00 - 22:00         Light up 18:00 - 22:00	Fukuoka Castle	Link
24 Mar – 10 Apr	Nakameguro Cherry Blossom Festival		Nakameguro - Tokyo	Link
25 Mar – 8 Apr	Tatebayashi Cherry Blossom Festival		Banks of Tsuruuda River and other places (Hanayama-cho and other, Tatebayashi-shi, Gunma)	Link
26 Mar – 8 Apr	Chiyoda Cherry Blossom Festival		Kitanomaru Park - Tokyo	Link
28 Mar – 15 Apr	Expo'70 Commemorative Park Cherry Festival	09:30-21:00	Expo'70 Commemorative Park – Osaka	Link
			Adult 250 yen
		Light up:
		18:00-21:00
30-Mar	Mochio Sakura Matsuri 2018		Mochio Park - Miyazaki	Link
31 Mar – 1 Apr	Okoyama Cherry Blossom Festival 2018	31/3 10:00-17:00	Kochi Prefectural Museum of History	Link
		1/4 10:00-16:00
31 Mar - 1 Apr	Iwatsuki Castle Park Cherry Blossom Festival	10:00-16:00	Iwatsuki Castle Park - Saitama	Link
31 Mar – 8 Apr	Cherry Blossom Night Viewing	18:30 - 21:00 (Last entry 20:30)	Sankeien Garden - Yokohama	Link
31 Mar – 9 Apr	Usuki Castle Sakura Festival		Usuki Castle Ruins - Oita	Link
31 Mar - 5 May	Koedo Kawagoe Spring Festival		Kawagoe city center - Saitama	Link
31 Mar – 15 Apr	Cherry Blossom Nighttime Illumination at Nagano Park	18:00-21:00	Nagano Park / Oku Kawachi Sakura Park – Osaka	Link
			(Free Admission)
31 Mar – 8 Apr	Yonago Cherry Blossom Festival	09:00-22:30	Minatoyama Park - Tottori	Link

Year 2018	Events	Time	Venue	Link
1-10 Apr	Mt. Komaki Cherry Blossom Festival		Ruins of the Komaki Castle on Mount Komaki - Aichi	Link
3 - 8 Apr	Night Cherry Blossom	18:00-21:00 (Entrance until 20:30)	Himeji Castle - Nishinomaru Garden	Link
4 - 8 Apr	Yasugi Park Cherry Blossom Festival 2018	4-6 Apr 13:00 -	Yasugi Park, Shimane	Link
		7 Apr 13:00- / 15:00, 19:00 -
		8 Apr 13:00- / 15:00, 18:00 -
		Light Up: 18:00-22:00
5-19 Apr	Miyagi Ogawara Cherry Blossom Festival	10:00-16:00	3 minutes walk from JR Ogawara station (riverside)	Link
		Illumination: 18:00-22:00
07-Apr	The 33rd Himeji Castle Sakura Viewing Festival	10:00-16:00	Himeji Castle Sannomaru Square - Hyogo	Link
(If it is rainy postpone to 8 Apr)
7-8 Apr	Sakae Cherry Blossom Festival		Drum no Sato - Chiba	Link
7-22 Apr	Akagi Cherry Blossom Festival	09:00-20:00	South side of Mt.Akagi - Gunma	Link
08-Apr	Bando Sakura Matsuri	10:00-16:00	Sakasaijoato Park, Yasaka Park - Ibaraki	Link
9-29 Apr	Wakuya Cherry Blossom Festival	Light up:	Shiroyama Park - Miyagi	Link
		18:30-21:00
10 Apr – 6 May	Kitakami Tenshochi Cherry Blossom		Kitakami’s Tenshochi Park – Iwate	Link
			Access
			JR Kitakami Station
11 - 17 Apr	Osaka Mint Bureau Cherry Blossom Viewing	10:00 - 21:00 (weekdays) 9:00-21:00 (Saturday and Sunday)	Osaka Mint Bureau - Osaka	Link
15-Apr	Numata Park Cherry Blossom Festival	10:00-15:30	Numata Park - Gunma	Link
Illumination: 28 Mar-19 Apr
20 Apr – 5 May	Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival		Hinokinai River, Kakunodate Samurai District - Akita	Link
21 Apr – 6 May	Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival		Hirosaki Park, Aomori	Link
			Access
			JR Hirosaki Station
28 Apr  - 13 May	Matsumae Cherry Blossom Festival		Matsumae Castle - Hokkaido	Link
28 Apr  - 13 May	Morimachi cherry blossom Festival		Aobagaoka Park - Hokkaido	Link