(3rd Update) Cherry Blossom Festival - Calendar of Events 2023 in Japan

After the plum festival, it's time for cherry blossom festival. Many events are cancelled or reduce the size of events. Please see the calendar of events in 2023 as below. We will keep you updated.

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Year 2023	Events	Time	Venue	Link
1-Mar	Spring Urara	9:00-16:30	Higashitaniyama Fruit Park, Nagoya	Link
10-Mar	KIOI SPRING 2023	Illumination time: Every Friday 19:00, 20:00, 21:00	Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho	Link
11 Mar	Utsunomiya Castle Cherry Blossom Festival	10:00-15:00	Utsunomiya Castle Ruins Park, Tochigi	Link
15 Mar - 16 Apr	Midtown Blossom		Tokyo Midtown, Tokyo	Link
17 Mar – 9 Apr	Nihonbashi Sakura Festival		Nihombashi / Yaesu, Kyobashi, Tokyo	Link
17 Mar - 15 Apr	Nijo Castle Sakura Festival	8:45-16:00 Light Up: 18:00-21:00	Nijo Castle, Kyoto	Link
21 Mar – 7 May	Nagoya Castle Spring Festival	09:00-19:30	Nagoya Castle	Link
17 Mar – 9 Apr	Ueno Sakura Matsuri	10:00-20:00 Light-up：5:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Ueno Park, Tokyo	Link
18 Mar - 2 Apr	Oedo Fukagawa Cherry Blossom Festival	Light up: 17:00-22:00	Along Oyokogawa River, Monzen-nakacho area, Tokyo	Link
18 Mar - 2 Apr	Bunkyo Cherry Blossom Festival		Harimazaka Slope in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo	Link
18 Mar - 2 Apr	The Tsurugashima Cherry Blossom Festival		Tsurugashima Sports Park, Saitama	Link
18-26  Mar	Minato Mirai 21 Sakura Festa 2023		Minato Mirai, Yokohama	Link
18 Mar - 9 Apr 23	Yozakura Jewellumination	16:00-20:30	Yomiuriland, Tokyo	Link
18 Mar - 16 Apr	Sagamiko Sakura Festival		Sagamiko Resort, Kanagawa	Link
18 Mar- 7 May	The 73rd Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden Spring Festival		Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden, Higashiyama Sky Tower - Nagoya	Link
18 Mar – 9 Apr	Bokutei Cherry Blossom Festival	Light up: 18:30-21:00	Sumida Park - Tokyo	Link
18-19 Mar	Sumida Park Sakura Festival	10:00-18:00	Sumida Park, Tokyo	Link
19, 25-26 Mar	Suitopia Konan Sakura Festival	10:00-17:00	Suitopia Konan, Aichi	Link
19 Mar - 9 Apr	Wakayama Castle Park Cherry Blossom Festival		Wakayama Castle	Link
20 Mar - 6 Apr	Shinshiro Cherry Blossom Festival		Sakurabuchi Park, Aichi	Link
20 Mar - 14 Apr	Nabari Sakura Festival	09:30-21:30	Nabari Central Park, Mie	Link
22 Mar - 9 Apr	Ibara Sakura Festival	Lighting time: 18:30-22:00	Odagawa embankment (Ihara embankment), Aihara Park - Okayama	Link
24 Mar - 4 Apr	Sakura Festival in Chiyoda		Chidori ga fuchi Park-Kudanzaka Park, Tokyo	Link
24 Mar -7 Apr	Mt. Komaki Cherry Blossom Festival	Evening Illumination: 18:00-21:00	Ruins of the Komaki Castle on Mount Komaki - Aichi	Link
24 Mar - 9 Apr	Okazaki Cherry Blossom Festival	Light Up: 18:00-21:00	Premises of Okazaki Park Riverbanks of Otogawa River Walled margins of Igagawa River, Aichi	Link
24 Mar - 2 Apr	Fukuoka Castle Sakura Festival	10:00 - 21:00         Light up 18:00 - 21:00	Fukuoka Castle	Link
24 Mar - 9 Apr	Cherry Blossom Night Viewing 2023	Until 21:00	Nishinomaru Garden, Osaka	Link
24 Mar - 30 Jun	Kurayoshi Spring Festival		Utsubuki Park - Kurayoshi, Tottori	Link
25 Mar - 9 Apr	The 38th Fukui Cherry Blossom Festival		Fukui City - Asuwa River and Mt. Asuwa	Link
25 Mar - 2 Apr	Kakamigahara Cherry Blossom Festival		Shimin Park and along the banks of the Shinsakai River, Gifu	Link
25-26 Mar 23	Iwatsuki Castle Park Cherry Blossom Festival	9:00-21:00 Light up 17-26 Mar (18:00-21:00)	Iwatsuki Castle Park - Saitama	Link
25 Mar - 4 Apr	Sankeien Cherry Blossom	9:00-21:00 (Last entry 20:30)	Sankeien Garden - Yokohama	Link
25 Mar - 6 Apr	Kariya Cherry Blossoms Festival - Suhara Park		Suhara Park, Aichi	Link
25 Mar - 6 Apr	Arakogawa Park Cherry Blossom Festival		Arakogawa Park, Minato Ward - Nagoya	Link
25 Mar - 9 Apr	Yasugi Park Cherry Blossom Festival		Yasugi Park, Shimane	Link
25 Mar - 9 Apr	Hayashima Park night cherry blossom light up	Weekdays 19:00-21:00 Sat - Sun 19:00-21:30	Hayashima Park - Okayama	Link
25-26 Mar	Minami Ward Sakura Festival	10:00-15:00	Maita Park, Yokohama	Link
25 Mar - 9 Apr	Cherry Blossoms Festival in Atamijo (Castle)	09:00-17:00	Atami Castle, Shizuoka	Link
25 Mar – 9 Apr	Nagano Park Sakura and Light Corridor	18:00-21:00	Nagano Park / Oku Kawachi Sakura Park – Osaka	Link
25 Mar - 2 Apr	Suigen Cherry Blossoms Festival		Suigen Park, Aichi	Link
25 Mar - 23 Apr	Koedo Kawagoe Spring Festival		Kawagoe city center - Saitama	Link
25-26 Mar	Sakaemachi Sakura Festival		Drum no Sato - Chiba	Link
25 Mar – 2 Apr	Atsugi Iiyama Cherry Blossom Festival		Iiyama Hakusan Forest Park, Kanagawa	Link
25 Mar - 3 Apr	Okayama City Handayama Botanical Garden Cherry Blossom Festival	9:00-21:00	Okayama City Handayama Botanical Garden - Okayama	Link
25 Mar - 9 Apr	Satte Cherry Blossom Festival		Gogendo Park, Saitama	Link
25 Mar - 9 Apr	Tsuyama Cherry Blossom Festival		Tsuyama Castle (Tsuruyama Park) - Okayama	Link
25-26 Mar	Mochio Cherry Blossom Festival		Mochio Park, Miyazaki	Link
26 Mar - 9 Apr	Sankyu Park Sakura Festival		Sankyu Park - Okayama	Link
31 Mar - 23 Apr	NAKED Sakura Shinjuku Gyoen 2023	19:00-21:00	Shinjuku Gyoen, Tokyo	Link
31 Mar - 2 Apr	Roppongi Hills Spring Festival 2023	31 Mar: 17:00-20:00 1-2 Apr 12:00-18:00	Around Roppongi Hills Arena and Mohri Garden, Tokyo	Link
31 Mar - 2 Apr	ARK Hills Sakura Festival 2023	31 Mar 11:00-20:00 1-2 Apr 10:00-20:00	ARK Hills ARK・Karajan Place, Tokyo	Link
31 Mar – 9 Apr	Expo'70 Commemorative Park Cherry Festival	Light up: 18:00-21:00	Expo'70 Commemorative Park – Osaka	Link
31 Mar - 13 Apr	Okayama Sakura Carnival	10:00-21:00 (Light up from sunset to 21:00)	Asahi River Sakura Road - Okayama	Link
31 Mar - 13 Apr	Miyagi Ogawara Cherry Blossom Festival	10:00-16:00, Illumination: 18:00-22:00	3 minutes walk from JR Ogawara station (riverside)	Link
1-Apr	Nada Cherry Blossom Festival	10:00-15:00	Togagawa Park - Kobe, Hyogo	Link
1-2 Apr	Hananomien Cherry Blossom Festival	1st Apr: 9:00-16:00 2nd Apr: 10:00-15:00	Hananomien, Chiba	Link
1-2 Apr	Okoyama Cherry Blossom Festival	10:00-16:00	Kochi Prefectural Museum of History	Link
1-2 Apr	Meguro East Area Cherry Blossom Festival	10:00-18:00	Dendo Hiroba Park - Tokyo	Link
1-16 Apr	Akagi Cherry Blossom Festival		South side of Mt.Akagi - Gunma	Link
1-2 Apr	Ujigawa River Cherry Blossom Festival	10:00-16:00	Near Uji River, Kyoto	Link
2 - 9 Apr	Himeji Castle Cherry Blossoms at Night	18:30-21:00 (Entrance until 20:30)	Himeji Castle - Nishinomaru Garden	Link
5-16 Apr	Fuji Kawaguchiko Sakura Festival	10:00-17:00	Lake Kawaguchiko	Link
5 - 16 Apr	Gaisen Cherry Blossom Festival	10:00-15:00	Kamimachi, Shinjo Village - Okayama	Link
7-13 Apr	Osaka Mint Bureau Cherry Blossom Viewing	10:00 - 19:30 (weekdays)	Osaka Mint Bureau - Osaka	Link
		9:00-19:30 (Saturday and Sunday)
7-13 Apr	Saitama Mint Bureau Cherry Blossom Viewing	9:00-19:30	Osaka Mint Bureau - Saitama	Link
8 - 30 Apr	Akayu Onsen Cherry Blossom Festival		Eboshiyama Park, Yamagata	Link
8-Apr	The 38th Himeji Castle Cherry Blossom Viewing Party	10:00-16:00	Himeji Castle Sannomaru Square	Link
12-18 Apr	Hiroshima Mint Cherry Blossom Viewing	10:00-20:00	Japan Mint HIroshima Branch, Hiroshima	Link
14 Apr - 7 May	Chichibu Shibazakura Festival		Shibazakura no Oka, Hitsujiyama Koen	Link
14-27 Apr	Yaezakura Festival 2023	9:00-17:00	Shizumine Furusato Park, Ibaraki	Link
15-30 Apr	Kitakami Tenshochi Cherry Blossom		Kitakami’s Tenshochi Park – Iwate	Link
20 Apr – 5 May	Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival	Illumination: 17:30-22:00	Hinokinai River, Kakunodate Samurai District - Akita	Link
20 Apr – 5 May	Towada City Spring Festival		Towada City - Aomori	Link
21 Apr – 5 May	Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival	Light Up: Sunset-22:00	Hirosaki Park, Aomori	Link
22 Apr  - 7 May	Matsumae Cherry Blossom Festival		Matsumae Castle - Hokkaido	Link
29 Apr - 5 May	Hachinohe Park Spring Festival	9:00-17:00	Hachinohe Park - Aomori	Link
29 Apr  - 14 May	Morimachi Cherry Blossom Festival		Aoba Igaku Park - Hokkaido	Link
14-May	Noboribetsu Cherry Blossom Festival		Noboribetsu Minatomachi - Hokkaido	Link