Every event across Japan
OfficialAt one of Japan's top hot-spring towns, kimono-clad locals cool the scalding spring water with long wooden paddles in time to folk songs — a centuries-old daily ritual at Netsunoyu.
2026/12/01 00:30 Across JapanAdults ¥700, elementary children ¥350
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OfficialFamous as Japan's earliest-blooming plum grove, Atami Bairin opens its winter ume from early January with taiko, geisha dances and hot-spring charm.
2027/01/09 Across JapanModest garden admission during the festival (recent years a few hundred yen).
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OfficialRoughly 3,000 plum trees in over 60 varieties scent one of Japan's Three Great Gardens, drawing crowds for taiko, tea ceremony and geisha dances.
2027/02/12 23:00 Across JapanInner garden ~¥300 for non-residents; festival grounds largely free.
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OfficialOn March 3 across Japan, families display tiered hina dolls of the Heian court to wish for girls' health, amid peach blossoms and sweet hishi-mochi.
2027/03/02 15:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialAround 2,600 cherry trees encircle Hirosaki Castle's moats, famous for petal-carpeted 'flower rafts' and dazzling nighttime illuminations.
2027/04/23 Across JapanFree
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