murmurKawazu Cherry Blossom Festival
Kawazu Town · Cherry-lined banks of the Kawazu River, around the Kawazu Sakura Tourist Exchange Center
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival Executive Committee · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Feb 7 – Mar 8, 2026 （Ended） Evening illumination of the blossoms 18:00–21:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually in February
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Usually from early February to early March; dates are announced each year
- Venue
- Cherry-lined banks of the Kawazu River, around the Kawazu Sakura Tourist Exchange Center
- City
- Kawazu Town, Shizuoka
About
In the Izu Peninsula town of Kawazu, a festival celebrates the early-blooming Kawazu-zakura cherry while it is in flower. These trees are prized for pale pink blossoms that last a long time, and the variety is thought to be a natural cross between Oshima and Kanhi cherries. Most visitors walk the avenue of trees along the Kawazu River, and after dark parts of the riverside, including the stretch downstream from Tatebashi Bridge near Kawazu Station, are illuminated. Food stalls and small events such as free rice cakes around the festival area add to the early taste of spring. The story starts around 1955, when local resident Katsumi Iida came across a seedling by chance and planted it in his garden; after study by the town, prefectural bodies and others, it was named Kawazu-zakura and became the town tree. That original tree still stands in a private garden a short way toward Mount Amagi from Izukyu Kawazu Station.
Sources
- OfficialKawazu Cherry Blossom Festival Executive Committee kawazuzakura.jp
- Reference河津桜について（河津桜まつり公式サイト） kawazuzakura.jp
- Reference河津桜まつりイベントのご案内（河津桜まつり公式サイト） kawazuzakura.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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