What's on in Tokyo
Tokyo events in April 2027
295 events in April 2027: 104 festivals, 46 gardens, 40 markets, 39 exhibitions, 29 sports events, 17 illuminations, 11 food events, 8 performances and 1 anime and games event, from headline festivals to neighbourhood fairs. 128 of them are annual events whose 2027 dates are still to be confirmed, listed with their usual window.
Peak cherry blossom in the first week, then wisteria at Kameido, azaleas at Nezu Shrine, and the most comfortable walking weather of the year through the rest of the month. More on the season in Tokyo in spring and the Tokyo cherry blossom map.
MapTokyo weather in April
- Average high
- 19°C (67°F)
- Average low
- 10°C (50°F)
- Rain
- 134 mm
- Rainy days
- about 10
A light jacket or a sweater covers most days, and evenings cool to about 10°C (50°F). Pack a small umbrella too, as it rains on about 10 days.
Averages from the Japan Meteorological Agency normals for 1991 to 2020, Tokyo station (rain table). Rainy days have at least 1 mm of rain.
Don't miss in April 2027
Garden Bunkyo Azalea Festival (Nezu Shrine Tsutsuji Matsuri) 1 to 30 Apr, dates to be confirmed · Nezu Around 3,000 azalea bushes of 100 varieties bloom on the hillside beside Nezu Shrine's vermilion torii tunnel, peaking mid to late April. Garden entry is a few hundred yen depending on bloom stage, with food stalls and plant vendors on the grounds. Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0
Garden Kameido Tenjin Fuji Matsuri (Wisteria Festival) 10 Apr to 5 May, dates to be confirmed · Kameido Tokyo's best wisteria display, with over 100 plants on 15 trellises hanging over the shrine pond and its two arched red bridges, a scene Hiroshige printed in the 1850s. The blooms are lit up after dusk at peak, usually late April. Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0
Exhibition National Treasure Irises screens and the garden irises at the Nezu Museum 10 Apr to 9 May, dates to be confirmed · Minami-Aoyama Ogata Korin's Irises screens, a National Treasure, go on show each spring while the kakitsubata irises flower in the museum's garden pond. Photo: revelyrist, CC BY-SA 2.0
Festival Hono Ozumo (sumo offering) at Yasukuni Shrine 12 Apr, dates to be confirmed · Kudanshita The Japan Sumo Association holds a day of bouts at Yasukuni's outdoor sumo ring every April, with the yokozuna ring entry, comic shokkiri and sumo jinku songs. Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0
Festival Yayoi Festival (Yayoi Matsuri) 13 to 17 Apr · Nikko Futarasan Shrine's spring festival, held for more than 1,200 years on 13 to 17 April: eleven floats decked with flowers are paraded around town, and visitors can help pull them. Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0
Performance Meiji Jingu Spring Grand Festival 29 Apr to 3 May · Harajuku Five days of traditional arts offered to the shrine deities: bugaku court dance, Noh and kyogen, gagaku, hobu martial arts, and ikebana, performed on an outdoor stage in the inner precinct. All performances are free to watch, held April 29 to May 3 each year. Photo: Roam Tokyo
Calendar
Showing all 306 events in April 2027
18+8 more+36 on for weeks26Roppongi Hills Spring Festival+5 more+37 on for weeks3 gigs330Roppongi Hills Spring FestivalFarmers Market at UNUHills Marche at Ark Hills+27 more+37 on for weeks3 gigs437Roppongi Hills Spring FestivalFarmers Market at UNUTokyo City Flea Market at Oi Racecourse+34 more+37 on for weeks2 gigs56+6 more+28 on for weeks2 gigs63+3 more+28 on for weeks1 gig75+5 more+26 on for weeks2 gigs819+19 more+26 on for weeks93+3 more+27 on for weeks1 gig1027Shibamata Sakura MatsuriFarmers Market at UNUHills Marche at Ark Hills+24 more+31 on for weeks2 gigs1130Shirasagi no Mai (White Heron Dance, Spring)Shibamata Sakura MatsuriFarmers Market at UNU+27 more+32 on for weeks1 gig121Hono Ozumo (sumo offering) at Yasukuni Shrine+29 on for weeks1 gig135Yayoi Festival (Yayoi Matsuri)+4 more+29 on for weeks143Yayoi Festival (Yayoi Matsuri)Togenuki Jizo Ennichi (Sugamo Temple Fair)+1 more+29 on for weeks156Yayoi Festival (Yayoi Matsuri)+5 more+29 on for weeks1 gig167Yayoi Festival (Yayoi Matsuri)+6 more+29 on for weeks1 gig1726Asakusa YabusameEarth Day TokyoTokyo Kimono Show 2027+23 more+30 on for weeks1 gig1846Waseda-Keio Regatta (Soukei Regatta) on the Sumida RiverEarth Day TokyoTokyo Kimono Show 2027+43 more+29 on for weeks192Tokyo Kimono Show 2027+1 more+27 on for weeks201+1 more+27 on for weeks212+2 more+27 on for weeks221+1 more+27 on for weeks231+1 more+28 on for weeks2418Farmers Market at UNUHills Marche at Ark HillsTokyo City Flea Market at Oi Racecourse+15 more+29 on for weeks2530Farmers Market at UNUTokyo City Flea Market at Oi RacecourseHanazono Shrine Antique Market+27 more+28 on for weeks26+27 on for weeks27+27 on for weeks289+9 more+27 on for weeks2914Meiji Jingu Spring Grand FestivalCraft Gyoza Fes TOKYO+12 more+31 on for weeks304Kurayami Matsuri (Darkness Festival)Meiji Jingu Spring Grand FestivalCraft Gyoza Fes TOKYO+1 more+30 on for weeks
Day by day
Each event on its first day still ahead, regular markets on each of their days. Tap a day in the calendar for everything on that day and its gigs.
1 event · 3 gigs
3 events · 3 gigs
Farmers Market at UNUAoyama · United Nations University plaza · also 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and more AprFreeRegular market
Hills Marche at Ark HillsAkasaka · Ark Hills, Ark Karajan Place · also 10, 17, 24 AprFreeRegular market
Tokyo City Flea Market at Oi RacecourseShinagawa · Oi Racecourse · also 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and more AprFreeRegular market
5 events · 2 gigs
Hanazono Shrine Antique MarketShinjuku · Hanazono Shrine · also 11, 18, 25 AprFreeRegular market
Oedo Antique MarketYurakucho · Tokyo International Forum · also 18 AprFreeRegular market
Togenuki Jizo Ennichi (Sugamo Temple Fair)Sugamo · Koganji Temple and Jizo-dori Shopping Street · also 14, 24 AprFreeRegular market
Tomioka Hachimangu Antique and Flea MarketsFukagawa · Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine · also 11, 18, 25 AprFreeRegular market
Yasukuni Shrine Antique MarketKudanshita · Yasukuni Shrine outer approach · also 11, 18, 25 AprFreeRegular market
1 event · 2 gigs
Shibamata Sakura MatsuriShibamata · Tora-san Museum courtyard and Shibamata Park · 10 to 11 AprFreeUsual dates
1 event · 1 gig
Shirasagi no Mai (White Heron Dance, Spring)Asakusa · Sensoji Temple · 11 AprFreeUsual dates
1 event · 1 gig
Hono Ozumo (sumo offering) at Yasukuni ShrineKudanshita · Yasukuni Shrine sumo ring · 12 AprUsual dates
1 event
Yayoi Festival (Yayoi Matsuri)Nikko · Futarasan Shrine and the streets of Nikko · 13 to 17 AprFree
3 events · 1 gig
Asakusa YabusameAsakusa · Sumida Park (Taito-ku side) · 17 AprUsual dates
Earth Day TokyoYoyogi · Yoyogi Park Event Square · 17 to 18 AprFreeUsual dates
Tokyo Kimono Show 2027Ningyocho · Nihonbashi Ningyocho kimono wholesalers' district (five main buildings and about 20 satellite venues); pinned at Tomizawacho Green Building · 17 to 19 Apr
3 events
Waseda-Keio Regatta (Soukei Regatta) on the Sumida RiverAsakusa · Sumida River, Shin-Ohashi to Sakurabashi (finish at Sakurabashi) · 18 AprFreeUsual dates
Takahata Fudo Gozare-ichi Antique MarketHino · Takahata Fudoson Kongoji TempleFreeRegular market
Zoshigaya Kishimojin Handmade Market (Tezukuri-ichi)Zoshigaya · Kishimojin TempleFreeRegular market
1 event
Akasaka Antique Market in Ark HillsAkasaka · Ark Hills, Ark Karajan PlaceFreeRegular market
2 events
Meiji Jingu Spring Grand FestivalHarajuku · Meiji Shrine · 29 Apr to 3 MayFree
Craft Gyoza Fes TOKYOKomazawa · Komazawa Olympic Park Central Plaza · 29 Apr to 5 MayFreeUsual dates
1 event
Kurayami Matsuri (Darkness Festival)Fuchu · Okunitama Shrine · 30 Apr to 6 MayFree
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Also on dates the organisers post: Heiwajima Antiques Fair (Four times a year (March, May, September and December) on a Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 to 17:00 (16:00 on the second day)).
On for weeks
50 long runs, such as exhibitions and illuminations: on for more than a week, so shown once instead of every day.
Sanrio Characters Exhibition: Hotel Floria TokyoShinjuku · Tokyu Kabukicho Tower 4F · 15 Jul to 31 May
Picture Books with Limited Coloration (Subtraction of Colour: white, black and more)Ueno · International Library of Children's Literature, Book Museum (Brick Building 3F) · 6 Oct to 18 AprFree
Yomiuriland JewelluminationInagi · Yomiuriland · 29 Oct to 4 Apr
How Making Gives a Story Life: the Special Edition of Murakami Haruki's What I Talk About When I Talk About RunningWaseda, Shinjuku · Waseda University International House of Literature (Haruki Murakami Library), 2F exhibition room · 19 Nov to 23 May
Chickens Capture the Human Heart, University Museum special exhibitionHongo · The University Museum, University of Tokyo (Hongo main building) · 7 Dec to 25 MayFree
Final Fantasy 40th Anniversary Exhibition: Endless FantasyUeno · Tokyo National Museum, Hyokeikan · 8 Jan to 4 Apr
Four Generations of the Hosokawa Family (provisional title)Mejirodai · Eisei Bunko Museum · 16 Jan to 11 Apr
TimeRoppongi · 21_21 Design Sight · 5 Feb to 23 May
KINGDOM HEARTS 25th Anniversary ExhibitionRoppongi · Mori Arts Center Gallery · 5 Feb to 4 Apr
Hans HaackeKiyosumi · Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) · 6 Feb to 16 May
Hina Dolls of the Mitsui FamilyNihonbashi · Mitsui Memorial Museum · 11 Feb to 4 Apr
Edo Fashion (Edo Oshare)Ryogoku · Edo-Tokyo Museum · 13 Feb to 4 Apr
Montmartre: Lautrec, Suzanne Valadon and the Unknown Painters of Paris (provisional title)Marunouchi · Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum · 19 Feb to 23 May
MOT Annual 2026Kiyosumi · Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) · 20 Feb to 30 May
Yamaga Seika: 140th Anniversary of the Textile ArtistMarunouchi · Tokyo Station Gallery · 20 Feb to 11 Apr
ARTIZON NOW: A Collection That Grows and ConnectsKyobashi · Artizon Museum · 23 Feb to 30 May
Kitano Ken (provisional title)Ebisu · Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (TOP Museum) · 6 Mar to 6 Jun
Cherry Blossom Viewing at the Museum (Tokyo National Museum)Ueno · Tokyo National Museum (Honkan and garden) · 9 Mar to 4 AprUsual dates
Kiriko: Japanese Cut Glass (20th anniversary in Roppongi, part 1)Roppongi · Suntory Museum of Art · 10 Mar to 16 May
Dinosaur Expo 2027Ueno · National Museum of Nature and Science · 13 Mar to 13 Jun
Tokyo Tower 333 KoinoboriShibakoen · Tokyo Tower · 17 Mar to 6 MayFreeUsual dates
Ueno Sakura MatsuriUeno · Ueno Park · 17 Mar to 6 AprFreeUsual dates
Spring Festival in Tokyo 2027 (Tokyo-Haru-Sai classical music festival in Ueno)Ueno · Tokyo Bunka Kaikan and venues across Ueno Park · 19 Mar to 17 Apr
Bokutei Sakura MatsuriSumida · Sumida Park (Sumida-ku side) · 19 Mar to 4 AprFreeUsual dates
Exhibition: Manseibashi Police Box and the Entertainment DistrictsKoganei · Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum · 20 Mar to 20 Jun
Masterpieces from the Japanese Sword Museum Collection (provisional title)Ryogoku · Japanese Sword Museum · 20 Mar to 23 May
Showa Kinen Park Flower FestivalTachikawa · Showa Kinen Park · 20 Mar to 23 MayUsual dates
Hayami Gyoshu (provisional title)Hiroo · Yamatane Museum of Art · 20 Mar to 16 May
Bunkyo Sakura Matsuri (Harimazaka)Koishikawa · Harimazaka Sakura Namiki · 20 Mar to 4 AprFreeUsual dates
DivaRoppongi · The National Art Center, Tokyo · 24 Mar to 19 Jul
Kuroda Memorial Hall special room opening (spring)Ueno · Kuroda Memorial Hall (Tokyo National Museum) · 24 Mar to 4 AprFree
1,300 Years of Japanese Calligraphy (grand opening exhibition)Otemachi · The Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan · 25 Mar to 16 May
Shinjuku Gyoen Spring Special Opening (cherry blossom season)Shinjuku · Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden · 25 Mar to 24 Apr
Chiyoda Sakura Festival (Chidorigafuchi Light-up)Chiyoda · Chidorigafuchi Green Way · 25 Mar to 6 AprFreeUsual dates
Treasures of the Idemitsu Collection at Geidai (Idemitsu Museum 60th anniversary)Ueno · The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts · 27 Mar to 23 May
Bunkyo Azalea Festival (Nezu Shrine Tsutsuji Matsuri)Nezu · Nezu Shrine · 1 to 30 AprUsual dates
Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss), New National Theatre operaHatsudai · New National Theatre Tokyo, Opera Palace · 2 to 11 Apr
Flower and Light Movement at Toneri Park (nemophila light-up)Toneri · Toneri Park, B area (fountain and lawn) · 9 to 25 AprFreeUsual dates
Japanese Ceramics: Kyoyaki, Ko-Imari and Tea WaresMarunouchi · Seikado Bunko Art Museum (Seikado@Marunouchi) · 10 Apr to 27 Jun
Tagasode: Whose Sleeves? (25th anniversary special exhibition)Roppongi · Sen-oku Hakuko Kan Tokyo · 10 Apr to 23 May
National Treasure Irises screens and the garden irises at the Nezu MuseumMinami-Aoyama · Nezu Museum · 10 Apr to 9 MayUsual dates
Kameido Tenjin Fuji Matsuri (Wisteria Festival)Kameido · Kameido Tenjin Shrine · 10 Apr to 5 MayFreeUsual dates
Kamakura MatsuriKamakura · Tsurugaoka Hachimangu and central Kamakura · 11 to 18 AprFreeUsual dates
CRAFT SAKE WEEK at Roppongi HillsRoppongi · Roppongi Hills Arena · 17 to 29 AprFreeUsual dates
Henshin: Transformation (special exhibition)Odaiba · Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) · 23 Apr to 31 Aug
Raoul Dufy Dans Tous Ses ÉtatsUeno · Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum · 24 Apr to 22 Aug
New Rules of Play: Art, Children, and SocietyRoppongi · Mori Art Museum · 29 Apr to 23 Sept
Kyu-Furukawa Gardens Spring Rose FestivalNishigahara · Kyu-Furukawa Gardens · 29 Apr to 30 JunUsual dates
Hata Teruo: The Sacred and the Profane (provisional title)Marunouchi · Tokyo Station Gallery · 29 Apr to 20 Jun
45th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize ExhibitionUeno · Ueno Royal Museum · 29 Apr to 10 MayUsual dates
Planning a trip in April
National holidays in April 2027:
- Thursday 29 April Showa Day (昭和の日)
Holidays from the Cabinet Office's list of national holidays.
The calendar above lists 295 events in April 2027, and it's updated every week. Where to stay in Tokyo compares the main areas, and the Tokyo hotel price index tracks what a night costs in each.
More things to do in Tokyo in April
Beyond the dated events, here's what the season brings and which guides cover April.
At their best in April
Also worth a look
- 21 gigs at Tokyo's live houses and jazz clubs are listed for April so far: See the live music listings
- Free Things to Do in Tokyo
Good to know
What is on in Tokyo in April 2027?
295 events are listed for April 2027: 104 festivals, 46 gardens, 40 markets, 39 exhibitions, 29 sports events, 17 illuminations, 11 food events, 8 performances and 1 anime and games event. The big dates are Bunkyo Azalea Festival (Nezu Shrine Tsutsuji Matsuri) (1 to 30 Apr, dates to be confirmed), Kameido Tenjin Fuji Matsuri (Wisteria Festival) (10 Apr to 5 May, dates to be confirmed), National Treasure Irises screens and the garden irises at the Nezu Museum (10 Apr to 9 May, dates to be confirmed), Hono Ozumo (sumo offering) at Yasukuni Shrine (12 Apr, dates to be confirmed), Yayoi Festival (Yayoi Matsuri) (13 to 17 Apr) and Meiji Jingu Spring Grand Festival (29 Apr to 3 May). 167 have confirmed dates and 128 are annual events whose exact 2027 dates are still to be announced, shown with their usual window. Every listing links to the interactive map.
Where are the cherry blossom festivals in Tokyo in April 2027?
7 cherry blossom festivals and light-ups are listed for April 2027, among them Cherry Blossom Viewing at the Museum (Tokyo National Museum) (9 Mar to 4 Apr, dates to be confirmed), Ueno Sakura Matsuri (17 Mar to 6 Apr, dates to be confirmed), Bokutei Sakura Matsuri (19 Mar to 4 Apr, dates to be confirmed), Bunkyo Sakura Matsuri (Harimazaka) (20 Mar to 4 Apr, dates to be confirmed) and Shinjuku Gyoen Spring Special Opening (cherry blossom season) (25 Mar to 24 Apr). Bloom moves with the weather, so the cherry blossom map has the spots and the forecast.
What's on in Tokyo during Golden Week 2027?
Golden Week is the run of national holidays from Showa Day (29 April) to Children's Day (5 May), when domestic travellers fill the trains and hotels. 13 listed events are on during it, among them Bunkyo Azalea Festival (Nezu Shrine Tsutsuji Matsuri) (1 to 30 Apr, dates to be confirmed), Kameido Tenjin Fuji Matsuri (Wisteria Festival) (10 Apr to 5 May, dates to be confirmed), National Treasure Irises screens and the garden irises at the Nezu Museum (10 Apr to 9 May, dates to be confirmed), Meiji Jingu Spring Grand Festival (29 Apr to 3 May) and Kurayami Matsuri (Darkness Festival) (30 Apr to 6 May).
What's the weather like in Tokyo in April?
In April Tokyo averages a high of 19°C (67°F) and a low of 10°C (50°F), with 134 mm of rain on about 10 days. Those are the Japan Meteorological Agency's averages for 1991 to 2020 at its Tokyo station, counting days with at least 1 mm of rain.
What festivals are on in Tokyo in April 2027?
11 festivals are listed for April 2027, among them Roppongi Hills Spring Festival (2 to 4 Apr, dates to be confirmed), Hono Ozumo (sumo offering) at Yasukuni Shrine (12 Apr, dates to be confirmed), Yayoi Festival (Yayoi Matsuri) (13 to 17 Apr), Tokyo Kimono Show 2027 (17 to 19 Apr) and Kurayami Matsuri (Darkness Festival) (30 Apr to 6 May). Smaller shrine and shopping street festivals are under Around the neighbourhoods, further down the page.
Are there free events in Tokyo in April 2027?
Yes. 209 of the 295 events listed for April 2027 are free to attend, including Kameido Tenjin Fuji Matsuri (Wisteria Festival) (10 Apr to 5 May, dates to be confirmed), Yayoi Festival (Yayoi Matsuri) (13 to 17 Apr) and Kurayami Matsuri (Darkness Festival) (30 Apr to 6 May). Food stalls and games at festivals cost extra.
Is April a good time to visit Tokyo?
Peak cherry blossom in the first week, then wisteria at Kameido, azaleas at Nezu Shrine, and the most comfortable walking weather of the year through the rest of the month.
How current is this list?
Near-term events are refreshed every week as organisers announce dates, and finished events drop off automatically. Annual events further out carry their typical dates until the official ones are published.
Running an event? Add your event and it's checked for the next weekly update.