murmurGifu Plum Blossom Festival
Gifu City · Bairin Park
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Gifu Prefecture Tourism Federation (Gifu Travel Guide) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Mar 7–8, 2026 （Ended） 10:00–15:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early March
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Timed to the plum blossoms; dates are announced each year
- Venue
- Bairin Park
- City
- Gifu City, Gifu
About
Bairin Park in Gifu City holds this festival while its plum trees are in bloom. The park has about 1300 trees of 50 varieties, roughly 700 white and 600 red, and because the varieties flower at different times, there is something to see over a long stretch, from the earliest to the latest. Local volunteers run most of the festival, which offers a children's sketching contest, taiko drumming, kendama demonstrations and lessons, and miniature steam train rides, making it easy to enjoy with kids. The park has no parking, so take a bus from JR Gifu or Meitetsu Gifu Station to the Bairin Koen-mae stop and walk a little from there.
Sources
- OfficialGifu Prefecture Tourism Federation (Gifu Travel Guide) www.kankou-gifu.jp
- OfficialGifu Plum Blossom Festival Executive Committee gifu-bairin.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.
On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
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