murmurObama Onsen Jacaranda Festa
Unzen City · Former Hamakan Hotel site, Obama Onsen
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Obama Onsen Ryokan Association · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Jun 7, 2026 （Ended） 10:00 to 15:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early June
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held on a Sunday in June to match the jacaranda bloom (the week varies by year). Cancelled in rain, held in light drizzle
- Venue
- Former Hamakan Hotel site, Obama Onsen
- City
- Unzen City, Nagasaki
About
Obama Onsen in Unzen City holds this festival to match the blooming of its jacaranda trees. Counted among the world's three great flowering trees, the jacaranda is loved as a street tree in South America, Africa, Australia and elsewhere, much as cherry trees are in Japan. It is a subtropical tree that does not like the cold, but the climate of Obama, warmed by the heat of its hot springs, suits it well, and trees planted about 50 years ago have grown large and now signal the arrival of the rainy season. Branches covered in vivid blossoms are well worth seeing, and illuminated at night beside the sea they look magical. The festa is held on a Sunday in June; it is cancelled in rain but goes ahead in light drizzle.
Sources
- OfficialObama Onsen Ryokan Association obama.or.jp
- OfficialNagasaki Prefecture Tourism Association (Nagasaki Tabinet) www.nagasaki-tabinet.com
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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