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Café Toastina at Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel is celebrating spring with a seasonal fair featuring strawberry and cherry blossom-themed sweets, bakery items, afternoon tea, and a Friday sweets buffet throughout March 2026.
A large-scale outdoor music festival is set to take place at Tottori Flower Corridor on September 5–6, 2026, combining live performances from top artists with a massive food festival and family-friendly facilities.
The classic New York steakhouse Smith & Wollensky is opening its first Japan location in Ginza. Reservations open on March 27, 2026, ahead of the May 1 grand opening.
Sogo Hiroshima's 6th Sweets Fair runs from March 6 to 15, 2026, bringing together over 100 handpicked sweets from 41 vendors — including six making their debut — with strawberry treats, crepes, soft-serve, baked goods, and a cookie tin fair in the final days.
Four areas across central Tokyo — Nihonbashi, Roppongi, Hibiya, and Yaesu — are hosting a series of spring flower events from early March through mid-April 2026, each with its own unique floral theme and sustainable approach.
A sukiyaki restaurant set within Kyoto's famous Maruyama Park will introduce bento-style lunch sets and a 60-minute all-you-can-eat sukiyaki course on March 20, 2026 — perfectly timed for cherry blossom season.
Takara Shuzo's beloved dry chuhai, first launched on March 7, 2006, reaches its 20th anniversary with special limited-edition packaging available nationwide from early March 2026.
The Uza Terrace Beach Club Villas in Yomitan, Okinawa, hosts a spring harvest festival on March 21 and 22, 2026, where guests can enjoy a hands-on harvest experience at the hotel's organic farm, "Our Farm," along with farm-fresh pizzas, canapés, and original craft beer.
Tokushima Central Park comes alive with the lively rhythms of Awa Odori on April 26, 2026, featuring three different dance styles across the park. Admission is free.
Tokyo Dome Hotel is introducing a new hero concept room inspired by the first installment of PROJECT R.E.D., featuring the tokusatsu series "Chuu Uchu Keiji Gavan Infinity." Reservations open on March 10, 2026.
TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN is hosting a variety of spring events during the spring holiday season, including a sakura festival, a sports festival, and YORIMICHI Cafe STREET featuring 23 popular local shops from the Oshiage area.
The smartphone version of Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- has reached its 10th anniversary since its March 2016 launch. Three new sword warriors have been added to the Ceremonial Attire lineup, and the Special Investigation Tenpou Edo event is running through March 24, 2026.