murmurKasumigajo Park Cherry Blossom Festival
Nihonmatsu City · Kasumigajo Park (Sannomaru Plaza and Japanese garden)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Fukushima Prefectural Tourism & Local Products Association (Fukushima Travel) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Apr 3 – May 6, 2026 （Ended） Illumination 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 Timed to the blossoms, usually early April to early May
- Venue
- Kasumigajo Park (Sannomaru Plaza and Japanese garden)
- City
- Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima
About
Kasumigajo Park, a prefectural park built on the ruins of Nihonmatsu Castle and one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots, holds its festival while the trees are at their best. Roughly 2,500 trees, mostly Somei-yoshino, flower from early April into early May. After sunset, about 500 lanterns and 9 large paper lamps glow around Sannomaru Plaza, transforming the scene into something quite different from the daytime view. The lights are on from 18:00 to 22:00. In 2026 the festival ran April 3 to May 6. Sannomaru Plaza and the Japanese garden, around the Kasumi and Ruri ponds and the umbrella pine, are about 20 minutes on foot from JR Nihonmatsu Station or about 5 minutes by car from the Nihonmatsu exit of the Tohoku Expressway. Contact the Nihonmatsu Tourism Association with questions.
Sources
- OfficialFukushima Prefectural Tourism & Local Products Association (Fukushima Travel) www.tif.ne.jp
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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