Use of this website is subject to mandatory arbitration and other terms and conditions, select this link to read those agreements.
Skip to content
Just One Cookbook
Browse Ad Free with JOC PLUS!
  • All Recipes
  • Quick & Easy
  • Dinner
  • Desserts
  • Pantry
  • Travel
  • About
  • Recipe Filter
  • Recipe Index
  • Readers’ Favorites
  • Course
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Appetizers
    • Salads
    • Side Dishes
    • Soups & Stocks
    • Desserts
    • Drinks
    • Snacks
  • Ingredient
    • Beef
    • Chicken
    • Eggs
    • Noodles & Pasta
    • Pork
    • Rice
    • Fish & Seafood
    • Tofu
    • Vegetable
  • Topics
    • Quick & Easy
    • Under 30 Minutes
    • Weeknight
    • Bento
    • College Meals
    • Hot Pot
    • Izakaya Food
    • Pressure Cooker
    • Under 5 Ingredients
  • Dietary
    • Gluten-Free
    • Vegan
    • Vegan/Vegetarian Adaptable
    • Vegetarian
  • How-Tos
    • Cooking Tips
    • Ingredient Guides
    • Kitchen Guides
  • Login
  • About
  • Pantry
  • Cookbooks
  • Japan
  • Feature Articles
Home » Spring

Japanese Spring Recipes

Celebrate the season with fresh and colorful Japanese spring recipes, featuring vibrant vegetables and the freshest produce of the season.

Enjoy light dishes made with clear soup with clams, harusame salad, and Japanese-style pasta with asparagus. Try seasonal favorites like sakura mochi, bamboo rice, and green pea rice.

A white plate containing Japanese souffle pancakes dusted with powdered sugar, fresh mixed berries, and whipped cream.

Fluffy Japanese Soufflé Pancakes (Video) スフレパンケーキ

4.74 from 1459 votes
A white dish containing Shabu Shabu Salad.

Shabu Shabu Salad 豚しゃぶサラダ

4.58 from 7 votes
White ceramic bowls containing Bacon Asparagus Miso Soup topped with a slice of butter.

Bacon Asparagus Miso Soup

5 from 12 votes
A white fluted round plate containing two Hanami Dango, served with matcha green tea.

Hanami Dango 三色花見団子

4.80 from 35 votes
A lacquer box containing Ohagi (Botamochi) and some of them are served on a black plate.

Ohagi (Botamochi) おはぎ (ぼたもち)

4.75 from 27 votes
A bizenware plate containing Kashiwa Mochi.

Kashiwa Mochi (Video) かしわ餅

5 from 7 votes
A round fluted plate containing sakura mochi served with matcha tea.

Sakura Mochi (Video) 桜餅

4.89 from 17 votes
A shell shaped bowl containing Asparagus with Miso Dressing (Karashi Sumisoae) garnished with salt pickled cherry blossom.

Asparagus with Miso Dressing (Karashi Sumisoae)　アスパラガスの辛子酢味噌和え

4.75 from 35 votes
A ceramic rice bowl containing Mame Gohan (Green Pea Rice).

Mame Gohan (Green Pea Rice) 豆ご飯

4.86 from 21 votes
A mason jar containing ume plum syrup.

Ume Plum Syrup 梅シロップ

4.88 from 16 votes
Asian coleslaw in a glass bowl.

Asian Coleslaw with Sesame Dressing

4.67 from 177 votes
Meyer Lemon Chiffon Cake on a white cake stand.

Meyer Lemon Chiffon Cake マイヤーレモンシフォンケーキ

4.79 from 140 votes
Bamboo rice in a bizen Japanese rice bowl and in a donabe (Japanese clay pot).

Bamboo Rice (Takenoko Gohan) (Video) たけのこご飯

4.73 from 11 votes
Colorful thick Japanese sandwich, Wanpaku Sandiwch (Sando), shows the filling and piles up on the table.

Wanpaku Sandwich わんぱくサンド

4.84 from 24 votes
Refreshing Tofu Salad with Sesame Ponzu Dressing on a Japanese blue platter.

Tofu Salad with Sesame Ponzu Dressing 豆腐サラダ

4.69 from 22 votes
Fresh spring rolls with yakiniku dipped in the bbq sauce.

Fresh Spring Rolls with Yakiniku 焼肉の生春巻き

4.77 from 21 votes
Simmered Bamboo Shoots in a handmade Japanese-style ceramic bowl.

Simmered Bamboo Shoots (Tosani)たけのこの土佐煮

4.70 from 13 votes
Rice with Mountain Vegetables (Sansai Gohan) served in a green ceramic bowl.

Sansai Gohan (Rice with Mountain Vegetables) 山菜ご飯

4.78 from 9 votes
Cherry Blossom Madeleines on a wire rack.

Cherry Blossom Madeleines (Video) 桜マドレーヌ

4.74 from 26 votes
Cherry blossom rice balls on a white plate.

Cherry Blossom Rice Balls 桜のおにぎり

4.78 from 9 votes
Cherry blossom milk pudding in a glass.

Cherry Blossom Milk Pudding 桜ミルクプリン

4.90 from 29 votes
Japanese glass noodle salad consists of glass noodles, cucumber, wakame, carrots, and ham

Harusame Salad (Japanese Glass Noodle Salad) 春雨サラダ

4.67 from 81 votes
Steak Salad with Shoyu Dressing - 12 Summer BBQ & Potluck Recipes Your Guests Would Love | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Steak Salad with Shoyu Dressing (Video) ステーキサラダ

5 from 7 votes
A blue bowl containing cold and refreshing shirataki noodles with honey sesame dressing.

Honey Sesame Shirataki Noodles

4.77 from 21 votes
Japanese clam clear soup in a red bowl.

Japanese Clear Clam Soup (Ushiojiru) あさりの潮汁

4.86 from 7 votes
Easy Wafu Pasta with Shrimp and Asparagus (Gluten Free) 海老とアスパラガスの簡単和風パスタ (グルテンフリー) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Japanese Pasta with Shrimp and Asparagus 海老とアスパラガスの和風パスタ

4.63 from 66 votes
Sushi oke containing Chirashi Sushi.

Chirashi Sushi 五目ちらし寿司

4.91 from 10 votes
Cherry blossom cookies on a wire rack.

Cherry Blossom Cookies (Video) 桜クッキー

4.77 from 47 votes
Hoba Miso with Beef | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook

Hoba Miso with Beef 朴葉味噌

4.80 from 5 votes
A white plate containing Caesar Salad with Homemade Croutons.

Caesar Salad with Homemade Croutons (Video)

5 from 5 votes
Strawberry Mango Smoothie | JustOneCookbook.com

Strawberry Mango Smoothie (Video)

4.80 from 5 votes
Spinach Salad with Asian Salad Dressing | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Spinach Salad with Asian Salad Dressing (Video)

5 from 9 votes
Chicken Spring Rolls | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Chicken Spring Rolls (Video) バンバンジーの生春巻き

4.95 from 18 votes
Strawberry banana smoothie in a glass.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie (Video)

5 from 2 votes
Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps | JustOneCookbook.com

Thai Chicken Lettuce Wrap (Video)

5 from 5 votes
How To Make A Smoothie | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Make Healthy Smoothies

A white bowl containing chilled udon noodles, tenkasu, julienned cucumber, boiled egg, wakame seaweed, and grated onion, along with savory noodle soup.

Cold Tanuki Udon (Video) 冷やしたぬきうどん

4.80 from 20 votes
Berry Smoothie Recipe | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Berry Smoothie Recipe (Video)

5 from 2 votes
Mango Coconut Smoothie | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Mango Coconut Smoothie (Video)

4.88 from 8 votes
Glasses containing Green Tea Smoothie.

Matcha Smoothie (Video) 抹茶スムージー

4.85 from 26 votes
spring mix salad featuring radishes, avocado, heirloom tomatoes and fresh mint

Spring Mix Salad with Sweet Miso Dressing

4.78 from 27 votes
Massaged Kale Salad with Mango | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Mango Kale Salad

4.50 from 4 votes
Meyer Lemon Pound Cake served on a white plate.

Meyer Lemon Pound Cake

4.90 from 19 votes
White plates containing strawberry mochi cut in half.

Strawberry Mochi (Ichigo Daifuku) いちご大福

4.75 from 86 votes
Chirashi Sushi Cake | JustOneCookbook.com

Chirashi Sushi Cake ちらし寿司ケーキ

5 from 1 vote
Pineapple Upside Down Cake II

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

5 from 2 votes
Strawberry Dressing

Strawberry Dressing

4.34 from 3 votes
A white plate containing Pork Spring Rolls with Ponzu.

Pork Spring Rolls with Sesame Ponzu Sauce

5 from 4 votes
  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to Next Page

As Seen On

BuzzFeed
Bon Appetit
The Washington Post
The New Yorker
The Japan Times
Saveur
Parade
ABC News

Subscribe

5 Secrets to Japanese Cooking:
Simple Meals & Authentic Flavors!

Sign up to receive our FREE email series on Japanese cooking tips and weekly newsletter.

Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.

Loading

©2011 - 2025 Just One Cookbook. All rights reserved. Design by LH.
  • About
  • Accessibility
  • Permissions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
  • Contact