murmurTsunomine Shrine Cherry Blossom Festival
Anan City · Tsunomine Shrine
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Tokushima Prefecture Tourism Association (Awanavi) · Last checked: Oct 11, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Apr 2–3, 2026 （Ended） April 2 from 19:00 eve fireworks / April 3 at 10:00 opening
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early April
- How the date is set
- Every year, April 2 – April 3
- Venue
- Tsunomine Shrine
- City
- Anan City, Tokushima
About
Tsunomine Shrine, on the summit of Mt. Tsunomine in Anan, holds a cherry blossom festival every year on April 2 and 3. Some 2,000 trees cover the mountain, among them Somei-yoshino, botan-zakura and wild yamazakura, and they usually peak in early April. Things get going with fireworks at 19:00 on April 2, the eve of the main day. On April 3, the opening and formal worship are at 10:00, the Tassui-ren troupe dances Awa Odori for the shrine at 10:30 and again at 13:00, and a bomochi rice-cake contest for children, women and men begins at 11:00. Rice cakes are handed out free to early arrivals. The festival takes place in Tsunomine Park, part of the shrine grounds, and entry costs nothing.
Sources
- OfficialTokushima Prefecture Tourism Association (Awanavi) www.awanavi.jp
- OfficialTsunomine Shrine tsunomine-jinjya.com
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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