Ueno Touganeya Hotel

Peony Festival at Ueno Toshogu Gargen
http://www.uenotoshogu.com/en/
11th April (Thursday) to 12th May (Sunday) 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Place : in Ueno park
※Ueno Toshogu Peony garden was created to celebrate the relationship between Japan and China in 1980. Peony was introduced as the medicinal plant from China and it is considered the king of flowers. You can see more than 500 peonies from different countries at the garden fully bloomed

Azalea Festival at Nedujinja Shrine
http://www.gotokyo.org/en/kanko/bunkyo/event/tutujimaturi.html
6th April(Saturday) to 6th May (Monday)
Place: Nezujinja Shrine 5 minutes on foot from Nezu station(Chiyoda Line)
※There are more than 100 kinds of Azalea and more than 3000 Azalea trees at the shrine.This shrine has been known for the attractive and colorful azaleas. Please enjoy the pretty flowers!

Yabusame(Horseback archery)
http://www.gotokyo.org/en/kanko/taito/event/yabusame.html
20st April (Saturday)
1.Kusajishi from 11:45a.m.- 12:45p.m. (Sanyabori open space)
2.Archery on horseback from 1:00p.m.-2:30p.m. ( Sumida park)
*Kusajishi means the mark ,which is shaped like a deer.
Place: Sumida park , 8 min on foot from Asakusa station.（Ginza Line ）
※At the special event place of the Sumida park, an archer dressed up in noble warrior hunting costumes shoots arrows from horseback which is called Yabusame.
At the Sanyabori open space, there will be a person who will shoot an arrow to a target that is like a deer which is known as the kusajishi.

Wisteria Festival at Kameido Tenjin Shrine.
http://www.gotokyo.org/en/kanko/koto/event/fujimatsuri.html
13th April (Saturday )to 6th May (Monday)
Place : Kameido Tenjin Shrine 15-minutes on foot from Kameido Station (Sobu Line), or 15-minutes on foot from Kinshicho Station (Sobu Line, Hanzomon Line.)
buses are available from Kinshicho Station.
※Kameido was a damp area in Edo period. Therefore the first chief priest chose to plant wisteria because wisteria loves water. There are more than 100 wisteria trees in the shrine and this shrine is the most famous shrine for Fuji flowers (Wisteria flowers).　Night time light up is very beautiful!

Meiji shrine Spring Grand Festival
http://www.gotokyo.org/en/spot/EV009/
27 April from 11:00 a.m. BUGAKU
2 May from 11:45 a.m. NOH and KYOGEN / 15:45 p.m. HOUGAKUHOUBU
3 May from 12:00 a.m. Sankyoku / 14：30～BIWA
BUGAKU: music accompanying traditional Japanese Court dances.
NOH :a major form of classical Japanese musical drama.
KYOGEN: a humorous plays performed along with NOH
SANKYOKU: a samisen , a koto , a Chinese fiddle.
HOGAKU ,HOBU: music performance (a three stringed Japanese banjo ,a vertical bamboo flute ) and Japanese dancing.
BIWA: music performance ( a four stringed Japanese lute )
KAGURA :sacred music and dancing performed at shrines.
Place; in Meiji shrine.
5-minute walk from Harajuku station ( Yamanote Line )
※Meiji Jingu holds a Spring Grand Festival. At the festival, a lot of Japanese traditional performing arts such as BUGAKU (ancient court music), NOH (traditional Japanese theatre) HOGAKU and HOBU (classical Japanese dance) will be performed. Anyone and everyone can see the performance. The shrine is also surrounded by a lot of plants so you can feel and see the nature too.



For your reference
https://www.gotokyo.org/eventlist/en/list