murmurKoga Peach Blossom Festival
Koga City · Koga Kubo Park (Koga Sogo Park)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Koga City Tourism Association · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Mar 14–29, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid March
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Timed to the peak of the flowering peaches, from mid- to late March
- Venue
- Koga Kubo Park (Koga Sogo Park)
- City
- Koga City, Ibaraki
About
Each spring, Koga Kubo Park (Koga Sogo Park) celebrates its flowering peach trees, and in 2026 the festival marked its 50th edition. Its roots are said to lie in the Edo period, when Doi Toshikatsu, lord of the Koga domain, had peaches planted throughout his territory. The grove holds about 1,800 trees of six varieties, among them Yaguchi, Genpei, Kikumomo and Jusei-to, and at peak bloom the park turns a vivid pink. Bloom times differ by variety: Yaguchi, the most common, flowers from mid- to late March, and Genpei and Kikumomo from late March into early April. Every day of the festival there is singing, magic and street performance on stage, as well as experiences such as hot-air balloon rides. Traffic around the park is very heavy during the festival, and drivers are asked to use detours.
Sources
- OfficialKoga City Tourism Association www.kogakanko.jp
- OfficialIbaraki Prefectural Tourism & Local Products Association (Visit Ibaraki) www.ibarakiguide.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 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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