[2025 Latest] 5 Must-Visit Events in Tokyo Perfect for Spring Outings! Including Cherry Blossom Blooming Information 🌸

The cold is gradually subsiding, and the spring-like weather is finally here!

This year, SUNNY SIDE UP GROUP is once again handling PR communications for various spring-themed facilities and regional events. We would like to introduce five particularly noteworthy events from among them 📝

Please check them out and find an event you would like to attend.

The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo: “Sakura Afternoon Tea”

The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, located in Tokyo Midtown, is currently offering the “Sakura Afternoon Tea,” where you can experience the arrival of spring with all five senses 🍴

Guests can enjoy four types of savories using seasonal spring ingredients such as new onions and asparagus, along with eight types of sweets that capture the elegant Japanese atmosphere of the iconic cherry blossoms, all while taking in the view from approximately 200 meters above ground.

The savories and sweets, based on spring-like pink and green colors, are a delight to behold 🌸

We invite you to savor the flavors of spring with all your senses!

Cherry Blossoms at Azabudai Hills

Azabudai Hills is planted with a variety of seasonal flora to embody the concept of a “Modern Urban Village”—a city like a plaza that connects people and is surrounded by greenery. Approximately 100 cherry trees of 10 different species with varying blooming periods have been planted in the area, allowing visitors to enjoy the blossoms over an extended period 💡

Someiyoshino, Oshima-zakura, Shidare-zakura, and Jindai-akebono are expected to bloom around late March, followed by Kanzan (double-flowered cherry blossoms) in mid-April. You may enjoy visiting at different times to discover the differences between the blossoms or to find your favorite variety 🌸

Tomokazu Matsuyama: FIRST LAST

Additionally, this spring, the Azabudai Hills Gallery will host “Tomokazu Matsuyama: FIRST LAST,” a large-scale solo exhibition by New York-based contemporary artist Tomokazu Matsuyama, whose work continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

This exhibition features over 40 works, including 19 large-scale pieces being shown in Japan for the first time. In particular, the painting “We Met Thru Match.com” (2016), which measures over 6 meters wide and was created by Matsuyama over several months of working day and night, is a must-see.

“We Met Thru Match.com” (2016)

Please experience these powerful colors and grand-scale paintings up close 🖼️

As a satellite project of this exhibition, the gallery space will also display and sell “Tribute + Collaboration” works created by Matsuyama in collaboration with various Japanese creators. Please be sure to check those out as well 👀

Ark Hills Sakura Matsuri 2025

The “Ark Hills Sakura Matsuri 2025” will begin at Ark Hills on Friday, March 28 🌸

During the event, 12 popular restaurants in the Ark Hills area will set up gourmet food stalls themed around “spring ingredients.” Additionally, there will be “Cherry Blossom Dyeing Workshops” and an “ARK Special Live” performance by the renowned Siena Wind Orchestra.

In the Ark Hills area, visitors can enjoy a “cherry blossom tunnel” consisting of approximately 200 trees stretching over a total length of about 1 km when combined with surrounding facilities. The location is highly accessible, within 11 minutes from major downtown areas (Shinjuku, Shibuya, Shinagawa, etc.), and the trees are illuminated at night, making it an ideal spot to enjoy on the way home from work or an outing.

Eat, create, watch, and listen… please come and feel the arrival of spring ⭐️

ecute Stores: “Spring Sakura Fair”

The “Spring Sakura Fair,” featuring limited-time spring sweets, deli items, and bakery products, is currently underway at the “ecute” in-station commercial facilities 🥐

ecute Ueno offers items such as the cute “Strawberry Panda Soft Serve” (Kuramae Cannele), matcha-flavored rice flour “Mochi Churros” (Avan), and the “Glass Sakura Charm” set with a drawstring bag (Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten) 🐼 These are perfect companions for cherry blossom viewing at Ueno Park.

At ecute Tachikawa, you will find sakura-themed foods such as “Sakura Mochi and Dekopon Pancake” (Kajitsuen Lieber), where you can enjoy the sweet and sour flavors of seasonal Dekopon oranges and strawberries, “Sakura Oshiruko” (Funabashiya), and “Sakura Matcha Latte (ICE)” (Ochazuke Cha Amami Yamamotoyama). After satisfying your appetite with these seasonal foods, do not forget to visit Showa Kinen Park for cherry blossom viewing 🌸

Furthermore, ecute Shinagawa features “Triangle SAKURA” (Dalloyau) and the “Haru-urara” hanami bento (Nadaman Chubo), while ecute Nippori offers the “Tokyo Biyori Sakura 14-pack” rice cracker set (Fujimido) and “Eclair Amaou Strawberry Rosé” (Fruits Peaks Artisan), with a diverse lineup varying by store.

Please enjoy these spring-like foods at a store near you or at your travel destination 💐

Have you found an event you would like to attend? We hope you will visit the locations that interest you and fully enjoy these exclusive seasonal experiences 🎵

In addition to these, there are many more events for which SUNNY SIDE UP handles PR! These are introduced on SUNNY DAYS, so please check them out as well.