Ibaraki Prefecture has many convenient locations to enjoy all kinds of flowers in the warm and slightly chilly spring weather at the beginning of the year. This place not only has a garden in the "Top 3 most beautiful flower gardens in Japan" or extremely large gardens for you to freely admire and take pictures, but also has spring flower festivals lasting from February to April bustling everywhere for people and tourists to have the opportunity to have fun, enjoy the joy and gain more inspiration and energy in the new year.
If you want to experience the spring atmosphere surrounded by the scent of flowers and get lost in a magical, romantic pink world, then plan a spring trip to Ibaraki in the land of the rising sun right now!
1. 123rd UME FLOWER FESTIVAL IN MITO - IBARAKI'S LARGEST UME FLOWER FESTIVAL
Event time: February 16 (Saturday) - March 31 (Sunday)
Since the Meiji 30s (1897), spring in Mito has always had a big festival "Mito Ume Flower Festival". The festival is held at none other than one of the three great gardens of Japan "Kairakuen" and "Kodokan", which was the largest school of literature and martial arts in ancient Japan. Both of these places were recognized as "Contemporary Japanese Cultural and Educational Heritage" in 2015.
Pink carpet spread across Japan's TOP 3 most beautiful garden "Kairakuen".
In the garden “Kairakuen”, there are about 3,000 plum trees (Ume) with more than 100 different varieties. Meanwhile, in “Kodokan”, there are about 800 trees with more than 60 varieties that bloom every spring. Depending on the type, some will bloom as early as mid-January, while others will bloom as early as early March. Therefore, here you can enjoy plum blossoms for a very long time.
Japan's largest ancient school "Kodokan"
Usually, during the plum blossom festival, there will be a "Mito Plum Blossom Ambassador" to welcome visitors, making the atmosphere of the festival more cheerful. The spring tourist season usually starts around March. How about coming to Ibaraki to experience spring with the lingering scent of plum blossoms?
Mito's Ume Flower Ambassadors Welcome You
Website:http://www.city.mito.lg.jp/bloom-mito/en/fest_a3.html
2. 43rd KOGAMOMO FESTIVAL - The pink world of Hanamomo no Sato
Event time: March 20 (Wednesday) - April 5 (Friday)
Amidst the vast natural space dotted with many types of flowers blooming throughout the four seasons at Koga Kubo Koen Garden, in spring you can admire the garden covered in pink created by more than 1,500 flower trees with 5 different types of flowers.
During the festival season, there are not only flowers but also stalls selling local specialties, as well as many other fun activities.
In particular, only here is the place where you can take a hot air balloon and see the flower garden from above.
Opening hours: 9:00 - 17:00
Website:https://www.kogakanko.jp/english
3. Yaezakura Festival - Admire the flower garden with 100 of the most beautiful cherry blossom trees in Japan
Event time: April 16 (Tuesday) - April 29 (Monday)
Shizumine Furusato Koen Flower Garden gives you the privilege of viewing a vast space with 100 selected cherry blossom trees, the most famous in Japan!
The garden has about 200,000 double-petal cherry blossom trees, creating a scene that is extremely special and famous even in Ibaraki.
In the evening, people also light up the lights here, creating a splendid night scene of peach blossoms that cannot be seen anywhere else.
Opening hours: 9:00 - 18:00 (During lighting time, it will operate until 21:00)
Website:http://www.naka-kanko.jp/page/page000124.html
Related information about the festival:
1. The 123rd Ume Flower Festival in Mito
Mito Tourism Association - Tel: 029-224-0441
2. The 43rd Kogamomo Festival
399-1 Konosu, Fukurawa-shi, Ibaraki
Furukawa City Tourism Association - Tel: 0280-23-1266
3. Yaezakura Festival
1720-1 Shizu, Naka-shi, Ibaraki
Naka City Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Tel: 029-298-1111
Basic information about Ibaraki:
- Population: 2,918 thousand people
- Area: 6,096 km2
- Central city: Mito
- How to get there:
- From Tokyo/ 72 minutes by express train
- The train usually takes 75 minutes.
- 75 minutes by car from Narita Airport
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Tham-quandu-lịch-ở-Ibaraki-649193558450439
- Website:http://vi.ibarakiguide.jp/
- Introduction to Ibaraki Prefecture (Vietnamese):http://vi.ibarakiguide.jp/videos.html
