Minabe-Bairin Plum Blossom viewing
Minabe "Bai-rin" Plum Grove in Wakayama Prefecture is the largest plum garden in Japan, with about 100,000 plum trees.
Minabe "Bai-rin" Plum Grove in Wakayama Prefecture is the largest plum garden in Japan, with about 100,000 plum trees.
Kitano-Tenman-gu Shrine grounds offer you to 50 kinds of 2000 plum tree blossoms. You can enjoy walking through the plum grove paths inside the plum garden.
Viewing plum blossoms is also popular attraction as well as Cherry blossoms. A festival featuring 800 plum trees in 80 varieties at Domyoji Tenmangu.
Japanese plum blossoms will be in their best at Osaka Expo park. There are 600 plum trees at natural culture park, and 80 plum trees are at Japanese garden.
There are approximetaly 400 cherry trees of late blooming varieties in a cherry orchard. The special night illumination is on during the bloom.
Entoku-in, a sub-temple of Kodai-ji Temple, located along the Nene no michi street. The garden in the North Shoin is illuminated.
Kodai-ji temple's stages are lit up with special illumination at night. Its beautiful gardens and weeping cherry trees create magical atmosphre.
Kyoto’s landmark, The five story pagoda at To-ji Temple is lit up with Cherry blossom. Easy access from JR Kyoto station.
Sagicho Matsuri, a figure of the animal of the year according to the Zodiac, made with marine products and grain, is mounted in the center of this float.
Okazaki canal is located just outside of Heian-jingu Shrine. Cherry trees line the canal along Reisen street and run all the way out to Nanzen-ji Temple.
Cherry blossoms lined on the Gion Shirakawa dori, one of the Kyoto's iconic street will be lit up to create a fantastic atmospere.
Spring night at Kiyomizu-dera Temple. The stage and three-story pagoda are lit up, and the night view of Kyoto from the stage adds color to the spring evening.
Hirano Shrine has been a famous cherry blossom viewing spot since the end of the Heian period.
The garden and grounds are lit up with atmospheric lanterns.
Koriyama Castle is famous for cherry blossom viewing spot. Oshiro Matsuri festival attracts visitors with cherry blossoms, and various events.
At Seiryuden, visitors can enjoy a fantastic view of lit-up cherry blossom in the night with spectacular panoramic views over the city of Kyoto below
Tatsuno park is one of the best place for cherry blossom viewing. There will be a parade of samurai warriors, a tea ceremony, food stalls during the festival.
Sasayama castle ruins is a famous location for cherry blossoms. During the cherry blossom season, there are light-ups in the evenings.