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Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival
Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival Information
Date
2024. 4/12(Fri)~5/5(Sun)
Place
Hirosaki Park
・Take a 100-yen Dotemachi Loop Bus
Get off at Shiyakusho-mae (In front of City Hall)
・HIROSAKI Free Wi-Fi
Pay area & Opening Hours
■Honmaru / 7:00 am ~ 9:00 pm
(4/12~4/22 9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm)
■Hirosaki Castle Botanical Garden / 9:00 am ~ 6:00 pm
(You can purchase a ticket by 5:30 pm)
(4/12~4/22 9:00 am ~ 5:00 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 Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival English Venue Map (PDF) 938KBStalls：(about) 200 stalls
Date
4/12~5/5
Time
9:00 am ~ 9:00 pm
Naka-bori (Central Moat) Boat Ride with staff
Date
4/12~5/5
Time
9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm (last time ~4:30 pm)
Fee
Adult 1,500-yen, Children 1,000-yen
※The infant is free with each fare-paying adult.
Place
Near stone bridge at Inner East Gate (Higashi Uchimon)
Course
The dock ~ Tatsu Mi Turret ~ Sugi no Ohashi Bridge ~ Return to the dock
Approximate time
About 20 mins.
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
4/12~5/5
Time
9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm
Fee
1,000-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.
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!
Time
10am to 5pm (available daily from April 12 to May 5)
45 minutes English tours (tours in other languages subject to the staff on duty for the day).
Starting point
Otemon Gate
Fee
1000 yen per adult (excludes entrance fees for Hirosaki Castle and other paid areas)
For English tour bookings and enquiries, please email us at hirosakiguide@gmail.com
NIGHT SAKURA "KANPAI" TOUR
Join us on this specially curated night tour to discover the beauty of cherry blossoms 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 !
Time
5pm to 9pm ( on selected weekends April 20, 21, 27, 28 and May 4 & 5).
75 minutes English tours (tours in other languages are subject to the staff on duty for the day).
Starting point
Otemon Gate
Fee
3000 yen per adult* (excludes entrance fees for Hirosaki Castle and other paid areas)
*Each customer will be entitled to a goodie bag (while stocks last).
For English tour bookings and enquiries, please email us at hirosakiguide@gmail.com
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 | |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 4.13~15 | 4.13 | 4.19~25 |
| 2022 | 4.14 | 4.21~22 | 4.19 | 4.24~28 |
| 2021 | 4.14 | 4.18~21 | 4.18 | 4.23~29 |
| 2020 | 4.19 | 4.27~30 | 4.25 | 5.2~* |
| 2019 | 4.20 | 4.23~26 | 4.23 | 4.28~5.4 |
| 2018 | 4.20 | 4.23~26 | 4.22 | 4.28~5.2 |
| 2017 | 4.18 | 4.25~28 | 4.24 | 4.29~5.5 |
| 2016 | 4.18 | 4.23~26 | 4.22 | 4.26~5.2 |
| 2015 | 4.16 | 4.23~26 | 4.22 | 4.26~30 |
CYCLE NET HIROSAKI (RENTAL BICTYCLE)
Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival (4/12 ~ 5/6), you can rental a bicycle below stations.
CYCLE NET HIROSAKI Click here!
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