[2026 year edition] "Tsuchiura Cherry Blossom Festival 2026" is enjoyed fully at a town of a cherry tree and Tsuchiura-shi.

The flower by which a cherry tree is chosen as city flower and feels attached especially for a citizen in Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki. There is famous place for beautiful cherry blossom rich in a variety such as Namiki of a Someiyoshino cherry tree who also comes to several km and the spot from which a big tree of a natural monument is judged in a downtown. "Tsuchiura Cherry Blossom Festival" is held at the beginning of April from the end of March every year. "Kijo (putting quire), park" I'll also introduce other famous place for beautiful cherry blossom with how to enjoy oneself "Tsuchiura Cherry Blossom Festival" including an event by etc., a light up and information on Parking.

The "Kijo park" colored by a Someiyoshino cherry tree
The "Kijo park" colored by a Someiyoshino cherry tree

The big event which tells Tsuchiura-shi of a visit in spring "Tsuchiura Cherry Blossom Festival 2026". As well as taking a walk through to become a meeting place, remains of "Sakuragawa bank" and the Tsuchiura castle flower viewing by a cycling also recommends and a veil of "Kijo park" and the cherry tree which can look at the combination of the cherry tree are the flower viewing spot such as "Nii Kawazutsumi" with which I cover the surface of a river. The showy cherry tree landscape with the impression is also famous with each meeting place. Further, it can also be satisfied with the state lit up in the evening.
The "Tsuchiura Cherry Blossom Festival" which has complete set of various cherry tree famous places where the aim is different, and can call and enjoy cherry tree zanmai much for one day. I'll introduce charm O in the respective meeting places.

▼ Tsuchiura Cherry Blossom Festival 2026
Date: March 20, 2026 (gold . national holiday)-April 12 (Sun)
A meeting place: Sakura-gawa bank, Kijo park and Nii Kawazutsumi.
URL:https://www.tsuchiura-kankou.jp/whats_new/%F0%9F%8C%B8%E5%9C%9F%E6%B5%A6%E6%A1%9C%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A4%E3%82%8A%EF%BC%92%EF%BC%90%EF%BC%92%EF%BC%96%F0%9F%8C%B8/
Remarks: Famous place for beautiful cherry blossom besides the meeting place Manabe elementary school, Otto marsh park, Komachi's house and the dragon KE back.

Gorgeous Sakuranamiki which is most popular and continues forever 4 km by "Tsuchiura Cherry Blossom Festival"

When I advance the esplanade on the north side of Tsuchiura bridge towards west, it's a tunnel of a cherry tree. The travelers' guardian deity company" which turned the way with this beginning in Sakuranamiki.
When I advance the esplanade on the north side of Tsuchiura bridge towards west, it's a tunnel of a cherry tree. The travelers' guardian deity company" which turned the way with this beginning in Sakuranamiki.

Sakuragawa who flows through the center of Tsuchiura-shi and flows into Kasumigaura. Sakuranamiki leads to both banks over about 4 km from the estuary neighborhood. That Kumezou Heta who prayed to travelers' guardian deity company under the bank for wife's sick recovery (in 1910) in 1910 (KUMEZOU which passed) donated 200 Someiyoshino cherry trees to fee of complete recovery for origination. Even approximately 500 of "Tsuchiura Cherry Blossom Festival" is planted present and then is a very popular spot.
The north side on a river where an esplanade is provided recommendation with. There is a tunnel which can also enjoy a rape blossom from the smell bridge which is around the center of Sakuranamiki in particular to Tsuchiura bridge neighborhood, and is a cherry tree, and if, a highlight is here and there.
The flower viewing sightseeing boat which takes a cruise deifies and bets during a period for 1 hour from a mouth of a river, and also navigates Sakuragawa (Reservation required). Beautifully, Sakuranamiki I desire from Mizukami can also be satisfied with collaboration with Mount Tsukuba at the upper reaches.
The part of the route is lit up in the evening, and it's the fantastic atmosphere.

[Bloom time] at the end of ordinary year March.
[Best time] at the end ofordinary year March-at the beginning of April.
[The kind of cherry trees] Someiyoshino cherry tree

▼ Sakura-gawa flower viewing ship
Date: 10:00-15:00 of Sakura flowering period Manaka It sails at 00 minutes per hour.
jou disembarkation place: Of 2-13-6, Kawaguchi, Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki "rusk marina"
The charge: Students over junior high school of 2200 yen, 1100 yen for a schoolchild and preschooler no charge (including insurance fee)
Required time: About 1 hour
Embarkation quota: 5-6 people 2※ most small execution staff
Telephone: 029-822-2437 (easy Suma Lina)
Remarks: It's cancelled at the time of Reservation required and stormy weather.

▼ Light up
Date: March 20, 2026 (gold . national holiday)-April 12 (Sun) 18:00-22:00
A place: The north side of the Sakuragawa bank (around around Ikutacho Sakura-gawa green space and the smell bridge-Japanese pond turtle bridge)

Sakura-gawa bank
  • The addressSakuragawa mouth of a river-around school Minamiohashi MAP
  • DirectionFrom JR Tsuchiura Station, about 5 minutes on foot
  • Bus DirectionEmbussment gets off JR Tsuchiura Station "Sakuramachi, 3-Chome", about 4 minutes on foot (to the smell bridge)
  • TEL029-824-2810 (Tsuchiura-shi tourist association)
  • ParkingFree (••10:00-16:00 on river bed special Parking March 28, 2026 for 29 days and April 4 for 5 days).
  • MemoIt's fire prohibited around the Sakura-gawa river bed.

It's satisfied with collaboration of the history heritage which represents Tsuchiura and a salted cherry leave.

The turret gate with which an inner citadel and a Ninomaru are tied. It's Kanto that a turret gate of an inner citadel exists, only here.
The turret gate with which an inner citadel and a Ninomaru are tied. It's Kanto that a turret gate of an inner citadel exists, only here.

The "Tsuchiura castle" built at the Eikyou year of Muromachi era (1429-1440). The purpose which seemed to be circled and be the turtle which floats on water in a trench as much as how many layers "Kijo" was a castle also called formerly? The part of the inner citadel and the Ninomaru is maintained at present, as "Kijo park", open to the public. About 50 Someiyoshino cherry trees are planted in the park, and you're enjoying as the famous place where you're going flower viewing. Around the turret gate, the haze gate and the east turret where the best spot of enjoyment is designated as historic site in a prefecture. The Japanese feelings can enjoy enough cherry tree against the background of the valuable history legacy. The inner citadel square neighborhood is lit up in the evening.

[Bloom time] at the end of ordinary year March.
[Best time] at the end ofordinary year March-at the beginning of April.
[The kind of cherry trees] Someiyoshino cherry tree

▼ Light up
Date: March 20, 2026 (gold . national holiday)-April 12 (Sun) 18:00-22:00
A place: Around the inner citadel square

Kijo (putting, quire) park
  • The address1-13, Chuo, Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki MAP
  • DirectionFrom JR Tsuchiura Station, about 14 minutes on foot
  • Bus DirectionEmbussment gets off JR Tsuchiura Station "before Kijo park", immediately.
  • Business hoursIt's always opened.
  • TEL029-824-2810 (Tsuchiura-shi tourist association)
  • ParkingI don't have that.
  • MemoFire prohibited

If charm of petals floating in a river and a salted cherry leave is enjoyed purely in an arch of a cherry tree, it's to here.

The floral corridor about 200 Someiyoshino cherry trees make. The atmosphere there is also a place across which a retrospective wooden bridge is built, and which is calm
The floral corridor about 200 Someiyoshino cherry trees make. The atmosphere there is also a place across which a retrospective wooden bridge is built, and which is calm

Tsuchiura-shi, Shinkawa who lies down on east and west is the small river which flows in the quiet residential area. A row of trees of a Someiyoshino cherry tree ranges over about 2 km of riverside, and a riverside is dyed in light pink in a flowering period. The scenery of the upper reaches where the other width of a rivers about 1 km of view around "Jin Tenkyou" recommends from JR Tsuchiura Station narrow is also special. A branch which protrudes from both banks makes an arch of a cherry tree and a cherry tree can also be satisfied with including reception and the world in Sakura Isshiki in the surface of a river. The time of the petals floating in a river when the state lit up and the petal which fluttered down bury a river is also a superb view. The delicious taste of the flower viewing can be tasted much.

[Bloom time] at the end of ordinary year March.
[Best time] at the end ofordinary year March-at the beginning of April.
[The kind of cherry trees] Someiyoshino cherry tree

▼ Light up
Date: March 20, 2026 (gold . national holiday)-April 12 (Sun) 18:00-22:00
A place: Around Johokumachi, Tsuchiura-shi

Shinkawa (pith or, WA) bank
  • The addressJin Tenkyou-around Ibaraki prefectural Tsuchiura second high school MAP
  • DirectionFrom JR Tsuchiura Station, about 14 minutes on foot (to Jin Tenkyou)
  • Bus DirectionFrom JR Tsuchiura Station, embussment and "in front of Tsuchiura bureau" getting off for about 2 minutes on foot (to Jin Tenkyou)
  • TEL029-824-2810 (Tsuchiura-shi tourist association)
  • ParkingI don't have that.

5 big trees born from graduate's present "Manabe's Cherryblossom"

Furuki of the Someiyoshino cherry tree which is also eminent at the whole country. By the beautiful form that protection was expanded, impression enough
Furuki of the Someiyoshino cherry tree which is also eminent at the whole country. By the beautiful form that protection was expanded, impression enough

5 Someiyoshino cherry trees planted in school grounds in an elementary school. It's designated as a natural monument of Ibaraki by the name of "Manabe's Cherryblossom". The appearance by which the branch which starts with the nursery tree a graduate sent to the completion commemoration of a new school building (in 1907) in 1907, is biggest by now, grows into height 11m and 5.1m around the trunk and develops to the square gracefully also is with a remarkable character with 20 m at the most. The bloom season is so showy that I utter a sigh.
There was first in the corner in school grounds, but it's in the end when an expansion project in school grounds was repeated and the center. It was a symbol at school soon, and it started to be opened to the public. The state lit up can also be enjoyed in the evening.

[Bloom time] at the end of ordinary year March.
[Best time] at the beginning of ordinary year April.
[The kind of cherry trees] Someiyoshino cherry tree

▼ Public opening
Date: 2026 year March 25 (Wed)-April 7 (Tue) 9:00-17:00
※ (Tue) can't even visit 13:00 on March 31.

▼ Gathering which enjoys Manabe's cherry tree
Date: April 4 (Sat) 13:30-20:00 in 2026

▼ Light up
Date: 2026 year March 27 (Fri)-29 day (Sun) and April 3 (Fri)-5 day (Sun) 18:00-20:00
※ I have that in case of schedule change by the bloom situation.

Manabe elementary school
  • The address4-3-1, Manabe, Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki MAP
  • DirectionIt's a car from JR Tsuchiura Station, about 10 minutes
  • Bus DirectionFrom JR Tsuchiura Station, embussment and "Tsuchiura, one more before" getting off for about 3 minutes on foot
  • TEL029-824-2810 (Tsuchiura-shi tourist association)
  • ParkingI don't have that.
  • MemoI hold a banquet and prohibit use of fire.
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