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Japanese Festivals in April

April is spring in Japan, and 66 festivals in this guide take place this month. Exact dates change every year — each festival's page links to its official website for the current schedule.

• Ashita no Chigo Mai 明日の稚児舞
  Toyama · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Atobe Dancing Nembutsu 跡部の踊り念仏
  Nagano · April · Japanese festival
• Beppu Hatto Onsen Festival 別府八湯温泉まつり
  Oita · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Dorome Matsuri どろめ祭り
  Kochi · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Emperor Jinmu Festival 神武天皇祭
  Nara · April · Ritual ceremony of the Imperial Palace
• Furukawa Festival 古川祭
  Hida, Gifu · April · Reisai
• Genji Matsuri 源氏まつり
  Hyogo · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Gifu Matsuri 岐阜まつり
  Gifu · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Hachi Ya Gion 八屋祇園
  Fukuoka · April–May · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Hachisuka Matsuri 蜂須賀まつり
  Tokushima · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Hana Haru Festa はな・はる・フェスタ
  Tokushima · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival 弘前さくらまつり
  Shimoshirogane-chō, Aomori · April–May · Spring festival
• Hitachi Fūryūmono 日立風流物
  Hitachi, Ibaraki · April–May · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Hitaka Hibuse Festival 日高火防祭
  Iwate · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Hiyoshi Sannō-sai 日吉山王祭
  Shiga · April · Reisai
• Ieyasu Parade in Okazaki 家康行列
  Aichi · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Inuyama Festival 犬山祭
  Inuyama, Aichi · April · Reisai
• Isurugi Hikiyama Matsuri 石動曳山祭
  Toyama · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kagobo Cherry Blossom Festival 加護坊桜まつり
  Miyagi · April–May · Spring festival
• Kakudana Flower Festival かくだ菜の花まつり
  Kakuda, Miyagi · April–May · Spring festival
• Kan Matsuri 関まつり
  Gifu · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kaneko Jinja Sairei 金子神社祭礼
  Iruma, Saitama · April, May, June, July · Japanese festival
• Kasama No Tou Honoo Matsuri 笠間の陶炎祭
  Ibaraki · April–May · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kemari 蹴鞠
  Nara · April, November · Sport
• Koga Peach Festival 古河桃まつり
  Ibaraki · March–April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• KOGANEI SAKURA FESTIVAL 小金井桜まつり
  Koganei, Tokyo · March–April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kuriden Reerubaiku Jousha Kai くりでんレールバイク乗車会
  Miyagi · April, November · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Makoto Ana No Zashiki Hina 真穴の座敷雛
  Yawatahama, Ehime · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Matsudate Tenmanguu Sandai Yama Shishi Taiken Gen Mai 松館天満宮三台山獅子大権現舞
  Akita · April · Intangible Cultural Property of Japan
• Mikumano Jinja Taisai 三熊野神社大祭
  Shizuoka · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Minakuchi Hikiyama Festival 水口曳山祭
  Shiga · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Mino Matsuri 美濃まつり
  Gifu · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Miyazu Matsuri 宮津祭
  Miyazu, Kyoto · April–May · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Nagahama Hikiyama Festival 長浜曳山祭
  Nagahama, Shiga · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Nagasaki Hansen Matsuri 長崎帆船まつり
  Nagasaki · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• O Hashiri San お走りさん
  Yabu, Hyogo · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Odai Matsuri 於大まつり
  Aichi · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Ontake Kagura 御嶽神楽
  Oita · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Rinku Fireworks りんくう花火
  Osaka · April, May, June, August · Fireworks festival
• Ryuukyuu Umi Honoo Matsuri 琉球海炎祭
  Okinawa · April · Fireworks festival
• Sagami River Koinobori Matsuri 泳げ鯉のぼり相模川
  Kanagawa · April–May · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Sayama Ike Matsuri 狭山池まつり
  Osaka · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Senshoku Matsuri 染織祭
  Kyoto · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Shihou Kodomo Hikiyama Matsuri 四方子供曳山祭り
  Toyama · April, September · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Shingen-ko Festival 信玄公祭り
  Kofu, Yamanashi · April · Historical reenactment parade
• Shizuoka Matsuri 静岡まつり
  Shizuoka · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Shōju Raigō Neri-Kuyō Eshiki 聖衆来迎練供養会式
  Nara · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Suga Shrine Taisai 須賀神社大祭
  Kashiyamachō, Aichi · April · Reisai
• Suwa Shrine 諏訪神社
  Chiba · April, December · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Taira Tsutsu Numa Fureai Kouen Sakura Matsuri 平筒沼ふれあい公園桜まつり
  Miyagi · April · Spring festival
• Tajimagahara 田島ヶ原
  Sakura-ku, Saitama · April · Grassland
• Takada Castle Site Park Cherry Blossom Festival 高田城址公園観桜会
  Jōetsu-shi, Niigata · April · Japanese festival
• Takasago Yama Gannen Bou Matsuri 高砂山願念坊祭り
  Toyama · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Takayama Festival 高山祭
  Takayama, Gifu · April, October · Reisai
• Tejikara Fire Festival 手力の火祭
  Gifu · April, August · Fire festival
• Tenzushi-mai dance 天津司舞
  Yamanashi · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Tonami Children's Kabuki Float Hall 出町子供歌舞伎曳山祭
  Toyama · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Tonami Tulip Fair となみチューリップフェア
  Toyama · April–May · Exhibition
• Tougane Sakura Matsuri 東金桜まつり
  Chiba · March–April · Spring festival
• Touhoku Banba Kyougitaikai 東北輓馬競技大会
  Miyagi · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Tsurumi no Tamatsuri 鶴見の田祭り
  Tsurumi-ku, Kanagawa · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Usa Hachimanguu Shunki Sairei 宇佐八幡宮春季祭礼
  Toyama · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Zennihon Chindonkonkuuru 全日本チンドンコンクール
  Toyama · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Ōgane Benten Taisai 洪鐘弁天大祭
  Kamakura, Kanagawa · April, October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Ōme Grand Festival 青梅大祭
  Tokyo · April–May · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Ōoka Echizen Festival 大岡越前祭
  Chigasaki, Kanagawa · April · Japanese festival (matsuri)