murmurMaruoka Castle Cherry Blossom Festival
Sakai City · Kasumigajo Park (Maruoka Castle)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Sakai Tabi Navi (Sakai City) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Mar 24 – Apr 17, 2026 （Ended） Evening illuminations 18:00–22:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early April
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Dates are set each year around cherry blossom season
- Venue
- Kasumigajo Park (Maruoka Castle)
- City
- Sakai City, Fukui
About
During cherry blossom season, Maruoka Castle and the surrounding Kasumigajo Park in Sakai hold a spring festival. The castle is one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots; wrapped in full bloom, its keep seems to hover in a mist, which is why it is also called Kasumigajo, the Castle of Mist. Some 300 paper lanterns are lit, and 160 original lamps light the paths around the castle. After sunset the keep is illuminated and used as a screen for projection mapping. On one weekend, a castle-town market, children's fair stalls and a sweets giveaway are planned in the castle car park, with visits from Sakai's mascot characters. It is worth coming twice: once by day for the blossoms and keep, and again after dark for the lights. The organizer is the Maruoka Castle Cherry Blossom Festival promotion society.
Sources
- OfficialSakai Tabi Navi (Sakai City) kanko-sakai.com
- OfficialFukui Dot Com (Fukui Prefectural Tourism Federation) www.fuku-e.com
Last checked: Oct 11, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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