Osaka in April 2027 — Festivals & Events

3 events in Osaka during April. Rooms near the biggest festivals go first, so book your stay as soon as your dates are set.

🎪 Matsuri Festivals

Shoryo-e Bugaku Ceremony (Shitennoji Temple)

April 22

Shoryo-e is held at Shitennoji every year on April 22, the anniversary of Prince Shotoku's death. The temple describes it as a ceremony with about 1,400 years of history that combines Buddhist chanting by the temple clergy with bugaku court dance and music performed by the Tennoji Gakusho. The bugaku is designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan.

Access: Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka Station (Tanimachi Line), about 5 minutes on foot.

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Sakura no Toorinuke, Cherry Blossom Walk (Osaka Mint Bureau)

One week in April (2026: April 9 to 15; 2025: April 5 to 11; 2027 dates not yet announced)

The Osaka Mint Bureau opens its grounds for one week each April for the Sakura no Toorinuke, a walk of about 560 metres along the old Yodogawa river side of the site. The Mint says the main varieties are mostly late-blooming double-flowered cherry trees, including Kanzan, Shogetsu, Fugenzo and Yokihi. Recent editions have required advance reservation, with entry limited to the booked time slot.

Access: About 15 minutes on foot from Tenmabashi Station (Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line and Keihan Main Line) or Osakajo-kitazume Station (JR Tozai Line); no parking on the grounds.

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Osaka Castle Nighttime Cherry Blossom Viewing at Nishinomaru Garden

Third week of March to mid-April (2027 dates not yet announced)

The nighttime cherry blossom viewing is one of the events of the Osaka Castle Spring Festival and takes place in Nishinomaru Garden, inside Osaka Castle Park. The park's official page lists about 300 illuminated Yoshino and weeping cherry trees in the garden for 2026, when the viewing ran from March 20 to April 12. The 2027 dates have not been announced.

Access: About 11 minutes on foot from Exit 1-B of Tanimachi 4-chome Station (Tanimachi Line)

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