Information for the Soka Cherry Blossoms / The 35th annual Soka Cherry Blossom Festival. In both 2020 and 2021 the Soka Cherry Blossom Festival was cancelled on account of the pandemic. In 2022, it was on for the first time in three years, but without festival stalls. This year, 2023,Read More →
An Air Base Cherry Blossom Festival in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Between 2020 and 2022 the cherry blossom festival at Kumagaya Air base was cancelled on account of the pandemic. However, they actually set a date for the 2022 cherry blossom festival. They announced it really early on too, in theRead More →
For the first time in four years, Hanno will host their popular spring, aka cherry blossom, festival in 2023. Within Hanno, Hanno Central park and the area around Mt Tenran are particularly well known for their beautiful sakura trees. The festival is on in the former: Hanno Central Park. InRead More →
Konosu Park is located beside Shouganji¹ temple, which is a famous doll temple. The temple is renowned for its unique “Doll Memorial Service”. Konosu Park is relatively small, but during the cherry blossom season it attracts hundreds of visitors for its mature cherry blossoms. The scene of the temple gatesRead More →
This is cherry blossom festival in Shiki, or as they call it a Sakura Festa, is relatively new. They say it it is the 6th annual Shiki Cherry Blossom Festival, but considering the 3rd, 4th and 5th were cancelled, it really is only the third! Moreover, since the festival wasRead More →
Seinan is the name of the area from Musashi Urawa Station to Besshonuma Park in Saitama City. Seinan 西南 means south west. The area of the cherry blossoms and the sakura matsuri is on a street that is called ‘Greenery and flower promenade’ 花と緑の散歩道. You can find dozens of postRead More →
Information for the cherry blossoms, sakura matsuri, Soul Food Festival and Flower Art at Kodai Hasu no Sato in Gyoda. Kodai Hasu No Sato ~ Ancient Lotus Flower Park Kodai Hasu no Sato is a public park in Gyoda city. It was developed to showcase the ancient lotus that wereRead More →
Sakura Saku means ‘cherry blossoms bloom’ and it is the name of the Kasukabe Cherry Blossom Festival in 2023. It is an eight day long festival with many different parts, which I have tried to summarise below. Kasukabe Cherry Blossom Festival The 2023 Sakura Saku Kasukabe Cherry Blossom Festival isRead More →
Information for the 11th annual Fujimino Cherry Blossom Festival and the cherry blossoms in Fukuoka Central Park. Fujimino Cherry Blossom Festival Although, this is officially the 11th annual Fujimino cherry blossom festival, the area has had a cherry blossom festival for much longer. Once upon a time, when I firstRead More →
Kaminuma and Shimonuma are two parks around marshes in urban Higashimatsuyama. They are a ten minute walk apart, but they are often grouped together as if one park. Kaminuma Park is larger and the main of the two. Neither are particularly exciting parks, but both are pretty in spring whenRead More →