This Week: At Home And Around Tokyo For April 11-17

From several flower festivals in and around Tokyo, a tapas festival in the heart of the city, and an eco-friendly day in the park, this weekend has enough events to steal you away from last minute hanami picnics.

Our Planet, Our Duty

Earth Day Tokyo

Take your first step in saving the planet at Yoyogi Park this weekend. This two-day Earth Day event brings charities, NGOs and eco-friendly businesses together to bring awareness to environmental issues. Of course, you can also just go for the great live music and healthy organic food fair. Either way, it's worth it.

Date

SAT, APR. 16-SUN, APR. 17, 2022

Time

10 A.M.-7 P.M. (UNTIL 6:30 P.M. ON SUNDAY)

Location

YOYOGI PARK, 2-1 YOYOGI KAMIZONOCHO, SHIBUYA-KU,TOKYO - Map

Fee

FREE

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RECOMMENDED FOR: FAMILIES, FRIENDS, COUPLES, ECO-CAUTIOUS FOLKS

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Spanish Food Fiesta

Paella Tapas Festival 2022

Come with an empty stomach and get full on the best of the city's paella, tapas and sweets from sunny Spain at this massive Spanish food festival. You'll also get the chance to vote for your favorite paella, but consider yourself warned — there'll be plenty to choose from!

Date

FRri, Mar. 15-Sun, Apr. 17, 2022

Time

11 a.m.-6 p.m. (Fri), 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Sat, Sun)

Location

Yoyogi Park, 2-1 YOYOGIKAMIZONOCHO, SHIBUYA-KU, TOKYO - Map

Fee

Free admission

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Recommended for: Foodies (especially fans of Spanish cuisine)

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Romantic Sakura

Tokyo Tower's City Light Fantasia

If you can't wait for the real cherry blossoms, take a tour to Tokyo Tower which has staged a special spring mapping projection of sakura in full bloom against the Tokyo night sky. A truly romantic experience, this is a place to go to impress your significant other (or your Instagram followers).

Date

Now through Sun, May 15, 2022

Time

6:30 p.m.-10:50 p.m.

Location

Tokyo Tower, 4-2-8 Shibakoen, Minato City, Tokyo - Map

Fee

¥1,200 (To access the Main Deck)

Info

Recommended for: Couples, Instagrammers

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Blooming Entertainment

Sakura Aquarium By Naked

Produced by digital art masters Naked Inc, the team behind the ultra-popular show Flowers by Naked, this high-tech aquarium will be glowing in a variety of cherry blossom-inspired audiovisual programs and projection mapping played during the day and later in the evening. The entire aquarium will be celebrating the arrival of spring and there's really no other indoor event as Instagrammable as this one.

Date

NOW THROUGH SUN, APR. 17, 2022

Time

10 A.M.-10 P.M.

Location

MAXELL AQUA PARK SHINAGAWA, 4-10-30 TAKANAWA, MINATO-KU, TOKYO (INSIDE SHINAGAWA PRINCE HOTEL) - Map

Fee

¥2,300 (ADULTS)

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Recommended for: Couples, Instagrammers

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The Next Best Thing To Sakura

Chichibu Shibazakura 2022

Head to Hitsujiyama Park in Chichibu for an alternative, yet equally mesmerizing hanami experience: shibazakura, or moss phlox. The annual Chichibu Shibazakura Festival features some 400,000 fully bloomed moss phlox arranged in various shapes and swirls that stretch over four acres of the Shibazakura Hill, creating a scene right out of a painting. The festival runs until May, but the sooner you go the better!

Date

FRI, APRIL 15-THU, MAY 5, 2022

Time

8 A.M.-5 P.M.

Location

HITSUJIYAMA PARK, 6360 OMIYA, CHICHIBU, SAITAMA PREFECTURE - Map

Fee

¥300 (GENERAL) FREE (UNDER 16)

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RECOMMENDED FOR: FAMILIES, COUPLES, FRIENDS, INSTAGRAMMERS

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Champagne Over Sakura

Midtown Blossom

For a more upscale hanami experience head to Tokyo Midtown's spacious garden where champagne and special sakura-inspired meal plans prepared by chefs will be served throughout the day in a setting coming straight from a Manhattan movie scene.

Date

FRI, MAR. 18-SUN, APR. 17, 2022

Time

9:30 a.m.-12 a.m.

Location

Tokyo Midtown Garden, area alongside Sakura Avenue - Map

Fee

VARIED

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Recommended for: Girls' Day Out, Friends, Couples

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Walk The Garden

Flower Garden Yokohama

Witness Yokohama's Red Brick Warehouse turn into a massive (and gorgeous) wildflower garden under this year's event theme for this popular annual event. Launched since 2007 to commemorate the then-5th anniversary of the renewal of Yokohama's symbol, this annual garden of some 14,200 blooming flowers is the perfect venue for a pleasant stroll amid blooming flowers and greenery. There will be many events and food as well, including, of course, edible flowers and blossom-inspired gifts to take back home.

Date

NOW THROUGH Sun, Apr. 24, 2022

Time

ALL DAY. LIGHT UP: 5:30 P.M.-8 P.M.

Location

YOKOHAMA RED BRICK WAREHOUSE EVENT PLAZA, 1-1 SHINKO, NAKA-KU, YOKOHAMA, KANAGAWA PREFECTURE - Map

Fee

FREE!

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RECOMMENDED FOR: INSTAGRAMMERS, FAMILIES, COUPLES, PHOTOGRAPHERS

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© Photo by Aki Hongo

A Floral Getaway

Bunkyo Azalea Festival (Tsutsuji Matsuri)

Witness the beauty of tsutsuji (azalea) at Nezu Shrine's annual Azalea Festival, another event celebrating the beauty of spring's most breathtaking flowers. Here you can also check out the plant fairs, tea houses, and various food vendors.

Date

NOW THROUGH SUN, MAY 1, 2022

Time

9 A.M.- 6 P.M.

Location

NEZU SHRINE, 1-28-9 NEZU, BUNKYO-KU, TOKYO - Map

Fee

FREE!

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RECOMMENDED FOR: FRIENDS, COUPLES, FAMILIES, INSTAGRAMERS

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