Tokyo in April 2027 — Festivals & Events

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

🎪 Matsuri Festivals

Hana Matsuri, Buddha's Birthday Flower Festival (Sensoji)

April 8

Hana Matsuri at Sensoji marks Bussho-e, the Buddha's birthday, on April 8. According to the temple, flower shrines holding a statue of the newborn Buddha are placed inside and in front of the Main Hall and in front of the Five-Story Pagoda, and visitors pour sweet tea over the statue. The Tokyo tourism site also notes a painting of the Buddha's birth displayed in the main hall and Buddhist memorial ceremonies.

Access: Asakusa Station (Tobu SKYTREE Line, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Tsukuba Express), about 5 minutes on foot.

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Bunkyo Azalea Festival (Nezu Shrine)

April (2026 edition: April 1 to 30; 2027 dates not yet announced)

The Bunkyo Azalea Festival is held at Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo Ward, where the azalea garden has about 100 varieties and 3,000 plants, including rare types. Bunkyo Ward lists the Bunkyo Azalea Festival Executive Committee, the Bunkyo Ward Tourism Association and Nezu Shrine as organisers. In 2026 the garden was open from 9:00 to 17:30 for a donation of 500 to 1,000 yen depending on the date.

Access: Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line Nezu or Sendagi Station, or Namboku Line Todaimae Station, each about 5 minutes on foot.

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Chiyoda Sakura Festival (Chidorigafuchi)

Late March to April, following the cherry blossoms (2026: March 5 to April 22, illumination March 26 to April 6; 2027 dates not yet announced)

The Chiyoda Sakura Festival is a collective name for spring events across Chiyoda Ward, centred on the Chidorigafuchi walkway, which the official page describes as about 700 metres long. It is organised by Chiyoda City and the Chiyoda City Tourism Association. In 2026 it ran from March 5 to April 22, with the night illumination from March 26 to April 6.

Access: Entrances to the Chidorigafuchi walkway on the Kudanshita side and the Hanzomon side; the official page advises public transport because there is no parking.

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Kameido Tenjin Wisteria Festival

April (2026 edition: April 4 to 30; 2027 dates not yet announced)

The Wisteria Festival at Kameido Tenjin Shrine in Koto City, Tokyo, was listed for April 4 to 30 in 2026. The Tokyo tourism site describes lavender-colored wisteria hanging from trellises above a pond, with the purple flowers reflected on the water. It says the vines were planted in the Edo period and that the fifth and eighth Tokugawa shoguns, Tsunayoshi and Yoshimune, reportedly visited to see them.

Access: About 15 minutes on foot from the north exit of Kameido Station (JR Sobu Line) or of Kinshicho Station (JR Sobu Line or Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line).

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Ueno Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival)

Mid-March to early April (2027 dates not yet announced)

Ueno Sakura Matsuri is the cherry blossom festival of Ueno Park in Tokyo, organized by the Ueno Tourism Federation. Tokyo's official tourism site notes 800 Somei-yoshino cherry trees along the main path, which is lit by 800 hanging lanterns during the festival. The 2026 edition ran from mid-March to early April; the dates follow the cherry blossom season and 2027 dates have not been announced.

Access: Ueno Station, about 8 minutes on foot; Yushima Station (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line), about 6 minutes on foot

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