(2nd Update) Plum Blossom Festival in Japan 2026

Before cherry blossom is coming, you can enjoy plum festival (ume matsuri). Normally, the plum blooms in January - March. Here is the detail of plum festival in Japan. 

Date Detail Venue Time Website Jan - Mar 26 Osaka Castle Plum Grove 2026 Osaka Castle, Osaka Link 10 Jan - 8 Mar 26 Atami Plum Garden Plum Festival Atami Plum Garden, Shizuoka Link 31 Jan - 8 Mar 26 Nanrakuen Plum Festival Japanese Garden Nanrakuen, Ehime 09:00-17:00 Link 1 Feb -  24 May 26 KYOTO NIPPON FESTIVAL Setsugekka Santeien Plum Garden, Kyoto 9:00 - 20:30 Link 7 Feb - 1 Mar 26 Odawara Plum Festival Soga Bessho Venue, Kanagawa Link 7 Feb - 1 Mar 26 Koishikawa Korakuen Plum Festival Koishikawa Korakuen, Tokyo 9:00 - 17:00 Link 7 Feb - 8 Mar 26 Yugawara Plum Forest Makuyama Park, Kanagawa 09:00-16:00 Link 7 Feb - 12 Mar 26 Domyoji Tenmangu Shrine Plum Festival Domyoji Tenmangu Shrine, Osaka Link 7 Feb - 1 Mar 26 Setagaya Plum Festival Hanegi Park, Tokyo 10:00-16:00 Link 7 Feb - 8 Mar 26 (Close on Wednesdays) Plum Festival at Expo’70 Commemorative Park Expo’70 Commemorative Park, Osaka 09:30-17:00 Link 7 Feb - 3 Mar 26 Sankeien Garden Plum Festival Sankeien Garden, Kanagawa 09:00-17:00 Link 8 Feb - 8 Mar 26 Bunkyo Plum Blossom Festival Yushima Tenmangu Shrine, Tokyo Link 8 - 22 Feb 26 Kanmuriyama Park Plum Festival Kanmuriyama Park, Yamaguchi 9:00-17:00 Link 10 Feb - 1 Mar 26 Jindai Botanical Gardens Plum Festival Jindai Botanical Gardens, Tokyo 9:30-17:00 Link 11 Feb - 22 Mar 26 Mito Plum Festival Kairakuen Garden, Ibaraki Link 13 Feb - 22 Mar 26 Kazahaya no Sato Plum Festival Kazahaya no Sato, Mie 08:00-17:00 Link 14 Feb - 15 Mar 26 Saburi Pond Plum Festival Souri green and flowers Fureai Park, Aichi Link 14-15 Feb 26 Maizuru Park Plum Festival Maizuru Park, Fukuoka 10:00-16:00 Link 14 Feb - 15 Mar 26 Ogose Plum Blossom Festival Ogose Bairin Park, Saitama 08:30-16:00 Link 14 Feb - 8 Mar 26 Odaka Park Plum Blossom Festival Odaka Ryokuchi Greens, Ngoya - Aichi Link 14 Feb - 1 Mar 26 Plum Blossom Festival - Mt. Narita Park Mt. Narita Park Link 14 Feb - 22 Mar 26 Akima Ume Grove Festival Akima Ume Grove, Gunma Link 14-15 Feb 26 Sugita Plum Festival Myohoji Temple and surrounds, Yokohama - Kanagawa Link 15 Feb - 15 Mar 26 Akatsukayama Park Plum Festival Akatsukayama Park, Aichi Link 15-Feb-26 Shimabara Castle Plum Festival Shimabara Castle, Nagasaki 10:00-15:00 Link 15 Feb - 1 Mar 26 Hofu Tenmangu Shrine Plum Festival Hofu Tenmangu Shrine - Yamaguchi Link 20 Feb - 1 Mar 26 Plum Festival 2026 at HANA・BIYORI HANA・BIYORI, Tokyo (next to Yomiuriland Amusement Park) 10:00-20:30 Link 21 Feb - 22 Mar 26 Yoshino Baigo Plum Festival Ome City Plum Park - Tokyo Link 21 Feb - 8 Mar 26 Nanaore Plum Festival Nanaore, Tobe Town, Ehime 9:00-16:00 Link 21 Feb - 22 Mar 26 Tsuyamashi Kojiro Umenosato Park Plum Festival Tsuyamashi Kojiro Umenosato Park - Okayama Link 22 Feb - 8 Mar 26 Izu Tsukigase Bairin Izu Tsukigase Bairin, Shizuoka Link 7-8 Mar 26 Gifu Plum Festival Bairin Park - Gifu 10:00-15:00 Link