murmurTagajo Ruins Iris Festival
Tagajo City · Tagajo Ruins Iris Garden
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Tagajo City (Tagajo Ruins Iris Festival Committee) · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- May 23 – Jun 21, 2026 （Ended）
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually in June
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Dates are set each year around the bloom of irises
- Venue
- Tagajo Ruins Iris Garden
- City
- Tagajo City, Miyagi
About
This festival heralds early summer in Tagajo. It takes place in an iris garden of about 21,000 square meters within the Tagajo Ruins, a designated Special Historic Site, where some three million plants of about 800 varieties of ayame, kakitsubata and hanashobu irises bloom — said to be the widest selection in the Tohoku region. The three types flower one after another, with timing shifting with the weather. During the festival the South Gate of Tagajo is specially lit up at night, and there are smartphone audio guides to the garden, evening performances on ancient flutes and art installations, while a weekend fair adds stage shows and outdoor tea. Inspired by a haiku about irises that Matsuo Basho wrote on leaving Sendai, the festival also invites haiku submissions.
Sources
- OfficialTagajo City (Tagajo Ruins Iris Festival Committee) www.city.tagajo.miyagi.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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