(2nd Update) Cherry Blossom Festival - Calendar of Events 2026 in Japan

After the plum festival, it's time for cherry blossom festival. Some events are cancelled or reduce the size of events. Please see the calendar of events in 2026 as below. We will keep you updated.

Photo: Fukuoka Now

Year 2026	Events	Time	Venue	Link
5 Mar - 22 Apr	Sakura Festival in Chiyoda		Chidori ga fuchi Park-Kudanzaka Park, Tokyo	Link
6 Mar - 12 Apr	Kinshin Park Cherry Blossom Festival		Kinshi Park, Tokyo	Link
6 Mar - 19 Apr	Takanawa Cherry Blossom Festival 2026		The Prince Sakura Tower Tokyo, Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Takanawa Hanakohro, Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa - Tokyo	Link
7 Mar	Utsunomiya Castle Cherry Blossom Festival	10:00-15:00	Utsunomiya Castle Ruins Park, Tochigi	Link
11 Mar - 9 Apr	Osanbashi Cherry Blossom Festival 2026	Lights up 17:00-22:00	Yokohama Port Osanbashi International Passenger Terminal Rooftop (Kujira no Senaka	Link
13 Mar - 12 Apr	Midtown Blossom 2026		Tokyo Midtown, Tokyo	Link
14-15 Mar	Kawazu Cherry Blossom Viewing	9:00-16:00	Kojima Lake Flower Corridor, Okayama	Link
14 Mar – 5 Apr	138 Tower Park Cherry Blossom Festival		138 Tower Park, Aichi	Link
14 Mar- 6 May	Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden Spring Festival		Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden, Higashiyama Sky Tower - Nagoya	Link
14 Mar – 5 Apr	Ueno Sakura Matsuri	10:00-21:00	Ueno Park, Tokyo	Link
18 Mar – 5 Apr	Sakura Fes Nihonbashi 2026		Nihombashi / Yaesu, Kyobashi, Tokyo	Link
18 Mar - Early Apr	Sera Kogen Farm Sakura Festival	9:00-17:00	Sera Kogen Farm - Hiroshima	Link
19 Mar - 19 Apr	Nijo Castle Sakura Festival	8:45-16:00 Light Up: 18:00-21:00	Nijo Castle, Kyoto	Link
19 Mar - 12 Apr	Meguro River Sakura Light-up 2025 ~Gotanda YOZAKURA~	17:00-21:00	Gotanda Fureai Waterfront Square, Tokyo	Link
19-29 Mar	Iwatsuki Castle Park Cherry Blossom Festival	9:00-21:00	Iwatsuki Castle Park - Saitama	Link
20 Mar – 5 Apr	Nagoya Castle Spring Festival	09:00-19:30	Nagoya Castle	Link
20 Mar – 5 Apr	Boku-Tei Cherry Blossom Festival	18:30-21:00	Sumida Park, Tokyo	Link
20 Mar - 12 Apr	Spring Breeze Connecting Festival	10:00-17:00	Sumida Park Breeze Plaza, Tokyo	Link
20 Mar - 12 Apr	Tsuruma Park Flower Festival		Tsuruma Park, Nagoya	Link
20 Mar - 19 Apr	Sagamiko Sakura Festival	Weekdays: 10:00-20:00 Holidays: 9:30-20:30	Sagamiko Resort, Kanagawa	Link
20 Mar – 5 Apr	SAKURA EXPO 2026	09:30-17:00	Expo'70 Commemorative Park – Osaka	Link
20 Mar - 12 Apr	Ibara Sakura Festival	Lighting time: 18:30-22:00	Odagawa embankment (Ihara embankment), Aihara Park - Okayama	Link
20 Mar - 12 Apr	Wakayama Castle Park Cherry Blossom Festival		Wakayama Castle	Link
20 Mar - 5 Apr	Tokorozawa Sakura Town Sakura Festival		Tokorozawa Sakura Town - Saitama	Link
20 Mar - 12 Apr	Oedo Fukagawa Cherry Blossom Festival		Along Oyokogawa River, Monzen-nakacho area, Tokyo	Link
20 Mar – 20 Apr	Kimiidera Cherry Blossom Festival	Light up: 18:00-22:00	Kimiidera, Wakayama	Link
20 Mar - 10 Apr	Mt. Komaki Cherry Blossom Festival	Evening Illumination: 18:00-21:00	Ruins of the Komaki Castle on Mount Komaki - Aichi	Link
20 Mar - 5 Apr	The Tsurugashima Cherry Blossom Festival		Tsurugashima Sports Park, Saitama	Link
20 Mar - 12 Apr	Osaka Castle Park Spring Festival (Nighttime Cherry Blossom Viewing 2026)	09:00-21:00	Nishinomaru Garden, Osaka	Link
21 Mar - 5 Apr	Bunkyo Cherry Blossom Festival		Harimazaka Slope in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo	Link
21 Mar - 5 Apr	Fukui Cherry Blossom Festival		Asuwa River Cherry blossom trees - Fukui	Link
21 Mar - 12 Apr	Sewaritei Sakura Festival	9:00-17:00	Yodogawa Park, Kyoto	Link
21-29  Mar	Minato Mirai 21 Sakura Festa 2026		Minato Mirai, Yokohama	Link
21-22 Mar	The 3rd Minami Sakura Festival	21 Mar 14:00-19:00 22 Mar 10:00-15:00	Makita Park - Yokohama	Link
22-Mar	Sakaemachi Sakura Festival	10:00-15:00	Drum Village Sakura Square - Chiba	Link
22-Mar	Suitopia Konan Sakura Festival	10:00-17:00	Suitopia Konan, Aichi	Link
25 Mar - 6 Apr	Kariya Cherry Blossoms Festival		Kijo Park and Suhara Park, Aichi	Link
25 Mar - 6 Apr	Arakogawa Park Cherry Blossom Festival		Arakogawa Park, Minato Ward - Nagoya	Link
25 Mar - 12 Apr	Shinshiro Cherry Blossom Festival		Sakurabuchi Park, Aichi	Link
25 Mar - 5 Apr	Okazaki Cherry Blossoms Festival	Light up: 18:00-21:00	Okazaki Park and surrounding areas - Aichi	Link
25 Mar - 5 Apr	Fukuoka Castle Sakura Festival	Light up 18:00-22:00	Fukuoka Castle	Link
25 Mar - 6 Apr	Arakogawa Park Cherry Blossom Festival	Light display: 6:00 pm–9:00 pm	Arakogawa Park's Garden Plaza, Nagoya	Link
26 Mar - 12 Apr	Hayashima Park night cherry blossom light up	Weekdays 19:00-21:00 Sat - Sun 19:00-21:30	Hayashima Park - Okayama	Link
26 Mar - 5 Apr	Cherry Blossoms Festival in Atamijo (Castle)	09:00-17:00	Atami Castle, Shizuoka	Link
26 Mar - 8 Apr	Kumagaya Cherry Blossom Festival 2026	10:00-21:00 (Light up 18:00-21:00)	Kumagaya Arakawa Ryokuchi Park -Saitama	Link
27 Mar - 12 Apr	Satte Cherry Blossom Festival		Gogendo Park, Saitama	Link
27 Mar - 5 Apr	Okayama Sakura Carnival	10:00-21:00 (Light up from sunset to 21:00)	Asahi River Sakura Road - Okayama	Link
27 Mar - 5 Apr	Tateyama Park Cherry Blossom Festival		Tateyama Park, Nagasaki	Link
27 Mar - 5 Apr	Sankeien Garden Cherry Blossom Illumination	18:00-21:00	Sankeien Garden - Yokohama	Link
27-29 Mar	ARK Hills Sakura Festival 2026		ARK Hills ARK・Karajan Place, Tokyo	Link
28 Mar - 30 Apr	Otokoyama Sakura Festival		Iwashimizu Hachiman Shrine - Kyoto	Link
28 Mar - 2 Apr	Cherry Blossom at Sakura Castle Ruins	10:00-16:00	Sakura Castle Ruins Park - Chiba	Link
28 Mar - 12 Apr	Suigen Cherry Blossoms Festival		Suigen Park, Aichi	Link
28 Mar - 5 Apr	Iwakura Cherry Blossom Festival	Light Up: 18:00-20:30	Gojogawa River in Iwakura-City between Meijibashi Bridge, Aichi	Link
28 Mar - 12 Apr	Tsuyama Cherry Blossom Festival	7:30-22:00	Tsuyama Castle (Tsuruyama Park) - Okayama	Link
28 Mar - 26 Apr	Koedo Kawagoe Spring Festival		Kawagoe city center - Saitama	Link
28-29 Mar	Atsugi Iiyama Cherry Blossom Festival	11:00-20:00	Iiyama Hakusan Forest Park, Kanagawa	Link
28-29 Mar	Machida Sakura Festival	10:00-16:00	Serigaya Park, Tokyo	Link
28-29 Mar	Tokiwadaira Sakura Festival	12:00-18:00	Tokiwadaira Sakura Street, Chiba	Link
28-Mar	The 41th Himeji Castle Cherry Blossom	10:00-16:00	Himeji Castle Sannomaru Square, Hyogo	Link
28 Mar - 12 Apr	The Mito Cherry Blossom Festival	Light up: 18:00-22:00	Senba Lake - Miyagi	Link
28-29 Mar	Mochio Park Cherry Blossom Festival		Mochio Park, Miyazaki	Link
28 Mar -12 Apr	Fuji Kawaguchiko Sakura Festival	10:00-17:00	Lake Kawaguchiko	Link
29-Mar	Omura Cherry Blossom Festival	10:30-15:30	Omura Park 3rd parking lot, Nagasaki	Link
29-30 Mar	Shirotori Garden Cherry Blossom Viewing	9:00-17:00	Shirotori Garden - Nagoya	Link
1-12 April	Miyama Sakura Festival	Lantern lighting: 18:30-21:00	Miyama Park, Okayama	Link
3-5 Apr	Roppongi Hills Spring Festival 2026		Around Roppongi Hills Arena and Mohri Garden, Tokyo	Link
3 Apr - 6 May	Chichibu Shibazakura Festival		Shibazakura no Oka, Hitsujiyama Koen	Link
4-5 Apr	Nakaoyama Cherry Blossom Festival	9:00-16:00	Nakaoyama - Nagasaki	Link
4-12 Apr	Ueda Castle Cherry Blossom Festival		Ueda Castle Ruins Park - Nagano	Link
4-19 Apr	Akagi Cherry Blossom Festival	8:00-21:00 Light up: Sunset to 21:30	South side of Mt.Akagi - Gunma	Link
5-Apr	Kurayoshi Cherry Blossom Festival 2026		Utsubuki Corridor , Kurayoshi Ginza Street - Kurayoshi, Tottori	Link
6-19 Apr	Saitama Mint Bureau Cherry Blossom Viewing	9:00-19:30	Mint Bureau - Saitama	Link
9-22 Apr	Yaezakura Festival	9:30-17:00 Light up: 14-21 Apr:  18:00-20:00	Shizumine Furusato Park, Ibaraki	Link
9-15 Apr	Osaka Mint Bureau Cherry Blossom Viewing	10:00 - 19:15 (weekdays)	Osaka Mint Bureau - Osaka	Link
		9:00-19:15 (Saturday and Sunday)
9-15 Apr	Hiroshima Mint Cherry Blossom Viewing	10:00-20:00	Japan Mint HIroshima Branch, Hiroshima	Link
10-29 Apr	Kitakami Tenshochi Cherry Blossom		Kitakami’s Tenshochi Park – Iwate	Link
17-26 Apr	Kuroishi Cherry Blossom Festival	09:00-16:00	Azuma Koen, Aomori	Link
17-29 Apr	Fujizakura Festival		The area around Nakanochaya on the Yoshida Trail of Mt. Fuji - Yamanashi	Link
17 Apr – 5 May	Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival	9:00-21:00 Light Up: Sunset-22:00	Hirosaki Park, Aomori	Link
18 Apr – 5 May	Towada City Spring Festival		Towada City - Aomori	Link
18 Apr - 10 May	Matsumae Cherry Blossom Festival		Matsumae Castle - Hokkaido	Link
23-29 Apr	Kanagi Cherry Blossom Festival		Ashino Park - Aomori	Link
29 Apr - 5 May	Hachinohe Park Spring Festival	9:00-17:00	Hachinohe Park - Aomori	Link