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List of Major Festivals in Japan from January to April

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Sapporo Snow Festival

A snow castle at Odori Park on February 4, 2008 in Sapporo, Japan. (The 59th Sapporo Snow Festival)

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Japanese Festivals in January

  • New Year's Cerebration
  • Atami Plum Flower Festival (Atami, Shizuoka)
  • Doyadoya at Shitennou-ji Temple (Osaka City, Osaka)
  • Shikotsu-Lake Ice Festival (Chitose City, Hokkaido)
  • Sounkyo Hyoubaku (Ice Water Fall) Festival (Kamikawa Town, Hokkaido)
  • Nagasaki Lantern Festival (Nagasaki-city, Nagasaki)

Japanese Festivals in February

Japanese Festivals in March

Japanese Festivals in April

  • Shingen-kou Festival (Kofu, Yamanashi)
  • Kamakura Festival (Kamakura, Kangawa)
  • Takayama Spring Festival (Takayama City, Gifu)
  • Tonami Tulip Festival (Tonami City, Toyama)

Japanese Festivals: May - August / Japanese Festivals: September - December

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