2017
APRIL
Monthly Event
Calendar of Osaka
OSAKA GU DE
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Cherry-Blossom Viewing
Now-April 16（Sun）
Aqua Metropolis Osaka River
Opening Hachikenya
Ccherry-blossom Viewing Festa
Spring is one of the best seasons to enjoy the
aqua metropolis of Osaka. Beginning with the River
Opening ceremony, the festival features a great
many events
that is held on
the Okawa River
and lets you
enjoy the best
cherry viewing
spot in Osaka
from the deck
of a boat. There are weekend events such as a
flea market and street performers.
PHachikenyahama ☎06-6942-0555
Late March - Early April
Now - April 16
（Sun）
Cherry Blossom Viewing at
Osaka Castle Park
The main tower of Osaka Castle looks particularly beautiful at this time of the year when
cherry blossoms are in full bloom. The view of
cherry blossoms against
the backdrop of the
main tower is an iconic
image of Osaka. There
are 3000 trees in the
Osaka Castle Park and
it's so beautiful at night
when lit up.
POsaka Castle Park ￥Free
☎06-6755-4146
Now-April 9（Sun）
Expo Park Sakura Festival
Some 5,500 cherry trees
of 9 varieties are in
flower everywhere in the
Natural and Cultural
Gardens and the Japanese
Garden. Trees are illuminated at night as well.
PExpo Park TLit Up 18:00-21:00
￥Adult 250 yen, Elementary & Junior high school
student 70 yen ☎06-6877-7387
Now - April 8（Sat）
Late March - Early April
Settsu Valley Cherry Festival
PSettsukyo Gorge TCherry Festival
April 1（Sat）& 2（Sun）
￥Free ☎072-683-0081
Yamanakadani Sakura Festival
The Yamanakadani district on
next to the border between
Osaka and Wakayama Prefectures, has retained its old townscape. 1000 of Somei-yoshino
cherry blossom trees along the
river 550m long will be in full
bloom at the end of March. They are lit up in the night and creates
fascinating view. On 2nd of April, the festival is held at Wanpaku
Oukoku and surrounding, with Japanese drum performance, Yosakoi dance, concert and more including some attractions for kids.
PYamanakadani District, Wanpanku Oukoku
TLit up : Sunset-22:00, Festival : April 2 10:00￥Free ☎072-471-5678
April 1（Sat）- 9（Sun）
Eiraku Sakura Festival
Eiraku dam has been
known as one of the
best spots to see cherry
blossom in Osaka and it
was also chosen as one
of "Osaka's Best Greenery 100", "The forest of water source Top 100".
Eiraku dam has 2km long trim course around it and
about 1000 of Somei-yoshino cherry blossom trees
all along the way. During Sakura Festival, countless
lanterns will be lit up and let people to enjoy the
night view of cherry blossom. It shows you totally
different fascination from that of daytime.
PEiraku Dam TLit up : 18:00-21:00, Event : April 2
10:00-15:00 ￥Free ☎072-452-6404
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Enjoy approx. 300
cherry trees at night
against the illuminated Osaka Castle
donjon. The scenery
of the castle tower
risen up in the light
of paper lanterns and the cherry trees is truly
beautiful. Street stalls such as fried noodles, pizza
and fried chicken are also available in the park.
POsaka Castle Nishinomaru Garden
T9：00-21：00（Last entry till 20：30）※Lit Up
18：00- ￥Adult（High school student or older）
350yen ☎06-6941-1717
Late March - Early April
Cherry blossoms in picturesque scenery,
designated as one of the 100 Selected
Green Places in Osaka. The Flower Viewing
Dance and Takatsuki Drum are performed
at the festival as well as jazz music. Stalls
of flower viewing dumplings, etc, ply their
trade. A festival filled with fun.
Now - April 9（Sun）
Nishinomaru Park Cherry
Blossom Night Viewing
Bentenshu Meioji Temple
Cherry Blossom
There are about 500
cherry blossom trees
including Somei-Yoshino
（Yoshino cherry）etc..
The tunnel of sakura is
very beautiful. They are
lit up till 21:00 from late
March to April 10.
PMeioji Temple ￥Free ☎072-622-6861
Ikeda Satsukiyama Cherry Festival & Lit Up
One of the most popular places to view cherry blossoms in Osaka prefecture. The animated festival
includes various events of song and dance as well as
sales of plants, flowers and food.
PIkeda ruins of a castle park TCherry Festival April 8
（Sat）& 9
（Sun）
￥Free ☎072-754-6244
Now - April 9
（Sun）
Passing under roadside cherry trees
Why not walking under an approx. 460 meter-long cherry tunnel of
160 Somei Yoshino cherry trees at the water treatment plant and
the roadside cherry trees at Asukacho Park in front of Sozenji
Station? Open until late, you can enjoy nighttime cherry blossoms.
Cherry trees blossoming in the light of approx. 130 lanterns impart
a wholly different impression from that of the daytime.
PKunijima Waterworks T9:00-21:00 ￥Free ☎06-6614-8866
April 1
（Sat）- 9
（Sun）
Oizeki Cherry Festival
Approx. 600 cherry trees fill the park.
Lanterns are lit during the festival to
elevate the flower viewing spirit. Outside tea ceremony, bazaar, mini concert, and a historical strolling tour
are held.
P Oizeki Park T Sakura Festival :
April 2 11:00-15:00 ￥Free
☎072-469-3131
April 11
（Tue）- 17
（Mon）
Passing through the Mint
Bureau under cherry
blossoms
A famous place for
cherry blossoms with
13 4 s p e c i e s , 3 5 0
trees in bloom. To call it
the best place in Osaka
may not be an exaggeration. Some have just tens of
petals, others may have 100-200. You can enjoy
gorgeous cherry blossoms. "This year's cherry blossom" is selected and introduced for people to familiarize themselves with rare cherry blossoms.
PJapan Mint TWeekday/10:00 - 21:00 Sat,Sun
/ 9:00 - 21:00 ￥Free ☎050-5548-8686
Monthly Event Calendar of Osaka
Notable Event
April 4（Tue）, 18（Tue）, & 25
（Tue）
April 8（Sat）
Ninja Action Show
55th Osaka International Festival 2017
We Love The Osaka Four Orchestras！
Osaka's first night entertainment show is born! The powerful fight of "Ninja VS Sanada Yukimura" and "Hattori
Hanzo VS Ninja" will be held in front of your eyes. It's an
overwhelming presence! The action group plays the powerful "Ninja Action Show" that you can not watch anywhere else. Please enjoy a night which will remain in your
memories.
PFlamingo the Arusha T【1st】 OPEN 18:30 / START
19:00 【2nd】 OPEN 20:45 / START 21:15 ￥
【1st】
8,000 yen（with 1 drink and Ninja Zen） 【2nd】5,000 yen
（with 1 drink） ☎06-6567-4949
April 7
（Fri）
Adult Fan of LEGO® Event
Adults must be accompanied by a child to visit the LEGOLAND Discovery Center
at the regular opening hours. But we, adults also want to enjoy Lego!! A monthly
event only for adult funs of Lego is held. Enjoy different themed events once a
month throughout the year!!
PLEGOLAND Discovery Center Osaka T19:00-21:00 ￥2,000 yen *Guests must
be 18 years old or older ☎06-6573-6010 April 15
（Sat）- June 4
（Sun）
Shell gathering at
Nishiki no Hama
Nishikinohama Beach Park is located in
Nishiki no Hama, where you can see
Kansai International Airport and Osaka
bay, about 45 mins from Namba to the
closest station by Nankai Railway and
1km on foot from the station. It is a popular place for families as people can enjoy
the shell food. After finishing the shell
gathering, you can take 800g（400g for
kids）of how much you dug.
April 24
（Mon）- May 6
（Sat）
Koinobori is big carp streamer for
celebration Children's Day on May 5.
You can see more than 1000 of carp
streamer in the sky at Akutagawa
Sakurazutumi Park during the period
of April 24 - May 6. On April 29, festival is held with several stalls, drum
performance and mini concert.
PNishikinohama Beach Park
T9:00-17:00（Last entry till 16:30）
￥Adult （Junior high school student or
PFestival Hall T15:30 "fanfare", "holn ensemble", "pre
talk" 16:00 START（15:00 OPEN 19:00 FINISH）
￥S seat 8,500 yen A seat 7,000 yen BOX seat 14,000 yen
☎06-6231-2221（10:00-18:00）
April 28
（Fri）- May 7
（Sun）
Koinobori Festa 1000
（Carp Streamer
Festival）
PAkutagawa Sakurazutumi Park
TFesta Event : April 29 10：00-16：00
￥Free ☎072-675-9374
This year is the
third time for "We
Love The Osaka
Four Orchestras!"
to be held. The
concer t by the
four orchestras
based on Osaka
with its conductor together is very unique in Japan and has appealed to
music lovers in Kansai. You cannot miss some related
programs including thier usual pre-talk by 4 orchestras
before the concert and lottery on the stage after the concert as well.
The International Festival UTAGE
2017 IN OSAKA
This is one of Japan's
largest food events
which is held once
every 4 years in Osaka,
the city of food since
1985. Under the theme
"Festivals of Japan;
Comparison of Flavors
of Japan," people both
from around Japan and the world can enjoy, not only by
bringing together various flavors from all over Japan, focusing on Washoku which is the traditional dietary culture of
Japanese people, inscribed on UNESCO's list of intangible
cultural heritages of humanity in December 2013, but also
through providing visitors with the opportunity to experience festivals around Japan as symbols of Japanese traditional culture deeply related to food. Anybody including
families with children can enjoy this festival!!
PIntex Osaka（International Exhibition Center, Osaka, at Nanko）
T11:00-20:00（till 19:00 on 7） ￥Adult（High school student
older）1,500 yen, Child（3 years old and
older, and elementary school student）
or older）2,200 yen, Child
（Elementary and Junior high school
student）1,100 yen ☎06-7668-0377
750 yen ☎072-432-3022
Traditional Event
April 13（Thu）
O-taue Shinji Rice Planting
Ceremony
The traditional act of planting rice in a paddy - from hoeing
the field, to leveling the ground, to sowing the seeds - is
performed in a comic style using classical performing arts.
PKumata Jinja Shrine T19:00 ￥Free
☎06-6791-0208
April 18（Tue）
PSojiji Temple ￥Free ☎072-622-3209
April 22
（Sat）
Shoryo-e Ceremony
On April 22, the anniversary of Prince
Shotoku's death, bugaku（court music
and dance）is performed on the Ishibutai
Stone Stage before the Rokujido Hall.
Surviving for more than 1,000 years, the
performance has been designated as
Important Intangible Folk Cultural Asset by the national goverment.
PShitennoji Temple T12:30 ￥Free ☎06-6771-0066
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Yamakage Style Kitchen Knife Ceremony
The kitchen knife ceremony was originated when
the master of the house cooked in front of his
guests at the dinner in ancient times. They say it
has continued since the Muromachi era. Remarkable knife skills by a professional cook are demonstrated.
Apr 22（Sat）& 23（Sun）
Taishi Holy
Candle Ritual
E n j o y t h e b e a u t i f ul a t m o sphere of a ritual that sees
10 , 0 0 0 c a n d l e s l i g h t u p
Eifuku Temple. Cherry trees in
the premises are also lit up to give a special glow at night.
PEifukuji Temple T18:00-21:00 ￥Free ☎0721-21-1600