Japan’s Top Events in Spring 2025

Kawazu zakura trees in blossom in the town of Kawazu. (© Pixta)

Senboku’s weeping cherry trees in the samurai district. (© Tazawako Kakunodate Tourism Association)

Clockwise from top left: Ohtani Shōhei and Yamamoto Yoshinobu, (both © USA Today Sports via Reuters Connect); Imanaga Shōta (© TNS/ABACA via Reuters Connect); Suzuki Seiya (© David Smith/Cal Sport Media/Sipa)

Capcom Creation (Courtesy Capcom)

The Kanamara Festival. (© DPA/Picture Alliance via Reuters Connect)

A bird’s eye view of how the venue is expected to appear. (Courtesy Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition; © Jiji)

A kaengata (flame-shaped) pot (left) from around 5400 to 4500 years ago that will be on display throughout the exhibition (© Tōkamachi City Museum); a twelfth-century suit of armor that will be on display from May 20 to June 15 (© Okayama Prefectural Museum).

Portable shrines gather in front of Kanda Shrine on May 14, 2023. (© Jiji)

The Aoi Matsuri parade on May 15, 2024. (© Jiji)