murmurBunsui Oiran Procession (Tsubame Cherry Blossom Festival)
Tsubame City · Jizodo Honcho Street and the Okozu Bunsui cherry tree avenue
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Tsubame City Tourist Association · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates not confirmed
- 2026
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually mid April
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year The date is set each year for the cherry blossom season
- Venue
- Jizodo Honcho Street and the Okozu Bunsui cherry tree avenue
- City
- Tsubame City, Niigata
About
The star turn of the Tsubame Cherry Blossom Festival is the Bunsui Oiran Dochu. Three oiran, Shinano-dayu, Sakura-dayu and Bunsui-dayu, in sumptuous costumes, lead about 60 attendants through Jizodo Honcho and beneath the cherry trees along the Okozu Bunsui channel. Those roughly 1,500 trees were planted in thanks for the channel works that protect the area from Shinano River floods. The procession is said to have started as a costume parade by local volunteers to entertain blossom viewers, and it came back after a wartime break.
Sources
- OfficialTsubame City Tourist Association tsubame-kankou.jp
- 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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