murmurJacaranda Festival
Nichinan City · Michi-no-Eki Nango roadside station
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Miyazaki Prefecture Tourism Association (Miyazaki Tourism Navi) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- May 23 – Jun 14, 2026 （Ended） Illumination 19:00–22:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late May
- How the date is set
- Announced each year Timed to the jacaranda bloom (usually late May to mid-June); dates are announced each year
- Venue
- Michi-no-Eki Nango roadside station
- City
- Nichinan City, Miyazaki
About
When the jacaranda blooms, the Michi-no-Eki Nango roadside station in Nichinan holds a festival in its honour. The jacaranda is counted among the world's three great flowering trees, and a grove of about 1,000 of them surrounds the station; the purple flowers are usually at their best from late May to mid-June. On festival weekends there are free samples of local specialties such as tree-ripened mango, a lottery for jacaranda seedlings, a class on how to grow them, and stage shows by local hula teams and others. After dark the grove is lit up, turning into a dreamy, tropical scene. The station's terrace looks out over the Hyuga-nada Sea, and the tropical-fruit soft-serve is a favourite.
Sources
- OfficialMiyazaki Prefecture Tourism Association (Miyazaki Tourism Navi) www.kanko-miyazaki.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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On the day, see what locals are murmuring on the murmur map
murmur is an app that shows short, anonymous posts on a map, right where they were written. On festival day, open the map around the venue and see what people nearby are saying.