(2nd Update) Cherry Blossom Festival - Calendar of Events 2025 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 2025 as below. We will keep you updated.

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Year 2025 Events Time Venue Link 1 Mar -13 Apr Spring Urara 9:00-16:30 Higashitaniyama Fruit Park, Nagoya Link 8 Mar Utsunomiya Castle Cherry Blossom Festival 10:00-15:00 Utsunomiya Castle Ruins Park, Tochigi Link 12 Mar - 23 Apr Sakura Festival in Chiyoda Chidori ga fuchi Park-Kudanzaka Park, Tokyo Link 14 Mar - 13 Apr Nijo Castle Sakura Festival 8:45-16:00 Light Up: 18:00-21:00 Nijo Castle, Kyoto Link 14 Mar - 13 Apr Midtown Blossom 2025 Tokyo Midtown, Tokyo Link 18 Mar – 6 Apr Ueno Sakura Matsuri 10:00-21:00 Ueno Park, Tokyo Link  15 Mar - 13 Apr Spring Breeze Connecting Festival 10:00-17:00 Sumida Park Breeze Plaza, Tokyo Link 15-23  Mar Minato Mirai 21 Sakura Festa 2025 Minato Mirai, Yokohama Link 15 Mar- 6 May Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden Spring Festival Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden, Higashiyama Sky Tower - Nagoya Link 15 Mar-13 Apr Sumida Sakura Festival 11:00-21:00 Sumida Park, Tokyo Link 15 Mar - 20 Apr Sagamiko Sakura Festival Light Up: 7 Apr - 11 May (Weekends and holidays) Sagamiko Resort, Kanagawa Link 16-Mar Kawazu Cherry Blossom Viewing 9:00-16:00 Kojima Lake Flower Corridor, Okayama Link 17 Mar - 15 Apr Kioi Spring 2025 Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, Tokyo Link 18 Mar – 6 Apr Ueno Sakura Matsuri 10:00-21:00 Ueno Park, Tokyo Link  18 Mar – 6 Apr 138 Tower Park Cherry Blossom Festival 138 Tower Park, Aichi Link 18-Mar KIOI STARS 18:00-20:00 Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho Kioi Terrace 3F "Sora no Hiroba" Link 19 Mar – 6 Apr Sakura Fes Nihonbashi 2025 Nihombashi / Yaesu, Kyobashi, Tokyo Link 19 Mar - 6 Apr Cherry Blossom Festival 18:30-21:00 Jindai Botanical Gardens, Tokyo Link 19 Mar - 8 Apr Shinshiro Cherry Blossom Festival Sakurabuchi Park, Aichi Link 19 Mar - 13 Apr Meguro River Sakura Light-up 2025 ~Gotanda YOZAKURA~ 17:00-21:00 Gotanda Fureai Waterfront Square, Tokyo Link 20 Mar - 6 Apr Tsuruma Park Flower Festival Tsuruma Park, Nagoya Link 20 Mar – 6 May Nagoya Castle Spring Festival 09:00-19:30 Nagoya Castle Link 20 Mar - 6 Apr Yozakura Jewellumination Yomiuriland, Tokyo Link 20 Mar - 6 Apr Yasugi Park Cherry Blossom Festival Yasugi Park, Shimane Link 20 Mar – 6 Apr SAKURA EXPO 2025 09:30-17:00  Expo'70 Commemorative Park – Osaka Link 20 Mar - 13 Apr Ibara Sakura Festival Lighting time: 18:30-22:00 Odagawa embankment (Ihara embankment), Aihara Park - Okayama Link 20 Mar - 13 Apr Wakayama Castle Park Cherry Blossom Festival Wakayama Castle Link 20 Mar - 13 Apr Cherry Blossoms Forest: Early Spring Flowers 9:00-17:00 Kobe Municipal Forest Botanical Garden - Hyogo Link 20 Mar - 30 Apr Otokoyama Sakura Festival Iwashimizu Hachiman Shrine - Kyoto Link 21-30 Mar Iwatsuki Castle Park Cherry Blossom Festival 9:00-21:00 Light up 21-30 Mar (18:00-21:00) Iwatsuki Castle Park - Saitama Link 21 Mar - 3 Apr Kumagaya Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 10:00-21:00 (Light up 18:00-21:00) Kumagaya Arakawa Ryokuchi Park -Saitama Link 21 Mar - 30 Jun Kurayoshi Spring Festival Utsubuki Park - Kurayoshi, Tottori Link 22 Mar - 6 Apr Oedo Fukagawa Cherry Blossom Festival Along Oyokogawa River, Monzen-nakacho area, Tokyo Link 22-23 Mar The 2nd Minami Sakura Festival 2025 22 Mar 14:00-19:00 23 Mar 10:00-15:00 Makita Park - Yokohama Link 22 Mar - 6 Apr Hadano Cherry Blossom Festival 2024 Light up: 18:00-21:00 The riverbank in front of the Hadano Culture Park - Kanagawa Link 22 Mar -6 Apr Mt. Komaki Cherry Blossom Festival Evening Illumination: 18:00-21:00 Ruins of the Komaki Castle on Mount Komaki - Aichi Link 22 Mar - 6 Apr Bunkyo Cherry Blossom Festival Harimazaka Slope in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo Link 22 Mar - 6 Apr The Tsurugashima Cherry Blossom Festival Light up: 18:00-21:00 Tsurugashima Sports Park, Saitama Link 22 Mar - 6 Apr Fukui Cherry Blossom Festival Asuwa River Cherry blossom trees - Fukui Link 22 Mar - 12 Apr Sewaritei Sakura Festival 9:00-17:00 Yodogawa Park, Kyoto Link 22 Mar - 6 Apr Spring Flower Festival: Canola Flowers and Cherry Blossoms Shonai Ryokuchi Park, Aichi Link 22 Mar - 13 Apr Cherry Blossom Night Viewing 09:00-21:00 Nishinomaru Garden, Osaka Link 22 Mar - 6 Apr Cherry Blossoms Festival in Atamijo (Castle) 09:00-17:00 Atami Castle, Shizuoka Link 22-23 Mar Sakaemachi Sakura Festival Drum Village Sakura Square - Chiba Link 23 Mar - 7 Apr Sera Kogen Farm Sakura Festival 9:00-17:00 Sera Kogen Farm - Hiroshima Link 23 Mar - 13 Apr Sankyu Park Sakura Festival Light up: 18:30-21:00 Fireworks: 19:00 (30 Mar) Sankyu Park - Okayama 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 - 6 Apr Tateyama Park Cherry Blossom Festival Tateyama Park, Nagasaki Link 25 Mar - 18 Apr The Maruoka Castle Cherry Blossom Festival Lantern lighting time 18:00-22:00 Maruoka Castle - Fukui Link 25 Mar - 9 Apr Maruyama Park Cherry Blossom Illumination 18:00-22:00 Maruyama Park, Kyoto Link 26 Mar - 9 Apr Satte Cherry Blossom Festival Gogendo Park, Saitama Link 26 Mar - 13 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 - 6 Apr Okazaki Cherry Blossoms Festival Light up: 22 Mar-6 Apr 18:00-21:00 Okazaki Park and surrounding areas - Aichi Link 26 Mar - 6 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 26 Mar - 6 Apr Fukuoka Castle Sakura Festival Light up 18:00-22:00 Fukuoka Castle Link 27 Mar - 1 Apr Cherry Blossom at Sakura Castle Ruins 10:00-16:00 Sakura Castle Ruins Park - Chiba Link 28 Mar - 6 Apr Sankeien Cherry Blossom Illumination 18:00-21:00 Sankeien Garden - Yokohama Link 28 Mar - 7 Apr Suigen Cherry Blossoms Festival Suigen Park, Aichi Link 28 Mar - 6 Apr Let's all make a cherry blossom light project ~ The 40th Fukui Cherry Blossom Festival ~ Illumination time: 18:00-22:00 The left bank of the Asuwa River between Izumibashi and Saiwaibashi in Fukui City Link 28 Mar - 6 Apr Iwakura Cherry Blossom Festival Light Up: 18:00-20:30 Gojogawa River in Iwakura-City between Meijibashi Bridge, Aichi Link 28 Mar - 6 Apr Okayama Sakura Carnival 10:00-21:00 (Light up from sunset to 21:00) Asahi River Sakura Road - Okayama Link 28 Mar - 6 Apr Himeji Castle Cherry Blossoms at Night  18:30-20:00 (Entrance until 19:30) Himeji Castle - Nishinomaru Garden Link 28-30 Mar ARK Hills Sakura Festival 2025 28 Mar: 11:00-20:00 29 Mar: 10:00-20:00 30 Mar: 10:00-19:00 ARK Hills ARK・Karajan Place, Tokyo Link 28 Mar - 13 Apr Okayama City Handayama Botanical Garden Cherry Blossom Festival 9:00-21:00 Okayama City Handayama Botanical Garden - Okayama Link 29-Mar Omura Cherry Blossom Festival 10:30-15:30 Omura Park 3rd parking lot, Nagasaki Link 29 Mar - 20 Apr Koedo Kawagoe Spring Festival Kawagoe city center - Saitama Link 29 Mar - 13 Apr Tsuyama Cherry Blossom Festival Tsuyama Castle (Tsuruyama Park) - Okayama Link 29 Mar - 13 Apr Tsuyama Sakura Festival Tsuyama Castle (Tsuruyama Park), Okayama Link 29-30 Mar Atsugi Iiyama Cherry Blossom Festival Iiyama Hakusan Forest Park, Kanagawa Link 29-30 Mar Machida Sakura Festival 10:00-16:00 Serigaya Park, Tokyo Link 29-30 Mar Shirotori Garden Cherry Blossom Viewing Event 9:00-17:00 Shirotori Garden, Nagoya Link 29-30 Mar Tokiwadaira Sakura Festival 12:00-18:00 Tokiwadaira Sakura Street, Chiba Link 29-Mar The 40th Himeji Castle Cherry Blossom 10:00-16:00 Himeji Castle Sannomaru Square, Hyogo Link 29-30 Mar Meguro River Cherry Blossom Festival Dendo Square Park - Tokyo Link 29-30 Mar Nakameguro Cherry Blossom Festival Nakameguro - Tokyo Link 29-30 Mar Kusatsu Cherry Blossom Festival 10:00-15:00 Kusatsu River Park Deai Hiroba, Shiga Link 29 Mar - 13 Apr The Mito Cherry Blossom Festival Light up: 18:00-22:00　 Senba Lake - Miyagi Link Year 2025 Events Time Venue Link 1 Apr - 6 May Tsuruga Castle Sakura Festival Tsuruga Castle Park, Fukushima Link 1-13 Apr Miyagi Ogawara Cherry Blossom Festival  Lighting time: 18:00-22:00 Shiroishigawa Park (Okawahara Bridge to Suehiro Bridge) - Miyagi Link 1-18 Apr Fujiyoshida Sakura Week Arakurayama Sengen Park - Yamanashi Link 1-13 Apr Fuji Kawaguchiko Sakura Festival 10:00-17:00 Lake Kawaguchiko Link 1-13 April Miyama Sakura Festival Lantern lighting: 18:30-21:00 Miyama Park, Okayama Link 4-6 Apr Roppongi Hills Spring Festival 2025 4 Apr: 17:00-20:00 5-6 Apr 12:00-18:00 Around Roppongi Hills Arena and Mohri Garden, Tokyo Link 4 Apr - 6 May Chichibu Shibazakura Festival Shibazakura no Oka, Hitsujiyama Koen Link 5-6 Apr Hananomien Cherry Blossom Festival 09:00-16:00 Hananomien, Chiba Link 5-6 Apr Unnan City Cherry Blossom Festival 10:00-15:30 Around Kisuki Station - Shimane Link 5-6 Apr Nakaoyama Cherry Blossom Festival 9:00-16:00 Nakaoyama - Nagasaki Link 5-13 Apr Ueda Castle Cherry Blossom Festival Daytime 10:00-16:00 Night time 17:00-21:00 Light Up: 18:30-22:00 Ueda Castle Ruins Park - Nagano Link 5-20 Apr Akagi Cherry Blossom Festival South side of Mt.Akagi - Gunma Link 5-11 Apr Osaka Mint Bureau Cherry Blossom Viewing 10:00 - 19:30 (weekdays) Osaka Mint Bureau - Osaka Link 9:00-19:30 (Saturday and Sunday) 5-18 Apr Saitama Mint Bureau Cherry Blossom Viewing 9:00-19:30 Mint Bureau - Saitama Link 6-Apr Takebe no Mori Happone Cherry Blossom Festival 10:00-15:00 Takebenomori Park, Okayama Link 9-29 Apr Kitakami Tenshochi Cherry Blossom Kitakami’s Tenshochi Park – Iwate Link 10-23 Apr Yaezakura Festival 9:00-17:00 Shizumine Furusato Park, Ibaraki Link 11-17 Apr Hiroshima Mint Cherry Blossom Viewing 10:00-20:00 Japan Mint HIroshima Branch, Hiroshima Link 11 Apr - 6 May Central Park cherry blossom illumination 18:00-21:00 Central Park, Misawa - Aomori Link 18-27 Apr Kuroishi Cherry Blossom Festival 09:00-16:00 Azuma Koen, Aomori Link 18 Apr – 5 May Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival 9:00-21:00 Light Up: Sunset-22:00 Hirosaki Park, Aomori Link