April 2007 events at a glance
So many activities, so little time! Check out what is happening near you.
Note: Event specifics may change between when we post them here and when they actually occur, so we recommend verifying details of any event before going.
| Month | Date | Event | Event (Japanese) | Place | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | ‑1 | Spring Science Fair: Robot Week | おもしろサイエンスフェアー・春 ロボットウィーク | Expo Center, Tsukuba-shi | TEL 029‑858‑1100 |
| April | ‑3 | 3rd Courchevel International Music Academy | 第3回クールシュヴェール国際音楽アカデミーinかさま | Ibaraki Prefecture Education Research Center, Kasama-shi | TEL 0296‑77‑1101 |
| April | ‑5 | Peach Festival | 古河桃まつり | Comprehensive Park, Koga-shi | TEL 0280‑23‑0030 |
| April | ‑6 | Houjou-Ooike Festival | 北条大池まつり | Houjou-Ooike, Tsukuba | TEL 029‑836‑1111 |
| April | ‑8 | Cherry Tree Festival | 桜まつり2007 | Kijo Park, Otto Park, Sakura Riverbanks, Tsuchiura-shi | TEL 029‑824‑2810 |
| April | ‑8 | "Tight Space, Color Trekking", Shintarō Suzuki Works Exhibition | 「親密な空間、色彩の旅人 鈴木新太郎展」 | Nichidō Museum of Art, Kasama-shi | TEL 0296‑72‑2160 |
| April | ‑8 | Flower Festival | 花祭り | Ushiku Daibutsu, Ushiku-shi | TEL 029‑889‑2931 |
| April | ‑8 | Cherry Tree Festival | 愛宕山さくら祭り | Outdoor Stage, Top of Mount Atago, Kasama-shi | TEL 0296‑72‑9222 |
| April | ‑12 | Cherry Tree Festival | 結城桜まつり | Castle Ruins Park, Yūki-shi | TEL 0296‑32‑1111 |
| April | ‑15 | Spring Festival | かねみ公園スプリングフェスティバル | Kanemi Park, Hitachi-shi | TEL 0294‑22‑4737 |
| April | ‑15 | Narcissus Fantasy 2007 | スイセンファンタジー2007 | State-run "Kaihin" Beach Park, Hitachinaka-shi | TEL 029‑265‑9001 |
| April | ‑15 | Cherry Tree Festival | 桜まつり | Château Kamiya, Ushiku-shi | TEL 029‑873‑3151 |
| April | ‑20 | 7th Dogtooth Violet Katakura Festival | 第7回筑波山頂カタクリの花まつり | Katakura-No-Sato, Top of Mount Tsukuba, Tsukuba-shi | TEL 029‑836‑1111 |
| April | Beginning | Cherry Tree Festival | 桜まつり | Hannya-in, Ryūgasaki-shi | TEL 0297‑62‑2270 |
| April | Beginning | Cherry Tree Festival | 逆井城跡公園さくらまつり | Sakasai Castle Ruins Park, Bandō | TEL 0280‑88‑0111 |
| April | 1 | Ema Festival | 絵馬祭 | Kasama Inari Shirine, Kasama-shi | TEL 0296‑73‑0001 |
| April | 1 | Yabusame Festival | 流鏑馬まつり | Hie Jinja Shrine, Tsuchiura-shi | TEL 029‑862‑1002 |
| April | 1 | Ozagawari Festival | 筑波山神社御座替祭 | Tsukuba Shrine, Tsukuba-shi | TEL 029‑866‑0502 |
| April | 1 | Yutate Festival | 湯立祭 | Raijinja Shrine, Chikusei-shi | TEL 0296‑20‑1160 |
| April | 1‑14 | Cherry Tree Festival | 北山公園桜まつり | Kitayama Park, Kasama-shi | TEL 0296‑72‑9222 |
| April | 1‑15 | 2nd Spring Festival in Mito | 第2回スプリングフェスティバルin水戸 | Sakurama, Senba Park, Kairakuen Park, Mito-shi | TEL 029‑224‑0441 |
| April | 1‑15 | 23rd Mito Cherry Tree Festival | 第23回水戸の桜まつり | Senba Lakeside, Sakurayama, Sakuragawa River, Rokujizō Shrine, Mito-shi | TEL 029‑224‑0441 |
| April | 1‑20 | Hitachi Cherry Tree Festival | 日立さくらまつり | Heiwa-Dōri, Kamine Park, Hitachi-shi | TEL 0294‑22‑3111 |
| April | 1‑20 | 19th Tokai Cherry Tree Festival | 第19回東海さくらまつり | Akogigaura Park, Tōkai-mura | TEL 029‑282‑1711 |
| April | 3, 4 | Jimmu Emperor's Festival | 神武祭 | Makabe Central Community Center's Vicinity, Sakuragawa-shi | TEL 0296‑55‑1111 |
| April | 3‑8 | Spring Science Fair: Air and Fun | おもしろサイエンスフェアー・春 空気で遊ぼう | Expo Center, Tsukuba-shi | TEL 029‑858‑1100 |
| April | 5‑20 | Cherry Tree Festival | 桜まつり | Amabiki-Kanon, Sakuragawa-shi | TEL 0296‑58‑5009 |
| April | 6‑15 | Hitachi-Ōta Cherry Tree Festival | ひたちおおたさくらまつり | Nishiyama Park, Jukkokutōge Park, Hitachi-Ōta-shi | TEL 0294‑72‑3111 |
| April | 7 | Shiki-No-Sato Cherry Tree Festival | 四季の里さくらフェスティバル | Shiki-No-Sato Park, Shiki Cultural Hall, Ōmitama-shi | TEL 0299‑48‑0244 |
| April | 7 | Takigi-Nō (Noh theater performed at night by a fire) | 明野薪能 | Formerly Akeno-Machi's Central Community Center, Chikusei-shi | TEL 0296‑20‑0183 |
| April | 7, 8 | Kamisu Cherry Tree Festival | 神栖桜まつり | Ryokuchi-Kōen Park, Kamisu-shi | TEL 0299‑90‑1161 |
| April | 7‑9 | 3rd Open Art Event | 第3回 オープンアート事業 | Geijutsu Mura Art Village, Yukue-shi | TEL 0299‑55‑3061 |
| April | 8 | Shimotsuma-Sanuma Cherry Tree Festival | しもつま砂沼桜まつり | Sanuma Regional Park, Shimotsuma-shi | TEL 0296‑43‑2111 |
| April | 8 | 76th Ushiku Flee Market | 第76回 うしくゴッ多市 | Sakae-Chō Playground, Ushiku-shi | TEL 029‑873‑2111 |
| April | 8 | 7th Hitachi Cherry Tree Road Race | 第7回 日立さくらロードレース | New Hitachi Plaza, Hitachi-shi | TEL 0294‑36‑6661 |
| April | 8 | Hatsu-Mairi | はつまいり | Ushiku Daibutsu, Ushiku-shi | TEL 029‑889‑2931 |
| April | Beginning | Shinrin-Kōen Park Cherry Tree Festival | 森林公園のさくら祭り | Shinrin-Kōen Park, Ryūgasaki-shi | TEL 0297‑64‑1111 |
| April | Beginning | Filed Mustard Festival | さかい采の花フェスティバル | Tonegawa Riverbanks, Sakai-machi | TEL 0280‑81‑1319 |
| April | Beginning‑mid | Beautiful Sakuragawa Cherry Tree Festival | 名勝「桜川」の桜まつり | Isobu-Sakuragawa Park, Sakuragawa-shi | TEL 0296‑55‑1111 |
| April | Beginning‑mid | Cherry Tree Festival | さくらまつり | MitsukaidōAsunaro-No-Sato (Elk-Horn Cedar Village), Jōsō-shi | TEL 0297‑27‑3481 |
| April | Beginning‑mid | Cherry Tree Festival | 芝桜フェスティバル | Sawayaka Road, Chikusei-shi | TEL 0296‑20‑1160 |
| April | 13 | Hitokotonushi Shrine Spring Festival | 一言主神社春季祭 | Hitokotonushi Shrine, Jōsō-shi | TEL 0297‑27‑0659 |
| April | 14, 15 | Cherry Tree Festival | さくらまつり | Panorama Park, Hitachi-shi | TEL 0294‑22‑3111 |
| April | 14‑May 13 | 36th Kasama Azalea Festival | 第36回 笠間つつじまつり | Azalea Park, Kasama-shi | TEL 0296‑72‑9222 |
| April | 14‑Jun 13 | John Lennon IN NEW YORK CITY. Bob Gruen Photo Exhibition | ジョン・レノンIN NEW YORK CITY ボブ・グルーエン写真展 | Nichidō Museum of Art, Kasama-shi | TEL 0296‑72‑2160 |
| April | 15 | Kihara-Jōyama Festival | 木原城山まつり | Kihara-Jōshi-Jōyama Park, Miura-mura | TEL 029‑885‑0340 |
| April | 15 | Spring in Full Swing 〜Hitachinaka-shi PR Day〜 | 春・爛漫〜ひたちなか市PRの日〜 | State-run "Kaihin" Beach Park, Hitachinaka-shi | TEL 029‑273‑0116 |
| April | 15 | Inashiki Tulip Festival | 稲敷チューリップまつり | Wada Kōen Park, Inashiki-shi | TEL 029‑892‑2000 |
| April | 15 | Tagaya Era Festival | 多賀谷時代まつり | Athletic Hall's East Side Special Venue, Tagaya Castle Ruins Park, Shimotsuma-shi | TEL 0296‑43‑2111 |
| April | Mid | Tree Peony Festival | ボタンまつり | Ibaraki Flower Park, Ishioka-shi | TEL 0299‑42‑4111 |
| April | Mid | Oguri-Naige-Daijingū-Daidai-Kagura | 小栗内外大神宮太太神楽 | Oguri-Naige-Daijingū Shrine, Chikusei-shi | TEL 0296‑20‑1160 |
| April | Mid‑mid Jul | Tree Peony and Rose Festival | ぼたん・しゃくやく・ばら祭り | Tsukuba Peony Park, Tsukuba-shi | TEL 029‑876‑3660 |
| April | 21‑May 5 | Double-flowered Cherry Tree Festival | 八重桜まつり | Shizumine-Furusato Park, Naka-shi | TEL 029‑298‑1111 |
| April | 21‑May 6 | Tulip World | チューリップワールド | State-run "Kaihin" Beach Park, Hitachinaka-shi | TEL 029‑265‑9001 |
| April | 21‑May 13 | Peony Tree Festival | ボタンまつり | Ibaraki Flower Park, Ishioka-shi | TEL 029‑42‑4111 |
| April | 21‑May 13 | 19th Ryūjinkyō Koi-Nobori Festival | 第19回 竜神峡鯉のぼりまつり | Ryūjinkyō, Hitachi-Ōta-shi | TEL 0294‑85‑1116 |
| April | 21‑Jun 24 | "Hagi-Yaki Plastic Arts, National Living Treasure's Yoshiyuki Miwa World" Exhibition | 茨城県陶芸美術館企画展「萩焼の造形美 人間国宝 三輪嘉雪の世界」 | Ibaraki Ceramics Museum, Kasama-shi | TEL 0296‑70‑0011 |
| April | 28‑May 6 | Golden Week Special Event : "Chick Festival" | GW特別企画「ひよこ祭り」 | Ostrich Dachō Ōkoku, Ishioka-shi | TEL 0299‑23‑2244 |
| April | 28‑May 13 | Potato Festival | ジャガまつり | Ibaraki Flower Park, Ishioka-shi | TEL 0299‑42‑4111 |
| April | 29 | Spring's Good Harvest Festival | 春の豊作祭り | "Hōsaku-Mura" Agricultural Park, Ryūgasaki-shi | TEL 0297‑60‑1126 |
| April | 29‑May 5 | 26th Potters Festival | 第26回 陶火祭 | Geijutsu-No-Mori Park's Event Plaza, Kasama-shi | TEL 0296‑73‑0058 |
| April | 29‑May 5 | Workshops/Kasama Fair | 匠工房・笠間フェア | Workshops in Kasama-shi | TEL 0296‑72‑0316 |
| April | End | Cherry Tree Festival | やすらぎの里公園さくら祭 | Yasuragi-No-Sato Park, Hitachi-Ōmiya-shi | TEL 0295‑56‑2401 |
