March is full of cherry blossom-related events and other festive events that remind you of the arrival of spring! Check out some of the best spots you can enjoy only at this time of the year.
1, Konica Minolta Planetarium “Sakura Welcome Dome” (March 1 – April 14)
Starting March 1, visitors can enjoy the “Cherry Blossom Welcome Dome” at Konica Minolta Planetarium, which shows seasonal images during the admission period from after the doors open until before the planetarium’s main program begins, to enjoy the cherry blossoms in full bloom, which is unique to this time of year. During this time before the screening, visitors can take pictures and enjoy the feeling of cherry blossom viewing in a warm room while lying comfortably on a seat, without worrying about the weather or pollen.
📍 All five Planetaria museums
🎟️ Online ticket 4,000 yen (tax included) Same-day ticket 4,500 yen (tax included) ～
2, Immersive Fort Tokyo (from March 1)
Odaiba’s Immersive Fort Tokyo, celebrating its first anniversary, will evolve on March 1 (Saturday)! With the addition of a new immersive theater and other new features, it will be transformed into a live entertainment facility that offers an even more intense immersive experience. Visitors can “fully immerse themselves” in a variety of worlds, from the immersive world of “Sherlock Holmes” to an experience set in an Edo period brothel.
📍 Immersive Fort Tokyo
🚇 Direct connection from Yurikamome “Aomi” station, 3 min. walk from Rinkai Line “Tokyo Teleport” station
🎟️ From 7,800 yen
3, Exhibition “Miro Exhibition” (March 1-July 6)
The largest retrospective exhibition in Japan, “Miró Exhibition,” will be held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum to introduce the 70-year creative career of Miró, who continued to challenge himself with new forms of expression until his death at the age of 90. The exhibition will feature three works from the “Constellations” series painted between 1940 and 1941, one of Miró’s masterpieces, as well as masterpieces from around the world representing various periods in his career.
📍 Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
🚇 7 min. walk from “Park ticket gate” of JR Ueno Station, 10 min. walk from Exit 7 of Tokyo Metro Ginza Line/Hibiya Line Ueno Station
🎟️ General Admission Advance tickets 2,100 yen, Regular tickets 2,300 yen and up
4, Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo “Sakura Afternoon Tea” (March 3 – April 30)
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo will offer “Cherry Blossom Afternoon Tea” featuring cherry blossoms at its lobby lounge “Le Jardin,” which takes advantage of the beautiful garden view. The classic three-tiered stand with sweets as beautiful as spring flowers and a view of the three-story pagoda, which marks the 100th anniversary of its relocation, can be seen behind the stand.
📍 Hotel Chinzan-so Tokyo
🚇 Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line Edogawabashi Station, Exit 1a: approx. 10 min. walk
🎟️ 7,500 yen
5, Exhibition “Designing Hygge Lifestyle: Nordic Lighting Exhibition” (March 5 – March 24)
In the Scandinavian country of Denmark, there is a word “Hygge” meaning comfortable time and space, and Scandinavian people enjoy a “Hygge lifestyle” while making good use of “light” from lighting fixtures and candles. While experiencing the comfortable world that lights up their lives, visitors can see masterpieces of lighting born in Scandinavia. Among them, the “Paris Lamp,” which was exhibited by Louis Paulsen at the Paris Expo, will be on display in Japan, and is not to be missed.
📍 Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C. Main Bldg. 8th Floor Hall
🚇 5 min. walk from Yaesu North Exit of JR “Tokyo Station”, directly connected to “Nihonbashi Station” of Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Tozai Line
🎟️ General 1,200 yen (1,000 yen in advance)
6, Hibiya Blossom 2025 (March 5-April 18)
Hibiya Blossom 2025, an event celebrating the arrival of spring in Hibiya, a town decorated with colorful flowers and art, will be held at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya from March 5. Hibiya Step Plaza and Hibiya Naka-dori Avenue will be decorated with various artificial flowers made from recycled PET bottles and recycled plastic. The main attraction is the “Wicked presents Flower Dome,” a flower dome inspired by the movie “Wicked: Two Witches,” which is a must-see!
📍 Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Hibiya Step Square, etc.
👉Official website🚇 Direct connection to Hibiya Station on Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, Hibiya Line and Toei Subway Mita Line
🎟️ Free
7, Candlelight Concert
The Candlelight Concert is a popular event where you can enjoy live music in a fantastic space surrounded by thousands of flickering candles. In addition to the popular program, a special Candlelight Sakura Concert will be held only during this season when the cherry blossoms can be enjoyed! Don’t miss the Candlelight Concerts, which are even more fantastic and spectacular only this time of year.
📍 Kanze Noh Theater, Mitsukoshi Theater, Lutheran Ichigaya Hall, etc.
Click here for 🎫 Candlelight Concert tickets!
8, Exhibition “Ed in Black” (March 8-April 13)
An exhibition focusing on the color “black,” one of the indispensable elements of Japanese painting, which is untainted by anything, will be held at the Itabashi Art Museum. The exhibition introduces the expression of black in Edo paintings as well as the culture and values of the time. The exhibition will examine what is symbolized by depictions of shadows and darkness using black, as well as paintings of beautiful women using black as a base color.
📍 Itabashi Art Museum
🚇 14 min. walk from Nishitakashimadaira Sta. on the Toei Mita Line
🎟️ Adults 650 yen/University students 450 yen/High school students and younger free
9, Exhibition “Postwar West German Graphic Design: Rediscovering Modernism” (March 8 – May 18)
Focusing on postwar West German graphic design, the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum will hold an exhibition introducing a wide variety of materials centering on posters. The exhibition will feature approximately 125 posters and many other materials from the “A5 Collection Dusseldorf,” a collection collected by Dusseldorf-based graphic designers Jens Müller and Katharina Zusek, which will be on display for the first time in Japan.
📍 Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum Main Building + New Building
🚇 7 min. walk from East Exit of Meguro Station on JR Yamanote Line / Front Exit of Meguro Station on Tokyu Meguro Line, 6 min. walk from Exit 1 of Shirokanedai Station on Toei Mita Line and Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line
🎟️ Adults 1,400 yen/University students 1,120 yen/High school students and younger, 65 and older 700 yen
10, Exhibition “Ramses the Great: Pharaohs’ Gold” (March 8-September 7)
180 of Egypt’s greatest treasures related to Ramses the Great (Ramses II), the “greatest king” in Egyptian history, and his reign, come to Japan for a limited time for a special exhibition! The largest-ever Egyptian exhibition and world tour, officially recognized by the Egyptian government, will land in Japan for the first time. It is extremely rare to see such a large number of authentic relics and artifacts. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
📍 Ramses Museum at CREVIA BASE Tokyo (Toyosu)
🚇 3-minute walk from Ichiba-mae Station on the Yurikamome Line, 17-minute walk from Toyosu Station on the Yurakucho Line
🎟️ Adults: online weekdays 3,900 yen (online advance purchase 3,800 yen) ～.
11, Special Exhibition “Western Paintings, Where to Look? From Renaissance to Impressionism: San Diego Museum of Art vs. National Museum of Western Art” (March 11-June 8)
The National Museum of Western Art will hold an exhibition introducing the 600-year history of Western art from the Renaissance to Baroque, Rococo, and Modern periods through the collections of theSan Diego Museum of Art and the National Museum of Western Art, both of which will be on display in Japan for the first time. The exhibition will present related paintings in pairs or small groups for in-depth introductions of each work.
📍 The National Museum of Western Art
🚇 1 min. walk from JR Ueno Station (Park Exit), 8 min. walk from Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Hibiya Line Ueno Station
🎟️ Adults 2,300 yen (advance purchase 2,100 yen)～
12, Grand Hyatt Tokyo Spring Limited “Sakura” Sweets (March 15-April 14)
Fiorentina Pastry Boutique at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo in Roppongi will sell cherry blossom sweets and breads in elegant light colors. In addition to new items such as a 30-cm long eclair with cherry blossoms on its surface and cherry blossom fromage blanc, the gorgeous limited edition sweets, including the popular annual Blancmange and Grand Premium Shortcake, are perfect as souvenirs or gifts.
📍 Grand Hyatt Tokyo
🚇 Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line “Roppongi Station” 3 min. walk from Exit 1C
13, Meguro River Cherry Blossom Viewing CHANDON Cruise (March 20 – April 13)
Meguro River is one of the most popular hanami spots in Tokyo. During the 90-minute cruise, you can enjoy the spectacular view of cherry blossoms, the pink sparkling wine “Chandon Rosé” with flavors of strawberry and pomegranate, and original food during this popular event, This popular event is also recommended for date nights, important family time, girls’ night out, and small get-togethers.
📍 Shibaura CRIB Pier
🚇 3 min walk from Yurikamome Hinode Station, 11 min walk from JR Hamamatsucho Station
🎟️ Up to 1-5 persons 1 boat 82,500 yen and up
14, Exhibition “Imperial Theatre Exhibition – THE WORLD OF IMPERIAL THEATRE” (March 28-April 27)
The Imperial Theatre, a hall of fame in the Japanese theatrical world, will be closed and rebuilt in February 2025. An exhibition will be held at Ginza Mitsukoshi to connect the beloved theater to the future. In addition to the exhibition of the history of the Imperial Theatre and costumes of representative plays, visitors will be able to enjoy the theater from various angles, including a reproduction of the “5-1 dressing room used by the stage manager” and “noble guest room,” which are not usually seen, sales of original goods from the exhibition, and the limited-time appearance of “Café IMPERIAL” inside the theater.
📍 Ginza Mitsukoshi Shinkan 7th Floor Event Hall
🚇 1 min. walk from Ginza Station (Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Marunouchi Line, Hibiya Line) Ginza 4-chome Intersection ticket gate, 9 min. walk from JR Yurakucho Station (Chuo and Ginza Exit)
🎟️ General 3,000 yen (advance sale 2,800 yen)～
15, Exhibition “Shokokuji-Temples Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji: The History of Beauty through the Phoenixes” (March 29-May 25)
Shokokuji Temple is the head temple of the Shokokuji School of the Rinzai Sect, which includes Rokuonji Temple and Jishoji Temple, also known as Kinkakuji Temple and Ginkakuji Temple. Founded in the Muromachi period (1336-1573) by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the third shogun of the Shogunate, the temple has a 640-year history and has nurtured numerous artists and led to the birth of many masterpieces. This exhibition, held on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Shokokuji Jotenkaku Art Museum, will focus on masterpieces of the Shokokuji School, including over 40 National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties.
📍 The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts, Main Building, Exhibition Room 1, 2, 3, 4
🚇 10 min. walk from JR Ueno Station (Park Exit) or Nezu Station (Exit 1) on Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
🎟️ General 2,000 yen (advance sale 1,800 yen) –
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