March, April and May you can experience spring in Japan. Spring is the time where the flowers bloom.
In the month of March Japanese have Fire walking ceremony on Mt. Takao, and also Plum festival late in the month.
April is the time for Cherry blossoms. There are about 250 species and 1800 trees of Cherry at Tama forest Science Garden, this garden is open to the public in this month. People go out for Fishing in this month.
Children's day is celebrated in the month of May (5th). Japanese love to listen to the wild birds and straw berry picking in middle of the month.
SUMMER
June, July and August is summer in Japan. Summers are
extremely hot here the temperature rises upto 38 deg in summer.
In the month of June
Japanese listen to singing frogs listening party in Annai River at the
foot of Mt. Takao. They even go fishing for sweetfish late in this month.
You can experience Ground Cherries fair at Shinshouin
Temples in the month of July. During
this month High School Base Ball semi finals is also held. July is the
time for Gold Banded lilies. Open Air Sculpture is held at Fujimori Park
late in this month.
August is full of
celebration for Japanese. Dances are performed in many shrines in this
month. (Kumano Shrine, Hazama Shishimai shrine, Hikawa Shrine, Suwa Shrine,
Imakuma Shrine and Tamori Shrine)
