murmurNagahama Bonbai Exhibition (Bonsai Plum Show at Keiunkan)
Nagahama City · Keiunkan, Minato-cho, Nagahama
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Nagahama Bonbai Exhibition (Nagahama Maibara Tourism Association) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jan 10 – Mar 10, 2026 （Ended） 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (until 7:30 p.m. on light-up evenings)
- 2027
- Jan 10 – Mar 10, 2027 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (last entry 4:30 p.m.)
- Usual timing
- Usually early January
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Runs from early January to early March; exact dates are announced each year by the Nagahama Tourism Association
- Venue
- Keiunkan, Minato-cho, Nagahama
- City
- Nagahama City, Shiga
About
Nagahama greets the new year by filling the tatami rooms of Keiunkan with bonbai, plum trees trained as bonsai. Out of roughly 300 pots, about 90 in good bloom are shown at any time, swapped as flowers open and fade. Look for trees nearly 3 meters tall and one said to be 400 years old; every pot has a name. Keiunkan was built in 1887 to receive Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, and its strolling pond garden is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty. During the show there are evening light-ups, a tea room and cafe, and souvenirs and miniature bonbai for sale. The exhibition has run since 1952, and the venue is about 3 minutes on foot from JR Nagahama Station.
Sources
- OfficialNagahama Bonbai Exhibition (Nagahama Maibara Tourism Association) bonbai.jp
- OfficialNagahama Tourism Association (organizer, via PR TIMES) prtimes.jp
- OfficialBiwako Visitors Bureau (Shiga tourism) www.biwako-visitors.jp
- Reference北近江、新春の風物詩 「長浜盆梅展」開幕（滋賀県 広報レポート） www.pref.shiga.lg.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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