murmurKyokusui no Utage (Winding Stream Poetry Party) at Sengan-en
Kagoshima City · Kyokusui Garden, Sengan-en
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Kagoshima Prefectural Visitors Bureau · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Apr 12, 2026 （Ended） 13:30–14:15
- 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 Date announced each year. In rain, the poetry gathering moves indoors and cannot be viewed
- Venue
- Kyokusui Garden, Sengan-en
- City
- Kagoshima City, Kagoshima
About
Each spring Sengan-en garden in Kagoshima City hosts this banquet tied to the Shimazu family. Guests in formal samurai dress sit along a winding stream; as a cup of sake floats down toward them, each must finish a poem before it passes, then pick it up and drink. The stream garden was uncovered by excavation in 1959 and is said to be the largest of its kind left in Japan, known for keeping much of its original shape. You need a Sengan-en admission ticket to watch. If it rains, the poetry gathering moves to the audience hall in the residence and is closed to spectators.
Sources
- OfficialKagoshima Prefectural Visitors Bureau www.kagoshima-kankou.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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