murmurShibata Iris Festival
Shibata City · Iris Garden, Ijimino Park
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Niigata Prefectural Tourist Association · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jun 17–28, 2026 （Ended） Illuminations 18:00-21:00, food stalls 10:00-16:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid June
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Dates are set each year to match peak bloom of the irises
- Venue
- Iris Garden, Ijimino Park
- City
- Shibata City, Niigata
About
Ijimino Park's iris garden in Shibata, counted among Japan's four great iris gardens, hosts this early-summer flower festival. Its 1.8 hectares hold around 600,000 plants of some 300 varieties of the iris family. Ayame irises bloom in mid-May and kakitsubata in late May, followed by Japanese irises (hanashobu) from early June, and the festival is set for when the hanashobu, which fill most of the garden, look their best. In the evening the garden is illuminated and paper lanterns glow, while food stalls and kitchen cars come out by day. If you're lucky, fireflies flit at the far end. Entry is free, there's a large free car park, and wheelchairs can be borrowed. From Shibata Station it's about 10 minutes by taxi, or about 15 minutes on a rental bike from the nearby tourist information center.
Sources
- OfficialNiigata Prefectural Tourist Association niigata-kankou.or.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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