Fiesta de las flores

Every late winter Kairakuen Historical Park is adorned with thousands of plum blossoms. The Mito Ume Matsuri celebrates their blossoming, a symbol of renewal and perseverance. Visitors can stroll through the garden's fragrant alleys while enjoying traditional entertainment and food stalls.

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ADDRESS: 1-3-3 Tokiwacho, Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture 310-0033, Japan

DATES: mid-February to mid-March

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The Nabana no Sato flower garden is famous for its fields of flowers, which change with the seasons. In spring, visitors can admire huge carpets of tulips, colza and cosmos during the Nabana no Sato Flower Festival. The site is also popular for its evening illuminations.

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ADDRESS: 270 Komae Urushibata, Nagashima-cho, Kuwana, Mie Prefecture 511-1144, Japan

DATES: March to May (depending on flowers)

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In spring, the Ashikaga Flower Park becomes one of the most spectacular places in Japan, thanks to its immense wisteria! During the Great Wisteria Festival, visitors can admire photogenic flower tunnels and a 150-year-old wisteria tree. Night-time illuminations dress up the park at sunset.

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ADDRESS: 607 Hasama-cho, Ashikaga, Tochigi 329-4216, Japan

DATES: mid-April to mid-May

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At Hitachi Seaside Park, an entire hill is covered with millions of blue nemophila when spring arrives. During the Nemophila Harmony, visitors can walk to the top of the hill to enjoy the landscape as it merges with the sky. Not to be missed if you're staying around Tokyo.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ADDRESS: 605-4 Onuma, Mawatari, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki 312-0012, Japan

DATES: mid-April to early May

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At the foot of Mount Fuji, this festival features shibazakura, carpets of pink flowers that cover the landscape to offer one of the most emblematic panoramas of Japanese spring!

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ADDRESS: Fuji Motosuko Resort, 212 Motosu, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi 401-0337, Japan

DATES: mid-April to end of May

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Each summer the Higashizawa Rose Park hosts one of Japan's largest rose festivals, with over 20,000 roses of over 100 different varieties in bloom! Visitors can stroll through the park's fragrant alleys while enjoying entertainment and tastings of regional specialties.

FURTHER INFORMATION

ADDRESS: 1-25, Tateoka Higashizawa, Murayama City, Yamagata 995-0023, Japan

DATES: late May to mid-June

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Lavenders in Japan? Yes, and not the least! In summer, the lavender fields of the Tomita farm attract visitors from all over the world. Together with other seasonal flowers, they give color to the hills. A symbol of summer in the Hokkaido region.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ADDRESS: Tomita Farm, 15 Kisenkita, Nakafurano, Sorachi-gun, Hokkaido 071-0704, Japan

DATES: late June to late July

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Every autumn, Tokyo's Yushima Tenmangu Shrine hosts the Yushima Kiku Matsuri, the Chrysanthemum Festival. For the occasion, thousands of chrysanthemums are displayed in a variety of forms: cascading, in bouquets and even in bonsai! Admire the arrangements and discover the history of the imperial flower.

FURTHER INFORMATION

ADDRESS: 3-30-1 Yushima, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 113-0034, Japan

DATES: late October to November

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