This Week: At Home And Around Tokyo For Feb. 27-Mar. 5

This upcoming week is all about celebrating new beginnings. Be it plum blossom festivals, setting new goals with a daruma doll or seeing one-of-a-kind artworks there's always a reason to celebrate a fresh start.

Welcome Spring!

Matsuda Cherry Blossom Festival

Enjoy a grand panorama of Mt. Fuji and cherry blossoms this weekend in Kanagawa. Mt. Matsuda’s Nishihirabatake Park has blossoms of about 360 kawazu cherry trees, as well as rapeseed flowers. The Fujisan 5 Limited Express towards Gotemba from Shinjuku Station will get you to Matsuda in 70 minutes.

Date

SAT, FEB. 11 - SUN, MARCH 12, 2023

Time

9 A.M.- 4 P.M.

Location

MATSUDAYAMA HERB GARDEN, NISHIHIRABATAKE PARK, 2951 MATSUDASORYO, MATSUDA, ASHIGARAKAMI, KANAGAWA - Map

Fee

¥300

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RECOMMENDED FOR: FAMILIES, COUPLES, FLOWER PHOTOGRAPHERS, SOLO DATES

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Make a Wish

Daruma Doll Fair

Jindaiji Temple in Chofu will be hosting one of the biggest daruma doll markets in Japan with over 300 stalls selling the iconic red and round traditional good luck figures. The unique scenery featuring dolls scattered across the temple's grounds and in front of its gates is a must-see event for visitors and residents alike. Experience this traditional Japanese festival that dates back to the Edo period.

Date

FRI, MAR. 3-SAT, MAR. 4, 2023

Time

10 A.M. TO 4 P.M.

Location

JINDAIJI TEMPLE, 5-15-1 JINDAIJI MOTOMACHI, CHOFU-SHI, TOKYO - Map

Fee

FREE

Info

RECOMMENDED FOR: FAMILIES, COUPLES, FANS OF JAPANESE CULTURE

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© Photo by iStock: ooyoo

Red, White and Pink Blossoms

Kyodo-no-Mori Plum Festival 2023

Enjoy seeing approximately 1,300 plum trees of 120 varieties. Celebrate the arrival of spring with a day trip to this garden outside central Tokyo. There'll be workshops where you can make decorations related to plums and a night light up event that'll be held for the first time this year.

Date

SAT, FEB. 4 - SUN, MARCH 12, 2023

Time

9 A.M.- 5 P.M.

Location

6-32 Minamichi, Fuchu City, Tokyo - Map

Fee

¥300

Info

RECOMMENDED FOR: FAMILIES, COUPLES, FLOWER PHOTOGRAPHERS, SOLO DATES

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Snow Fever

Sagamiko Resort's Snow Park

We haven’t been able to see much snow in Tokyo yet this year. Sagamiko Resort in Kanagawa, however, has got us covered — its Snow Park is a vast area (6,000 sq. meters) covered in snow where kids can play all day long, ride they sleds (or tubes!), build snowmen and enjoy the winter weather to the fullest. Best thing? It's so close to Tokyo that you can easily make it a day trip! Plus there are heaps of other attractions around the resort you can enjoy as well.

Date

NOW THROUGH EARLY MARCH 2023

Time

10 A.M.-4 P.M.

Location

SAKAMIKO RESORT, 1634 WAKAYANAGI, MIDORI-KU, SAGAMIHARA-SHI, KANAGAWA - Map

Fee

¥1,800 (ADULTS), ¥1,200 (KIDS) TO ENTER THE RESORT, PLUS ¥800 FOR SNOW PARK ENTRY

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RECOMMENDED FOR: FAMILIES, CHILDREN

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© Photo by www.hermes.com/Misa Shin Gallery

A Group Exhibit Presented By Hermes

Interference

Running till early June, this group exhibit presented by Hermes features works by Shingo Francis, Susanna Fritscher, Bruno Botella and Aiko Miyanaga. Together the artists showcase their perceptions of sensations through light, vibration and waves.

Date

Thu, February 23 - Sun, June 4, 2023

Time

11 A.M.-7P.M.

Location

8F, 5-4-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo - Map

Fee

FREE

Info

RECOMMENDED FOR: FRIENDS, ART LOVERS AND COUPLES

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Resonance of Gold and Birthstone

Yomiuriland Jewellumination

Yomiuriland turns into a “jewellery fantasy” bringing together light, color and “brilliant” music. If originality isn’t enough to get you through the ticket gate, then a sunset or after dark gondola ride from Keio Yomiuriland Station to the theme park’s entrance should be. This is a really beautiful way to view this particular illumination, without the crowds and in some relative peace and quiet, before you get in amongst it. And the view from above is just breathtaking, especially watching the rides in operation under the twinkling night sky.

Date

NOW THROUGH SUN, APR. 9, 2023

Time

10 A.M.-8:30 P.M.

Location

YOMIYURILAND, 4015-1 YANOKUCHI, INAGI, TOKYO - Map

Fee

NIGHT PASS: ¥1,800 (ADULTS) ¥500-800 (CHILD)

Info

RECOMMENDED FOR: FAMILIES WITH KIDS, COUPLES, FRIENDS

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© Photo by Nadila.

From Yamato To Taisho

Tokyo Art Scene: Japanese Art Through The Centuries

This week we introduce three exhibitions that show works of Japanese art from as early as the Yamato period of the seventh century to the Taisho period in the early 1900s.

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Time

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Location

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Fee

VARIOUS

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© Photo by iStock: AzmanL

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Date

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Time

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Location

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