Koga Peach Festival 2016

Period : March 19, Saturday – April 5, Tuesday, 2015

“Peach festival”, one of the representative festival in Koga.

It is said to be an opening that Toshikatsu Doi who was the Koga lord of a castle

let a farmer bring up a peach in early period of Edo era.

Because the firewood which became the fuel was poor in the territory, it was fast-growing, and the peach that fruit became the food seemed to be chosen.

The present peach is planted peach to commemorate opening Koga Sogo Park to view them. Approximately 1,500 trees of 5 varieties of peach flower in full bloom in the park from March 19, Saturday to April 5, Tuesday in this year, too. You can enjoy beautiful peach flowers and some events!

Some events, Nodate – chakai (open-air tea ceremony), stalls, stage event etc. are held at the park.

Also. Koga Momo Musume (tourism ambassador who wearing kimono) greet you at the park.

On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays during the period, there is hot-air balloon experience-based boarding.

Tie up a balloon with a rope; go to an altitude of 20-30 meters above the ground!

The scenery looking at a flower peach in full glory from the ground is great too.

※It is called off in a strong wind, the rainy day.

The rate is adult (more than a junior high student) 1,000 yen, child (primary schoolchild) 500 yen.

They accept you on that day in the field.

Enjoy each peach flowers

(left: Yaguchi. Middle : Kurokawa yaguchi, right: Genpei)

Most of the peach flowers in the park are Yaguchi. Kurokawa Yaguchi blooms among them.

You can see Genpei towards the northwest, Kiku-momo and Kanpaku towards the north, Jusei-to in the east in the park.

(left: Kikumomo, Jyuseimomo, Kanpaku)

Peach flowers of 5 kinds are in full bloom, colored with them in the park. Its scenery is just looks like the Earthly Paradise.

Why don’t you walk wonderful another world?

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Magnificent Cherry Blossom of Ibaraki

Period : late March – early May , 2016

Ibaraki’s spring beginning with flowering of plum blossom and peach blossom, come to climax with flowering of cherry blossom. There are approx. 27 places famous for beautiful cherry blossom in Ibaraki. In this time, some events (Cherry Blossom Festival and so on) will be held in Ibaraki.

Why don’t you come and visit to Japanese seasonal tradition?

 1. Mt. Atago [Atago-san] (Kasama)

The wonderful cherry blossoms are full from middle of mountain to top of mountain in spring, it will be turn pink. In addition, you can enjoy cherry blossoms for long time because time of bloom has sifted by a vertical drop of 305 meters.

Site : Atago-san [Mt. Atago]

Middle of mountain, Top of mountain

Number of cherry trees:

approx. 20 kinds, approx. 2,000 trees

The best time to see: early April – early May, 2016

Inquiry : Kasama Tourism Association　TEL：0296-72-9222

Web site :            http://www.kasama-kankou.jp/

2. Amabiki-kannon [Sakuragawa]

Kawazu zakura, Edo-higan zakura, Yamazakura, Satozakura, Someiyoshino and other such approx. 3,000 cherry blossom trees are full bloom in Amabiki-kannon.

Madara Mdara-kishin sai [traditional festival] will be held in the temple, it is lively with many visitors.

Site: Amabiki-kannon  

Number of cherry trees: approx. 3,000 trees

The best time to see: early April – late April, 2016

Inquiry: Amabiki-kannon TEL：0296-58-5009 (8:30〜17:00)

Web site: http://www.amabiki.or.jp/

3. Gounoike-ryokuchi park [Kamisu]

Someiyoshino, Yamazakura, Oshimazakura and other such approx. 3,000 cherry blossom trees are full bloom in the park. You can enjoy putting golf, jogging, birdwatching and others along with cherry blossom viewing! Also, there are many playground equipment, lots of families can enjoy, too!

In the period of Sakura Festival, you can enjoy viewing lit-up cherry blossoms at night by Japanese lantern. It is so beautiful.

(lantern lighting time: 18:00 – 22:00)

Site: .Gounoike-ryokuchi park

Number of cherry trees: approx. 3,000 trees

The best time to see: middle April – early May, 2016

Inquiry: Kamisu Tourism Association TEL：0479-26-3021

Web site: http://www.kamisu-kanko.jp/event-page/sakura.html

4. Shizumine Furusato park [Naka]

Shizuine Furusato park, which were selected the best 100 magnificent cherry blossoms in Japan.

Site: Seihou Furusato park  

Time : 9:00 – 18:00

* The period of night cherry blossoms are 9:00 – 21:00.

Number of cherry trees: approx. 2,100 trees

The best time to see: middle April – early May, 2016

Inquiry: Naka Tourism Association

Web site: http://www.naka-kanko.jp/

 5. Around Senba lake [Mito]

You can enjoy fantasy cherry blossoms scenery, because some magnificent cherry blossoms in Mito are decorated with many paper lanterns and lit-upped cherry blossoms.

[decorated with paper lantern 18:00-20:00, Sakurayama, Sakuragawa]

Site: Kairakuen, Senba park, Sakurayama, Sakuragawa  

Number of cherry trees: Kairakuen 130 trees, Senba park 750 trees, Sakurayama 370 trees, Sakuragawa river 250 trees

The best time to see: early April – middle April, 2016

Inquiry: Mito Tourism Association

Web site: http://www.mitokoumon.com/

6.Hitachi ekimae Heiwa street, Kamine park, Jyuo panorama Park [Hitachi]

“Hitachi Sakura Festival”, which is selected the best 100 magnificent centering on Heiwa street in front of JR Hitachi station and Kamine park. This festival grooves to Hitachi Furyumono performance (traditional float performance) and so on in every year.

Site: JR Hitachi station Heiwa dori, Kamine park, Jyuo panprama park  

The best time to see: early April – middle April, 2016

Inquiry: Hitachi Tourism Association TEL:0294-22-3111

7.Fukuoka-zeki Sakura park [Tsukubamirai]

Someiyashino makes 1.8 km archway of flowering cherry trees along kokaigawa fukuoka-zeki. (weir) It is selected the best 100 tourist area in Ibaraki.

Site: Tsukubamirai-shi Kitayama shuhen (around Tsukubamirau)  

Number of cherry trees: 1.8 km archway of flowering cherry trees

The best time to see: early April

Inquiry:Tsukubamirai Tourism Association

TEL：0297-58-2111

Web site: http://www.city.tsukubamirai.lg.jp/

URL　http://www.city.tsukubamirai.lg.jp/

※This data is as of 2015.

※More information : Sightseeing IBARAKI (http://www.ibarakiguide.jp/)

Flowering

the end of March – the middle of May

In spring, many kinds of flowers bloom beginning with daffodil, and tulip, nemophila and many others beautifully in turn at the National Seaside Park.

During this period, it’s the best time to see flowers in full bloom any time and every time is worth visiting how many times you come.

Daffodil — the world of fantasy—-

the end of March – the middle of April

It’s fantastic to see about 600 kinds of 1 million daffodils spreading below the pine trees and they look like an enormous yellow carpet. Please appreciate the symphony of color and fragrance of daffodils.

Tulip — world of colors —

the middle of April – the end of April

At ‘Tamago(egg) flower garden ’, more than 280,000 in 220 kinds of cute and colorful tulips showing off their beauty.

The display of tulips along with pine trees is so unique in the Hitachino area that you shouldn’t miss coming and seeing the beautiful garden.

Nemophila — envelopled in blue —

the end of April – the middle of May

More than 4.5 millions of nemophila covers the ‘3.5 ha Miharashi-no-oka’Miharashi Hills, and that looks like a light blue tapestry of nemophia is rising to the sky.

There’s nothing but a light blue carpet surrounding you as far as you can look around.

Please come and see it for yourself. 　A picture is worth a thousand words.

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