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Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival
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Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival Information
Date
2025. 4/16(Wed)~5/5(Mon)
Place
Hirosaki Park
・Take a Dotemachi Loop Bus Get off at Shiyakusho-mae (In front of City Hall)
・HIROSAKI Free Wi-Fi
Pay area & Opening Hours
■Honmaru / 9:00 am ~ 9:00 pm
*4/16~4/18 9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm
*5/ 1~5/ 5 9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm
■Hirosaki Castle Botanical Garden / 9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm
(You can purchase a ticket by 4:30 pm)
Admission Fee
■Honmaru / Adult 320-yen, Children 100-yen
(Group : Adult 250-yen, Children 80-yen)
■Hirosaki Castle Botancial Garden / Adult 320-yen, Children 100-yen
(Group : Adult 250-yen, Children 80-yen)
■Combined Ticket / Adult 520-yen, Children 160-yen
(Group : Adult 470-yen, Children 130-yen)
(Honmaru-kita-no-kuruwa, Hirosaki Castle Botancial Garden, Fujita Memorial Garden)
※Special rates are available for groups of ten or more people.
Approximate time
2 hours
Night Special Light Up
The trees will be illuminated at night.
■After sunset ~ 10:00 pm (Time is subject to change.)
Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival English Venue Map(PDF available)
2024 Edition
2024 Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival English Venue Map (PDF) 938KBGoogle My Map
Stalls：(about) 200 stalls
Date
4/16~5/5
Time
9:00 am ~ 9:00 pm
Experience content
Naka-bori (Central Moat) Boat Ride with staff
Date, Time, Approximate time
4/16 ~ 5/5
9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm (last time ~4:30 pm)
About 20 mins.
Fee
Adult 1,500-yen, junior high school students, high school students 1,000-yen, elementary school students 500-yen
※The infant is free with each fare-paying adult.
Place, Course
Near stone bridge at Inner East Gate (Higashi Uchimon)
The dock ~ Tatsu Mi Turret ~ Sugi no Ohashi Bridge ~ Return to the dock
Capacity
20 person (+1 staff)
※A child or an infant will be counted as 1 person.
Detils
Naka-bori Boat(Japanese)
Nishi-bori (West Moat) Boat Rental
Date, Time
4/16~5/5
9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm
Fee
1,500-yen / 60 minutes / 1 boat
Capacity
3 person
※A child or an infant will be counted as 1 person.
Rule
・You need to wear life jacket.
・Alcohol will not be permitted on the boat.
・DO NOT risky behavior on the boat.
Hirosaki Park Rickshaw
Date, Time
■Date : 4/18 ~ 11/9
■Time : 9:00 am ~ 4:00 pm
Fee, Capacity
■Fee : 3,000-yen (1 person), 4,000-yen (2 person)
■Capacity : 2 person
※A child or an infant will be counted as 1 person.
Guided tour
EXPRESS GUIDED TOUR
Wondering how to maximise your time at Hirosaki Park and make it even more fun and memorable?
Look no further! Let our international team of festival ambassadors bring you on this curated express tour to the most Instagrammable spots and uncover the secrets to the longevity of cherry blossom trees in Hirosaki. By the end of the tour, find out how to get your hands on a unique souvenir, highly coveted by those in the know!
Date
Available daily from April 18 to May 5
Duration and timings
45 minutes English tours (all group tours will start promptly, so please arrive at least 10 minutes earlier for registration)
9am to 3pm [ Tours departing at : 9am, 10:30am, 12pm, 1.30pm, 3pm ]
Starting point
Hirosaki Park East Gate (Higashi mon)
Nearest bus stop : "Bunka centre mae" ( in front of NHK Cultural Centre ) via Dotemachi loop bus from Hirosaki Station.
[ Note : Severe traffic congestion is expected during the festival, so please take note if you are travelling by bus or vehicle]
Fee
3000 yen per person, CASH only (excludes entrance fees for Hirosaki Castle and other paid areas)
Minimum 2 persons per booking. Maximum 10 persons per session.
Latecomers will have to join the next tour timing subject to availability, so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
For English tour bookings, please email us at hirosakiguide@gmail.com at least 2 days in advance or earlier.
All tours by reservation only. Walk-ins are unavailable.
Tours in other languages are subject to the staff on duty for the day.
NIGHT SAKURA "KANPAI" TOUR
Join us on this specially curated night tour to discover the beauty of the unique cherry blossoms at Hirosaki Park on this relaxing evening stroll with us. Breeze through the crowds and check out some of the most picturesque spots within the park while basking in the magical glow of illuminated cherry blossoms. Let’s raise a toast to their splendid beauty in front of Hirosaki Castle! KANPAI !
[ Tour exclusive : this route includes the highly coveted "cherry blossom heart" hidden spot and the one of the most scenic bridges within the park. ]
Date
Available daily from April 18 to May 5
Duration and timings
75 minutes English tours (all group tours will start promptly, so please arrive at least 10 minutes earlier for registration)
A) 5:00 ~ 6.15pm
B) 7:00 ~ 8:15pm
Starting point
Hirosaki Park East Gate (Higashi mon)
Nearest bus stop : "Bunka centre mae" ( in front of NHK Cultural Centre ) via Dotemachi loop bus from Hirosaki Station.
[ Note : Severe traffic congestion is expected during the festival, so please take note if you are travelling by bus or vehicle]
Fee
5000 yen per person*, CASH only (excludes entrance fees for Hirosaki Castle and other paid areas)
Minimum 2 persons per booking. Maximum 10 persons per session.
Latecomers will have to join the next tour timing subject to availability, so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
* For night tours, each person will be entitled to a goodie bag (only while stocks last).
For English tour bookings, please email us at hirosakiguide@gmail.com at least 2 days in advance or earlier.
All tours by reservation only, walk-ins are unavailable.
Tours in other languages are subject to the staff on duty for the day.
Guide Request
Travel Necessities
Request a private guide here!!
Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Information
Latest information(Japanese only)
Last few years
| 【Somei Yoshino (Yoshino Cherry)】 | 【Yae-beni Shirare (Weeping Cherry)】 | |||
| ■Start to bloom | ■Peak Bloom | ■Start to bloom | ■Peak Bloom | |
| 2024 | 4.14 | 4.19~4.22 | 4.15 | 4.22~4.28 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 4.13~4.15 | 4.13 | 4.19~4.25 |
| 2022 | 4.14 | 4.21~4.22 | 4.19 | 4.24~4.28 |
| 2021 | 4.14 | 4.18~4.21 | 4.18 | 4.23~4.29 |
| 2020 | 4.19 | 4.27~30 | 4.25 | 5.2~5.7 |
| 2019 | 4.20 | 4.23~4.26 | 4.23 | 4.28~5.4 |
| 2018 | 4.20 | 4.23~4.26 | 4.22 | 4.28~5.2 |
| 2017 | 4.18 | 4.25~4.28 | 4.24 | 4.29~5.5 |
| 2016 | 4.18 | 4.23~4.26 | 4.22 | 4.26~5.2 |
| 2015 | 4.16 | 4.23~4.26 | 4.22 | 4.26~4.30 |
Access
CYCLE NET HIROSAKI (RENTAL BICYCLE)
Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival (4/18 ~ 5/6), you can rental a bicycle below stations.
CYCLE NET HIROSAKI Click here!
Odate-Noshiro Airport / Airport Shuttle Service
For those planning a trip to Hirosaki
Odate-Noshiro Airport Hirosaki Park Airport Shuttle Service
Day trips and one-way trips available
Estimated time 80min
One-way fare per person 3,300yen(tax included)
Spring 4/12(Sat) - 5/6(Tue)
LINK
＞Odate-Noshiro Airport / Airport Shuttle Service
Lodging / Accommodations
Hotel Ryokan Information
HIROSAKI RYOKAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION
A city full of human warmth, festivals in all seasons and a townscape with both, Western and Japanese elements: Hirosaki.
When you come to enjoy Hirosaki City in Aomori Prefecture, please try one of the member accommodations of our association.
We will try our best to provide an ‘azumashii, omotenashi’ stay for you.
(“azumashii” is a local dialect for relaxing, ”omotenashi” is Japanese hospitality)
Welcome To Hirosaki - Hirosaki Ryokan Hotel Association
Temple Stay
Temple stay at Kongozan Komyoji Saishoin Temple in Hirosaki City Aomori Prefecture
Limited to 1 group per day (2 to 3 people), the site is closed from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. the next morning, the spatial landscape of the precincts is monopolized, and eating and drinking in the precincts is also possible (fire is strictly prohibited). The lodging building has a private entrance and is a completely private space.
Movie
2023. Hirosaki Park Cherry Blossoms
2020. Hirosaki Park Cherry Blossoms
Sakura Miku × Hirosaki Cherry Blossoms
Sakura Miku was adopted as an official supporting character for “Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival”, which in 2020 was slated to be the 100th festival held.
Although the event was unfortunately cancelled this year, we have made a video combining the photos and videos of the cherry blossoms that were taken this season along with the illustrations that we collected via the Piapro Collab “Sakura Miku × Hirosaki Cherry Blossoms”.
The background music is the Hirosaki Cherry Blossom support song called “101st Sakura” sung by Hatsune Miku.
The Most Beautiful Cherry Blossom in Japan
Movies were taken by Marugoto Aomori (Aomori.Pref). (2020)
Airborne Video of Cherry Blossoms
Taken in Hirosaki Park (2016)
【provided by DJI】
~HANAIKADA Timelapse~
Year：taken on 2016
Place：Outer Moat of Hirosaki Park
Cherry Blossom Tunnel
Place：West Moat of Hirosaki Park
Michinoku Sandai Sakura Meisho
About the top 3 cherry blossom locations in the Michinoku region!
Michinoku’s Top 3 Cherry Blossom Attractions
The three great cherry blossom attractions of Michinoku include:
1. Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki Aomori Pref,
2. Kakunodate in Senboku Akita Pref.
3. Tenshochi park in Kitakami Iwate Pref.
Year：taken on 2018
Michinoku Sandai Sakura Meisho
【Details】Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival